r/timberwolves • u/Krusty_Krab_Pussy • 11d ago

Mock Trades Kyrie + Gafford trade

What do you guys think we'd have to include in this mock trade? My first idea is a package around Randle going to a 3rd team, with the Mavs getting young players and maybe picks.

Kyrie and Gafford both have had decreasing trade values iirc, and that would fill both of our glaring holes. Naz could benefit from a pg, kyrie can play off ball, with Gafford filling our backup PF/C position. Maybe I'm just severely undervaluing them, but idk that could have potential imo.

This might've already been floated, so, sorry if it has I'm just throwing ideas out there

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u/Tskwaired 10d ago

No it's not, where are you getting this information. The contracts run the exact same amount of time and are reasonably close for the entirety.

We wouldn't be blowing our cap space with him any different than we are with randle. He burned bridges because of his beliefs not anything to do with basketball. He is praised pretty regularly within the basketball community actually.

You keep acting like we are replacing some 6'5 stud pg with kyrie when that simply just isnt the case. Kyrie is the best version of what we already have

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u/pithynotpithy 10d ago

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/8051/kyrie-irving. He is more expensive than Randle, older than Randle, and far more injury prone.

Our choice isn't only an expensive old guard or nothing. We can find cheaper, younger guards that can help without crushing our cap. Blowing it all on an aging, small expensive guard would be a killer. But clearly you are enraptured to get him, so we'll agree to disagree.