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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

The Timberwolves will likely be forced to break up their core roster next season due to the salary cap.

I don't think they can keep this team together. The core, the big piece is they can, but, so Julius Randle's a free agent, Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a free agent, and Naz Reed is a free agent. He has an opt-out... I would be surprised if they were able to re-sign all three guys.

The Timberwolves did indeed lose Nickeil Alexander-Walker in free agency and traded Julius Randle in the following offseason to manage the cap.

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May 27, 2025
#6862
Big CatBig Cat

Carl Anthony Towns is at his best when he remembers he is seven feet tall and can drive to the rim

You know when Carl Anthony Towns is going to that next level where he realizes, oh yeah, I'm seven feet. I could just go to the rim and score on these guys. It feels like the threes happen, he can get into that groove of threes after he reminds himself like, oh yeah, I can drive on these guys. He got like a big and one and it almost like unlocked something in his brain. He's like, I'm Carl Anthony Towns. I'm big purr.

This is a subjective analysis of a player's mindset and game-flow preference.
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May 27, 2025
#6863
MemesMemes

The Knicks have been playing better without Jalen Brunson this series

For some reason, the series, [the Knicks] are just playing better without [Jalen Brunson]. This series. They have been playing better without him when he is off the court.

While potentially backed by some net-rating numbers in specific stretches, suggesting the Knicks are better without their MVP candidate is widely considered incorrect.
Void
May 27, 2025
#6864
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Stanley Cup and NBA Finals should be scheduled to happen at the same time

What I'm rooting for is for the Stanley Cup and the NBA finals to happen at the same time. Yeah, I, well, around the same time. I don't know how the schedules work out with like how they're set. But I would just prefer to not have one series be over while the other sport is still going on.

This is a subjective preference for sports scheduling.

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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Trae Young's contract is one of the worst in the NBA

In this current day and age in the NBA... you cannot afford to have a contract on your books that's a massive overpay. And there was nobody bidding that for Trae Young. To give Trae that contract, it just, it kills you... if I would amend my statement to 'It's one of the worst contracts,' if that's what you consider a victory, then I'll concede that.

Whether a contract is the 'worst' is a subjective value judgment based on performance and cap mechanics.
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

The Wizards only gave Trae Young a max contract so they could bench him and secure the #1 pick

They already promised him they were going to sign him when they traded for him. And the reason that they did that was because they needed him to not play. Because if he had played, they might have won a bunch more games and they might have not gotten the number one pick. So they told him like, Trae, we're going to take care of you, don't worry. So we're on the same page, we're invested in you, we're going to bench you.

This is an internal report that is difficult to verify but stated with high conviction by an insider.
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Jaylen Brown's trade value around the NBA was shockingly low before his trade to Philly.

I did not have a feel for how low of a value that Jaylen Brown was in the NBA. I just didn't have a feel for it. Teams were rejecting Jaylen Brown, the offers, even for the draft picks, like three and four picks. They were rejecting it.

Windhorst is reporting directly on the offers and rejections he heard from NBA front offices during the trade sweepstakes.