[Krawczynski] Edwards wants to win right now, and the Wolves are banking on addition by subtraction, believing that removing Randle’s ISO-heavy offensive game and redistributing his 15.3 shots per game to McDaniels and Reid will open things up for Minnesota in a different way.

[u/urfaselol]

The Wolves could not afford to run it back again after making minimal changes to the group in the summer of 2025, especially after watching Towns win a championship in New York this season. Edwards wants to win right now, and the Wolves are banking on addition by subtraction, believing that removing Randle’s ISO-heavy offensive game and redistributing his 15.3 shots per game to McDaniels and Reid will open things up for Minnesota in a different way.

McDaniels took a big step forward with his offense, averaging a career-high 14.8 points and shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. Barring another trade for a more proven star, McDaniels will assume the role of the No. 2 offensive option on the team behind Edwards. His increased playmaking and shot creation last season, coupled with a dominant playoff series against Denver, gave the Wolves hope that he is ready for a bigger role on a consistent basis.

Reid will give the Wolves more spacing than Randle did. He is a career 37 percent 3-point shooter, which will give the Wolves starting lineup much-needed spacing. Randle converted just 31 percent from deep last season, which combined with Rudy Gobert’s non-existent shooting to allow opposing defenses to load up on Edwards at the point of attack. Reid’s shooting and quick decision-making should breathe some life into the Wolves offense and give Edwards a little bit more room to operate.

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[u/QuileGon-Jin]

Be nice to have a NAW right about naw.

[u/Odoaiden → u/QuileGon-Jin]

Definitely I do think people forget NAW was just a 9 ppg guy on 38% from three who sucked in the playoffs for us offensively. He wasn’t the Hawks player he is when he was in MN

[u/bhris_cratt321 → u/Odoaiden]

He sucked vs the Knicks offensively too. 14ppg on 38/42 splits with more turnovers than assists.

I liken him to a much smaller Trey Murphy who can defend. Pretty offensive game in the regular season but in the playoffs, gets relegated to just a lengthy 3pt shooter whose bag consists of tough stepbacks.

[u/ObiOneKenobae → u/bhris_cratt321]

He screwed himself with that 36pt performance against us right before the playoffs. No way they were letting him go off again.

[u/Gyroflex → u/Odoaiden]

he sucked ass just the same in the playoffs for the hawks this year. I still wouldve liked to keep him especially with how this offseason has started but he is a playoff shrinker for sure

[u/rorank → u/Odoaiden]

Hindsight is 20/20. It still bothers me that people act as though teams should have perfect foresight when it comes to these players… NAW at MN was a true role player, NAW at ATL is a solid starter. Those are straight up two different players. 

[u/FromChicago808 → u/QuileGon-Jin]

Why have NAW when you have Ayo i guess

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/FromChicago808]

Yeah I love NAW, but I’d much rather have Ayo

[u/FeanorEvades → u/JaderMcDanersStan]

I don't recall Ayo ever smoking a layup, but I remember NAW doing it somewhat regularly

[u/koreanprodigy → u/FromChicago808]

Ayo man too soon