Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert has been on the receiving end of A LOT of criticism throughout the NBA Playoffs. To a certain extent, you have to say that all the negativity that has been thrown in the direction of the four-time Defensive Player of the Year has been somewhat warranted.
Gobert’s role — or rather, the lack thereof — in the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks is a big reason behind the fact that the Wolves are currently down 3-1 in the series. If Minnesota gets eliminated in Game 5 on Thursday then you can be sure that the Gobert slander is only going to get louder.
Minnesota Timberwolves News: Kevin Garnett Proposed Rudy Gobert Trade
All this talk surrounding Gobert has reached such extreme lengths that folks are already discussing the Wolves potentially parting ways with the 7-foot-1 center this summer. So much so, that even Minnesota legend Kevin Garnett agrees with the notion of trading away Gobert in the offseason, especially if it comes down to a choice between Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns:
“I’m trading Rudy before I’m trading KAT,” Garnett said on a recent episode of the All the Smoke podcast. “… You don’t know what you can get. S**t. I may only need a bag of chips. I might not need too much.”
With the way Naz Reid is playing, the Timberwolves may have to reevaluate their frontcourt in the offseason.
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The show’s two hosts, Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, argued that the Wolves could potentially get more value out of Towns in a blockbuster trade deal. Garnett countered that notion by suggesting that Minnesota might not need to bring in a star and that whatever they can get on the market for Gobert could be enough.
Either way, what you can say for sure is that KG isn’t a very big Gobert fan at the moment.
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