Jon Krawczynski

Yeah. I remember Ryan right after the trade kind of, I, I even hit you up kind of on the side and, and we're just kind of talking through things a little bit. And, and,

The immediate messaging, both publicly and privately, from the Timberwolves after the cat trade was, this is a long-term play to give us the flexibility that we need to build around Anthony Edwards to get out of that second apron eventually, to open up some more team-building mechanisms that the CBA prevents us from having when we're in that apron.

The immediate messaging, both publicly and privately, from the Timberwolves after the cat trade was, this is a long-term play to give us the flexibility that we need to build around Anthony Edwards to get out of that second apron eventually, to open up some more team-building mechanisms that the CBA prevents us from having when we're in that apron.

The immediate messaging, both publicly and privately, from the Timberwolves after the cat trade was, this is a long-term play to give us the flexibility that we need to build around Anthony Edwards to get out of that second apron eventually, to open up some more team-building mechanisms that the CBA prevents us from having when we're in that apron.

And with Carl Anthony Towns' contract, that was going to be almost really difficult to do and still put a good team around Ant. And so there was the larger picture of long-term planning, making sure everything is sustainable going forward for the next four or five years. But also, there was a belief internally that with this trade, Gideon Randall and DiVincenzo, four towns,

And with Carl Anthony Towns' contract, that was going to be almost really difficult to do and still put a good team around Ant. And so there was the larger picture of long-term planning, making sure everything is sustainable going forward for the next four or five years. But also, there was a belief internally that with this trade, Gideon Randall and DiVincenzo, four towns,

And with Carl Anthony Towns' contract, that was going to be almost really difficult to do and still put a good team around Ant. And so there was the larger picture of long-term planning, making sure everything is sustainable going forward for the next four or five years. But also, there was a belief internally that with this trade, Gideon Randall and DiVincenzo, four towns,

they thought that they might be a little more versatile going into the playoffs matchup-wise. Maybe they're a little tougher. And maybe they actually do have a chance to, in the immediate future, still be as successful as the team that went to the Western Conference Finals. And I think early on, it certainly wasn't there.

they thought that they might be a little more versatile going into the playoffs matchup-wise. Maybe they're a little tougher. And maybe they actually do have a chance to, in the immediate future, still be as successful as the team that went to the Western Conference Finals. And I think early on, it certainly wasn't there.

they thought that they might be a little more versatile going into the playoffs matchup-wise. Maybe they're a little tougher. And maybe they actually do have a chance to, in the immediate future, still be as successful as the team that went to the Western Conference Finals. And I think early on, it certainly wasn't there.

And one of the biggest reasons is when you talk to people about the process of learning to play with Rudy Gobert, That is a different kind of animal, a different kind of teammate to learn, to figure out, to understand than your average big man in the paint. He just does things differently. He operates differently offensively. He has a... more idiosyncrasies you have to learn to figure out.

And one of the biggest reasons is when you talk to people about the process of learning to play with Rudy Gobert, That is a different kind of animal, a different kind of teammate to learn, to figure out, to understand than your average big man in the paint. He just does things differently. He operates differently offensively. He has a... more idiosyncrasies you have to learn to figure out.

And one of the biggest reasons is when you talk to people about the process of learning to play with Rudy Gobert, That is a different kind of animal, a different kind of teammate to learn, to figure out, to understand than your average big man in the paint. He just does things differently. He operates differently offensively. He has a... more idiosyncrasies you have to learn to figure out.

Mike Conley's told me it took him a full year in Utah before he really understood the best ways to work with him, where he wants the ball, all of these different things. And I do think in the early first couple of months, DiVincenzo and Randall were struggling to figure out how to play with Rudy.

Mike Conley's told me it took him a full year in Utah before he really understood the best ways to work with him, where he wants the ball, all of these different things. And I do think in the early first couple of months, DiVincenzo and Randall were struggling to figure out how to play with Rudy.

Mike Conley's told me it took him a full year in Utah before he really understood the best ways to work with him, where he wants the ball, all of these different things. And I do think in the early first couple of months, DiVincenzo and Randall were struggling to figure out how to play with Rudy.

I think Rudy who at Carl Anthony towns was as open to playing with Rudy as anybody on last year's team and was really helpful for go bear and getting kind of acclimated with him gone. I think Rudy had to adjust to these new guys and they did not look good. The offense was terrible. The defense was slow, but I think slowly over the course of the last several months, Rudy,

I think Rudy who at Carl Anthony towns was as open to playing with Rudy as anybody on last year's team and was really helpful for go bear and getting kind of acclimated with him gone. I think Rudy had to adjust to these new guys and they did not look good. The offense was terrible. The defense was slow, but I think slowly over the course of the last several months, Rudy,

I think Rudy who at Carl Anthony towns was as open to playing with Rudy as anybody on last year's team and was really helpful for go bear and getting kind of acclimated with him gone. I think Rudy had to adjust to these new guys and they did not look good. The offense was terrible. The defense was slow, but I think slowly over the course of the last several months, Rudy,

they have found their rhythm together. They are operating on a string defensively a lot better. It's not what it was last year, but it's still much better. Rudy is starting to get involved in the offense with – Julius Randle giving him little lob passes, Dante DiVincenzo finding him and just giving him enough touches so that he is engaged on the other end of the court at a much higher level.