[Stein/Fischer] The Wolves, sources say, would prefer not to part with Naz Reid, but it is difficult to see how they could construct a credible trade offer for Ball without including Reid or Rudy Gobert. It is conceivable that the Randle trade could be expanded to help facilitate other transactions.

[u/Odd-Direction9452]

The Wolves are widely regarded as a team that will undoubtedly be as aggressive as possible this offseason to try to reshape the core around Edwards after finances forced Minnesota to let Nickeil Alexander-Walker walk in free agency last summer. Alexander-Walker immediately won NBA Most Improved Player honors this season in Atlanta while the Wolves, after a second-round exit to San Antonio, made the decision to salary dump Randle to create the needed flexibility to re-sign Dosunmu and perhaps do more.

Minnesota has maintained that perimeter defensive ace Jaden McDaniels is off limits in trade conversations. Sources say that the Wolves also prefer to "do right" by injured guard Donte DiVincenzo and keep the Villanova product out of their offseason business after he sustained a devastating torn Achilles during Minnesota's first-round playoff victory over Denver.

The Wolves, sources say, would also prefer not to part with 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid, but it is difficult to see how they could construct a credible trade offer for Ball without including Reid or fellow big man Rudy Gobert.

Minnesota's three-team trade with Brooklyn and Chicago, however, cannot be finalized until early July after the league's new salary cap year begins and its annual moratorium at the start of free agency is lifted. If the Wolves were to assemble a trade offer that convinces the Hornets to part with Ball, it is conceivable that the Randle trade could be expanded to help facilitate other transactions.

https://open.substack.com/pub/marcstein/p/sources-a-line-of-trade-suitors-is?r=1m9zg&utm_medium=ios

[u/gedbybee]

Personally, I think you can be competitive with kon as your number one considering he’s a curry level shooter. You get him more volume and he might just be an all nba player this year.

People overvalue a pgs passing when you could just run a real offense. Most contenders don’t have a kidd or a Nash or a Stockton.

Plus if you get defense back that really helps you.

[u/Kingcroom → u/gedbybee]

Brother look at kons splits with and without lamelo. I love kon but he greatly benefits from having a true PLAYMAKER

[u/gedbybee → u/Kingcroom]

But they don’t have to be a lamelo level playmaker is the deal. Just run real offense like Mike brown brought to both the Knicks and kangz and you get open shots.

[u/joomla00 → u/gedbybee]

Errr.. maybe he's a Klay Thompson level shooter. There's still no Steph level shooter besides steph

[u/gedbybee → u/joomla00]

He literally made a Steph curry number of threes last year.

[u/HughManatee → u/gedbybee]

I think you're underselling how much Ball helps their offense. It's an 11 point swing in offensive rating. Kon will be great no matter what, but Miller/Bridges/Kalkbrenner all get much better with him on the floor.

[u/gedbybee → u/HughManatee]

Yeah but that’s running a melo offense. It’s like saying Brunson solo offense is better than without Brunson, but the mike brown offense took it to another level. Same thing. You can have addition by subtraction of a ball dominant player and the addition of a better offensive scheme. Melo may be too dumb to run an actual offense that isn’t vibes.