Wolves paid a lot of assets to the Jazz to get Rudy Gobert in a trade. Too much for many fans. The pivot now has some pressure on his shoulders, especially since Minnesota has an eternal regret in this exchange. And it won’t surprise anyone…
Released following 5 minutes in his last match, Rudy Gobert hopes to return to the basketball court fairly quickly. Knowing that the Wolves must already do without the talents of Karl-Anthony Towns, this is not the time to join the infirmary in Minnesota. It’s all the more frustrating as the team lost their last game to Jazz, the Frenchman’s former home (summary here).
The huge regret of the Wolves in the Rudy Gobert file
A real nightmare for Rudy. It is also necessary to underline the big performances of Walker Kessler for a few weeks, the pivot that the Wolves exchanged in the trade of the Frenchman. The rookie is now the delight of Jazz, and happens to be the perfect replacement for Gobzilla. An eternal regret according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. The insider has just explained in his last article that Minnesota did not want to trade him, before cracking.
Report: Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t want to include Walker Kessler in a trade for Rudy Gobert https://t.co/eXNHlnpJLU
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 17, 2023
Jones: “Wolves didn’t want to include Walker Kessler in a trade to Jazz. But Utah absolutely wanted him in the deal. Minnesota, even letting him go in this trade for Gobert, was convinced that Kessler had a bright future. »
Despite the player’s promises, Wolves gave in on this issue. The front office agreed to let go of Kessler, drafted in 22nd position last June. When we see its current performance, we imagine that there must be some serious regrets among some leaders.
They still did…
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) January 17, 2023
And yet they did…
Trading that much for Rudy was criminal hope the people up top get fired Minnesota mighta been special if they didn’t spend all that for a liability
— ???? (@IEternal13) January 17, 2023
Trading so much for Rudy was criminal and I hope some get fired in Minnesota. The team might have become special without him.
Walker Kessler is too much for some supporters. The pivot has confirmed that he has a bright future ahead of him, and his contribution this season is quite similar to Rudy Gobert. Knowing what Wolves had to drop to get the Frenchman, this trade takes a pretty bad turn. The next few months will be decisive.