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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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[–] jgr79@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

But the odds of the 2027 or 2029 picks turning into a top-5 player are very low. People act like top picks always turn into LeBron, but there are a lot more guys like Wiggins and Fultz than like LeBron.

I mean you guys had not one but two top-6 picks 15 years ago in a draft with Steph and didn’t end up with anything to show for it.

High draft picks give a franchise hope but they don’t often turn into championships.