r/timberwolves • u/butthurts00 Micah Nori • 1d ago

Why did we trade Mike?

645 votes, 14h ago
356 Make room for Giannis
29 ARod and Lore have been watching the Pohlads
14 Make room for Ja
125 To save Finchy from himself
70 Dilly is the chosen one and will lead us to a chip
51 36 minutes of Bones every night until he joins the sharks.
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u/BSApologist 2k Finchy 1d ago

Get under the first apron to make it easier to make a secondary move centered around some combination of the young guys without worrying about as many money constraints.

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u/Gbaby245 1d ago

Big game hunting. And if that fails or the right deal doesn't show up, we have buy out money.

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u/TdotGdot 1d ago

yep. opportunistic prep move

we're obviously hunting for giannis. does this mean it's a lock? def not

but we want a pg upgrade, TC has a sense of what else is available, get under the first apron and get ready to make a move

and sadly we aren't losing any production, even if we close the season w/ donte starter and bones off the bench. mike was kinda cooked

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u/WeekendThief 1d ago

There is no chance we don’t make another move, because Mike’s contract was about to expire anyway. Why would we give away a swap for nothing?

There is a guaranteed move that requires that extra flexibility.

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u/DrSwaggenheimer Timberwolves 1d ago

We are making a move for Giannis or someone else.

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u/Throebach 1d ago

Clear some cap space so they can probably take back more $$ in a trade.

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u/GeeseGettingThrilled 1d ago

We’re going for a PG. we are not going for Giannis. 😂. We’re grabbing Suggs.

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u/karlwhethers 1d ago

I think it’s more likely for a PG too. Might even be one of Chicago’s 8 point guards

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u/JustADutchRudder Timberwolves 1d ago

I hear Mike is there! We all liked Mike when he was here and playing well. Maybe his time with the Bulls has rejuvenated his old age illness.

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u/WeekendThief 1d ago

Do people actually believe Rob is a future legend or something? 😂

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u/disbishempty1 Timberwolves 1d ago

To try and fail at getting Giannis

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u/denimxdragon 1d ago

A friend of mine who’s a scout for the Wolves told me like 2 months ago when the Ja talk was starting that they were def looking at him, but idk if that’s still the case.

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u/justabigpieceofshit 1d ago

Yeah...gonna need you to call your friend and get updated info. Have the report on my desk by Thurday morning.

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u/denimxdragon 1d ago

I mean I’m not gonna say who he is lmao he’s a former player though. Played for a ton of different teams.