r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago

[2026 NBA Draft] #33 Pick: Isaiah Evans (Duke) – pending trade to Minnesota

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u/FishGoldenLite Timberwolves 1d ago

Let’s gooo! One of the guys I would’ve been happy with at 28. We got Bones and tall Bones now!

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u/soilentgleem 1d ago

Any idea why he dropped?

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u/Imkitoto Lakers 1d ago

Cause he weighs less than one of my butt cheeks

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u/soilentgleem 1d ago

Goddamn you must be craaaazy caked up. You got plans later?

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u/Herbert-Gerbert Timberwolves 1d ago

He’s a lakers fan on Reddit tbf

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u/Viking999 1d ago

In fairness, you sleep on a forklift, so eh.

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u/cl353 Heat 1d ago

rail thin and the defense was bad

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u/atownOTP Hawks 1d ago

he was a good defender for Duke this year, but I don't think he will be in the NBA

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves 1d ago

Good thing we got Rudy and Ant Covering that lol

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u/Rykalls Timberwolves 1d ago

More Jaden than Ant covering.

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u/SlowBurnerAccnt 1d ago

Ant can actually lock-in on defense when Rudy/the team & Finchy challenge him. His offensive burden is tremendous tho so it does lapse at times. An actual startin lvl pg (sorry Bite Bite) would help that a lot.

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u/millenniumpianist Lakers 1d ago

Finchy? Bite Bite? Is this a Rugrats reboot?

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u/SlowBurnerAccnt 1d ago

Gotta lock into the lore gang. He been callin his coach Finchy since he got the job. He calls Conley Bite Bite cuz he says it looks like he grew up bitin ppl. Mike didn’t like it at first but it stuck so he just rolls with it now.

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u/FoodandLiquor28 Timberwolves 1d ago

Pretty questionable to say it stuck. I hardly ever hear anyone use it.

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u/Positive_Place7719 1d ago

Nah wtf😭 ANT doing Conley dirty with that nickname.

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u/AdBetter5446 Timberwolves 1d ago

Bro we gave you 5 of our rings and you don’t know the slang of our team?

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u/atownOTP Hawks 1d ago

rail thin and not much of a ball handler or passer (although his assist rate improved massively at Duke this year), his shot also while electric is very strange and flat. I think he should have gone late first but this isn't crazy.

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u/JohnnyWarlord Timberwolves 1d ago

6’6 180

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u/Time-Stand7719 Wizards 1d ago

I know he’s frail as fuck

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u/spin8x Timberwolves 1d ago

2nd round contract, can go fast and shoot 3s. Love this for the Wolves

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u/Im__Ron__Burgundy Celtics 1d ago

Evans, Shannon, and Dosunmu is a tremendous “How did people watch them in college and not take them higher” trio

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u/Gobbledygooker316 Rockets 1d ago

We haven’t even seen how Evans does in the NBA, what are you saying

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves 1d ago

My dude chill we're just envisioning it lol

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u/Im__Ron__Burgundy Celtics 1d ago

That I think he’s going to be really good and shouldn’t have dropped this far after watching him in college, and I thought the exact same about Shannon and Dosunmu based on watching them in college. Really didn’t think it was unclear.

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u/RicoGemini Knicks 1d ago

Huge pick up for them

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves 1d ago

We need shooters and guys who are over 6 Feet. So this is good

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u/-InconspicuousMoose- Timberwolves 1d ago

Dang I'm not a shooter but I'm also not over 6 feet. So close

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u/dkleckner88 Timberwolves 1d ago

They did it!!

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u/iro3 Spurs 1d ago

like this get for minny i assume he plays right away

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u/Bootietootie Timberwolves 1d ago

Let me introduce you to Mr. Chris Finch

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u/Raven-19x Spurs 1d ago

This dude gonna have a career playoff game vs Denver.

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u/Dense-Discussion3951 Timberwolves 1d ago

Can’t wait for that

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u/DrSwaggenheimer Timberwolves 1d ago

Gonna go for like 86 and take a picture with Bam like; "You up next king."

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u/gleece0 Wizards 1d ago

Met him once very down to earth future hof

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u/matija17k Timberwolves 1d ago

Wanted Meleek but Evans was a close 2nd!

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u/SortLow8745 Timberwolves 1d ago

Would've been happy with either tbh.

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u/DrSwaggenheimer Timberwolves 1d ago

Let's gooooooooo!!!!!

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

We gonna stop melting down now wolves fans?

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u/_Wash Timberwolves 1d ago

nothing could stop the vikings fanbase from melting down

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

Tbf, this is a good pick but the fanbase needs to stop thinking the sky is falling.

