Beijing time on January 2nd, the NBA regular season is in full swing. Each team in the league is preparing hard to win more games, striving to help the team reach the stage of the finals and win the O'Brien Cup. The competition has become more intense, attracting the attention of tens of thousands of fans. At the same time, the dynamics in the trading market are equally attractive and worth a look.
As one of the teams that made the biggest move in the trade market last offseason, the Timberwolves exchanged the two-time best defensive player Gobert in the trade market and paid as many as 9 chips for it, which caused an uproar at the time. After the introduction of Gobert, the Timberwolves formed the four giant combination of Gobert, Towns, Edwards, and Russell, and once became the favorite to compete for the championship. But things went counterproductive. The four players still had not formed a chemical reaction after one-third of the game, and the team's record fell far short of expectations. Therefore, some trade rumors continue to surround the team, and the star Karl-Anthony Towns has become the target of the trade. If his deal is completed, it may become the biggest news of the new year.
According to the NBA Analysis Network, the Timberwolves and the Hornets are discussing a multi-player trade with Towns as the mainstay to help the team win more games in the second half and enter the playoffs. The transaction plan between the two parties is as follows. The Timberwolves will send center Towns; the Hornets will send guard Rozier , interior Washington , forward Martin, 4 future first-round picks, and 1 future second-round pick. This deal can help each other's lineups improve to a certain extent. The partnership between three-goal Ball and Towns is exciting. Towns, who can play both inside and outside, is more intimidating next to Ball, who mainly passes the ball.
Although Towns' departure may reduce the Timberwolves' interior scoring ability, Gobert, leaving the team, Vanderbilt, Washington and other interiors can completely make up for the vacancy left by Towns. Moreover, the team also has scoring experts such as Edwards and Russell . The Timberwolves don't have to worry about offensive problems. On the contrary, the defense line composed of Washington, Gobert and other interior groups is even more frightening to opponents. This season, Towns only played in 21 games due to injury, averaging 20.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.
