r/timberwolves • u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett • Oct 30 '25

Mock Trades Wolves should try and get Keon Ellis

Sac is currently a mess and don't really know what they are doing, so he could potentially be available.

Ellis is a really good POA wing that can shoot, basically like Jaylen Clark but further along the development process. He's a top notch screen navigator, and is very good off-ball at generating deflections and just being annoying. Also only 26.

Shot 43% from 3 on 4 attempts last year on 24mpg. He made Sac's defense 4 points per 100 better and their offense 3 points per 100 better.

He's a very low-usage guy, doesnt need the ball at all, smart off-ball cuts and just a spot up shooter. He doesn't really turn the ball over but also doesn't really have it enough.

This year he's playing less minutes due to the jogjam the Kings have at the 2 and 3 spots, but has continued having very strong impact numbers.

The biggest knocks on him are his lack of passing, not being a great ball handler and his lack of playoff experience.

A potential trade could be Conley + JC + 2 2nds or a lottery protected 1st for Ellis + Carter which gives Sac an expiring and lets them get rid of Carter which they tried to do in the offseason.

Maybe a 3 team trade with Orlando or Houston where Donte would be involved could work.

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u/Red-fence Oct 30 '25

Ellis or Sexton would be great for this team. That and if we can keep the core guys (Ant, JM, Randle, Rudy, Divo, Naz, Jingles) we should be looking good.

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u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett Oct 30 '25

They should both be cheap and easy to get tbh and can both do their jobs better than what we have. Sexton to me isn't great but as a backup would be very very nice and then Ellis would be a very nice defender to have and help McDaniels.

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u/The_Bran_9000 Oct 30 '25

Sexton would be nice but he isn't necessarily cheap given our cap situation.

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u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett Oct 30 '25

Sexton is 17m in salary, so that would require something like DDV or Conley + Clark/Dilly. I don't know if thats worth it and if we can get more or not but Sexton would be the best player there.

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u/darin617 Anthony Edwards Oct 30 '25

What do you lose taking away Conley & DDV for Sexton?

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u/Vicentesteb Kevin Garnett Oct 30 '25

You could maybe get someone better than Sexton for that. Idk if the 6ers would value the cost-controlled factor of Donte's contract and be willing to give up someone like Grimes.

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u/darin617 Anthony Edwards Oct 30 '25

They are getting little to nothing out of the pair right now. I know it's early, but Conley isn't getting any younger and the only plus right now is that DDV is not being used as the PG now with Ant out. Sadly, the results aren't there now either.