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The Gobert Trade: Starting to Pay Dividends (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by nickwaynek@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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The Timberwolves now sit at 13-4, the current #1 seed in the Western Conference, almost 1/4 through the season.

Rudy Gobert defensive rating: 102.3 (#1 in the league)

KAT defensive rating: 104 (#2 in the league this year / averaged 109 historically)

Timberwolves: 106.6 (#1 in the league)

If they make the finals this year; are we still saying it was an overpay?

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[–] jackoftrades002@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wow, so it actually takes some time to develop chemistry?

[–] SirDiego@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Also Rudy was hurt all of last year. He had back issues and was still playing but not full strength. And KAT was out for 50 games also

[–] PeekyAstrounaut@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Every time a trade happens the team struggles with chemistry and the bad trade narrative pops up. It's nuts that we haven't learned to give trades in basketball at least a year. Even the best player in the game (Lebron) has had this narrative when he switches teams and the first half to first year are shakier than they were when he was with a team he was already established on.