Kevin Love, after feeling like a third wheel with the Cavs, has found comfort in his role and is flourishing for the Eastern Conference champs.
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During the previous two summers, the Phoenix Suns were in the thick of trade rumors involving superstars. First, it was the Kyrie Irving melodrama that led to him being dealt to Boston. The only reason that happened in the first place was due to former general manager Ryan McDonough saying thanks but
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be one of the most expensive teams in the NBA this season. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards on maximum contracts, Rudy Gobert on a near-max deal and Jaden McDaniels starting a five-year extension, Minnesota is in uncharted territory with team salary and the luxury tax.
Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly said that makes developing the team’s young players that much more important. Rookies Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. are going to have to be factors for the Wolves, according to Connelly.
“We don’t want to put too much on any young guy’s shoulders, but we’re gonna put a lot on their shoulders. Obviously, they’re going to have to prove they’ve earned those minutes. But where we are, we’ve become a pretty expensive team, so we’re going to have to find some spots for these young guys,” Connelly said. “We know it’s not always going to be pretty, but most importantly they buy into [Wolves head coach Chris Finch] … We’re not expecting perfection, we’re just expecting a commitment to do things the way we do them.”
Minnesota traded into the lottery to draft Dillingham with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Shannon was selected with the 27th pick of the first round.
Dillingham is projected as the Wolves point guard of the future and will see minutes as Mike Conley’s backup this season. Shannon should add wing depth behind Edwards and McDaniels.
Batum heard the rumblings that he was merely washed-up player on a bad contract, but he’s rediscovered his worth on a Clippers team looking to shed its postseason history.
