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If they make The Finals, then it's absolutely not an overpay; actually, I'd consider it an amazing trade.
The Timberwolves have never gotten that far and I don't believe they really had contending expectations, recently.
Even if they make the Western Conference Finals, then the trade was worth it. I feel you have to factor the franchise's history into this. The decade-plus of 'Spooky Wolves' discussion disappointed every single year.
If they finally get over that hump and appear to be a significant challenger come Playoff-time, then I firmly believe the trade should be considered well worth the price.
Even if (big if, not putting the cart before the horse here) we have something like back to back WCF appearances, shit's worth it to me. We've been so fucking miserable for my entire adult life, I'm just begging for a deep playoff run.
The KG/Spree/Cassell year was so fun.
I’m 30 and didn’t start following closely until 2007. I’ve known nothing but trashy seasons and essentially 3 gentleman’s sweeps. The play-in win with Pat Bev running around like we won the Finals was our first taste of actually winning the whole thing in what, 17 years?
Yeah, a few deep playoff runs (or at least making it to the second round for the next 3 seasons) makes the trade an easy win for us.