Kevin Pelton has an ESPN+ piece($) looking what what every NBA contender needs at the trade deadline. First, let’s stop and acknowledge that Pelton recognizes the Minnesota Timberwolves as a contender. Pelton uses each team’s Vegas odds to determine which teams are contenders, and the books give the Wolves the sixth-best odds (+2000) to win it all this year.
Pelton had a difficult time determining what Minnesota’s biggest need was and how to address it. “It's testament to how well Minnesota did by adding Mike Conley at last year's trade deadline,” he wrote, “that the Timberwolves are contenders at this point in the season and that this question is so hard to answer.”
However, he believes that the Wolves need more three-point volume, and trading Kyle Anderson is the key to getting it.
Fans may have a difficult time processing trading Anderson, given how popular he’s become in Minnesota. But he’s had a down year, and the Wolves don’t have much cap space to work with. Moving Anderson for a proven shooter in McDermott seems logical for a team that could use more three-point shooting.
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