The NBA Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies in the first round of G6, lost 8 points, the Timberwolves were eliminated, and the seventh team in the West lost to the second team in the West in the regular season, which seems reasonable, but in fact, the Timberwolves lost only 5.5 points per game in the first round of 6 games, just like the Pelicans were eliminated by the Suns, which is indeed a pity, and with this pity, Carl Anthony Downs has only 2 seasons left on his current contract.
Towns' overall performance this season is really good, he averaged 21.8 points per game in the playoffs + 48.8% shooting rate + three-point shooting rate of 45.5% + 10.8 rebounds + 2 blocks, but his average turnover will be 4.5 times per game, he shot 13 irons in the key G6, which will inevitably disappoint, relatively speaking, Anthony Edwards' ceiling is likely to be higher than his, the Timberwolves need a mature star, in this case, the US media " Does the plan proposed by lakeshowlife make sense?
Beijing time on April 30, the US media "lakeshowlife" drew up a deal plan about the Timberwolves, the Lakers, the plan in which the Timberwolves took out down The Downs and this year's second round of the draw (about 50 picks away), the Lakers took out Anthony Davis, this is downs for the thick eyebrow brother's plan, the Timberwolves took 1 more second round pick, relative to Downs, thick eyebrow brother is undoubtedly a more mature star, thick eyebrow brother in the playoffs to score key goals, in the playoffs to show the level of historical level forward, Having won a championship in the Lakers, if the Timberwolves want to go further, the thick eyebrow brother is undoubtedly their good choice.
Thick eyebrow brother obviously has risks, his health status is worrying, glass man attribute is a lingering annoyance, whether he can play 58 games next season, that is really a problem, but the Timberwolves have a reason to gamble, their own cultivation is a good thing, but there are not many successes, such as Murray + Jokic, Mitchell + Gobert, Lillard + CJ, Simmons + Embiid, Ingram + Zehn, relative to maintaining the combination of Edwards + Towns, Edwards + thick eyebrows look closer to the championship.
Downs' current contract expires in the summer of 2024, Brother Thick Eyebrow is in 2025, the Lakers can theoretically hold Downs for at least 2 seasons, the Timberwolves can hold Thick Brow for at least 3 seasons, even if Thick Brow can't play in one of the seasons, the Timberwolves basically won't lose, the promising young rising star is replaced by a superstar with an injury hazard, the Timberwolves do have a reason to trade, especially after seeing Jimmy Butler's performance in the first round this season...
Of course, the Lakers also have a reason for the trade, the thick eyebrow brother has only played 76 regular season games in the past 2 seasons, the trade to Russell Westbrook is obviously not suitable, Tucker from a potential new star to a high salary and low energy, LeBron James may leave after the end of next season, the Lakers can already start the future plan, with the thick eyebrow brother for Downs, on the one hand, to enhance the competitiveness of the regular season next season, in the side of Zhan Huang, Downs may also become a historical level inside line, on the other hand, let the Lakers have a good future, Frequent change of ship captains is indeed elusive, and being proactive is not a bad thing, is it?