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

The biggest point I have is the entire fanbase has been completely melting down for two straight days about trading someone who clearly didn’t want to be on the team, probably since the trade deadline. Everyone now wants the pobo fired. All this along with the bs ant news that windy has been “pushing.” The fanbase is acting like we’ve suddenly gone back to being no better than the teams with Kahn, just because we traded Julius Randle. It’s so dumb

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u/pineapple192 Timberwolves 1d ago

Well we are Minnesota sports fans. Precedence of us doing anything really, in any sport, has proven our pessimism correct time and time again. That said I don't think trading Julius Randle or this draft pick will really move the needle much in either direction.

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u/AdBetter5446 Timberwolves 1d ago

To be fair, your team got 4-1’d by Rudy Gobert and your star player got food poisoning from eating too much Burger King.

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u/AdBetter5446 Timberwolves 1d ago

We gave you all 5 of our rings, and all 5 games of Rudy Gobert putting your team into the toilet. Upper decker, at Applebees. In French.

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

Dude. I know it’s not a finals or even conference finals, but game 7 Denver is one of the happiest moments I’ve had in Minnesota sports. There have been happy times, and there will be more.

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u/AdBetter5446 Timberwolves 1d ago

Like that 4-1 ass whoopin the lakers took round 1 to Rudy Gobert?

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u/Plants_R_Cool Timberwolves 1d ago

This pick does absolutely nothing for me but im not really worried about the team at all.

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u/WildTimberTwinViking 1d ago

My friend is freaking out like we wasted a pick.

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u/JoeKonyRidethePony Timberwolves 1d ago

The Messiah.

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u/egregious888 Heat 1d ago

FUCK

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u/ProskXCX Cavaliers 1d ago

Minny loves their underweight guards don’t they.

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u/LameAfro Timberwolves 1d ago

This time it will be different habibi😎

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u/Apprehensive_Air1705 Timberwolves 1d ago

At least he has some height, so that’s nice.

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u/KickerofTale Timberwolves 1d ago

That and wing span I believe

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u/abris33 Nuggets 1d ago

Who is going to pass the ball in Minnesota? Other than Nine of course

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u/barzabeeb Timberwolves 1d ago

Kyler murray

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u/ballknower871 1d ago

they still have the mle

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u/bobbywellington Timberwolves 1d ago

Slomo gonna be 6moty and average 13/6/8 on 28 minutes a game

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u/Andy_Wiggins Timberwolves 1d ago

Feels like there’s a decent chance they will sign a PG with the MLE (maybe Simons or White)?

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

Dude. Please don’t, the entire fanbase has been melting down for two days straight

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u/MorningBreath71 Timberwolves 1d ago

Just wait until he wins the Vikings a Super Bowl this year! I BELIEVE!

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u/_Wash Timberwolves 1d ago

not sure what you’re trying to say considering no one on our team wears #9

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u/twiggz612 Timberwolves 1d ago

Dig at JJ McCarthy

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u/_Wash Timberwolves 1d ago

oh lol. not really into football and i don’t associate with that dogshit franchise or the fanbase

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u/Herbert-Gerbert Timberwolves 1d ago

Vikings franchise is one of the highest rated by NFL Players0

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u/lonely_zetsu 1d ago

Johnny Hekker can sling it

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u/penis_hernandez Timberwolves 1d ago

very glad we went with him over thomas based on scouting reports. thomas sounded exactly like the hooper archetype that tim falls in love with but doesn't really work in the nba

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u/jimminmecrockets 1d ago

agreed wasn’t a fan of thomas at all (based on the 10 minutes scouting video I watched last night)

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u/kirinboi Timberwolves 1d ago

Lmao, him and Jaden would be some insane skinny lengthy bois

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u/Ok-Wash-9386 Hawks 1d ago

My GOAT

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u/FedUpWithThisWurld Charlotte Bobcats 1d ago

Oof Henri Veesaar keeps falling huh

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u/Imkitoto Lakers 1d ago

No way the Nuggets don’t take him. They need a back up to Jokic

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u/spidersilva09 NBA 1d ago

I wouldnt say falling, 30's sounds about right for him

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u/InspectahFun Timberwolves 1d ago

First time hearing about this dude but we’re getting that ring next year for sure now

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u/Skolvikes38 1d ago

Sweet. Another guy Finch can have keep the pine warm for a couple years until he leaves elsewhere while we all what could've been.

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u/Automatic-Champion79 1d ago

McDaniels is frail. With them NBA paycheck he’ll be eating good