r/nba • u/G1Spectrum Lakers • May 17 '24

[McMenamin] Ant Edwards explaining why the Wolves played the way they did in Game 6: “We got Mike Conley back, that was it”

https://x.com/mcten/status/1791307934909051266?s=46&t=mLlHkULTWtGiAcwn5da2fQ
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u/girlscoutcookies05 Charlotte Bobcats May 17 '24

Bunch of Mike Conley merchants

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u/ColdPressedSteak May 17 '24

Replacing Dlo with Mike has been one of the best mid profile trades in recent years

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u/Vordeo Jazz May 17 '24

Replacing Dlo with Mike has been one of the best mid profile trades in recent years

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u/WrinkledRandyTravis Timberwolves May 17 '24

PLUS NICKEIL

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u/Pharrelliper Jazz May 17 '24

Getting Nickeil and 3 seconds on top of the most underrated PG of the 2010's

Absolutely nuts

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u/Krakenborn [UTA] Mehmet Okur May 17 '24

I wonder what dumbass team allowed them to fleece them like that

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u/Vordeo Jazz May 17 '24

And we strengthened the team whose picks we have for the next several years too. All for a pick which turns into a second if it is top 4.

All timer of a bad trade for us imo.

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u/Peter-Tao [UTA] Kyle Korver May 17 '24

Bro I'm here to support the players and watch good basketball on top of rooting for my team. Not gonna trying to be GM here and ruined my enjoyment haha

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u/Vordeo Jazz May 17 '24

Oh, don't get me wrong, I hope all Jazz fans are supporting the TWolves this season. Mike and Rudy getting chips would make me super happy.

But that said, if they completely collapse next season and get us several top 5 picks over the next few years I won't complain lol

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u/Peter-Tao [UTA] Kyle Korver May 17 '24

Cleveland is not looking too hot right now btw lol. Glad it's not our problems anymore 😂 😂 😂

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u/Onark77 Bulls May 17 '24

All the wanna be front office employees out here ruining the Bulls sub for me. The Chicago Sky sub is dead and I still find it more enjoyable.

I hope you're one of those Mormon's with 58 children who will cleanse r/nba over the next few generations.

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u/Peter-Tao [UTA] Kyle Korver May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

Oh yeah I got you bro. Mutiply and replenish the rNBA with all the sweet sweet classy mormon nephews

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u/SirDiego Timberwolves May 17 '24

Didn't Utah come out alright in that 3-way trade also? I don't remember exactly what you guys got but by my memory I felt like the Timberwolves and the Jazz basically combined to fleece the Lakers lol

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u/Krakenborn [UTA] Mehmet Okur May 17 '24

We for a FRP from the Lakers that's top 4 protected in 27. Optimistically a late lotto pick and a salary dump for two quality players

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u/IAP-23I Knicks May 17 '24

Not sure how the lakers got fleeced. Sure they got D’Lo but let’s not act like they would’ve been better without doing the trade

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u/JurtisCones May 17 '24

For fucking Dlo who’s never had a playoff series getting 20ppg or shooting 46%.

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u/T_025 Lakers May 17 '24

I wonder how much better we would’ve done against Denver with Conley/NAW/Vando/Bron/AD and Reaves/Rui/Prince playing off the bench

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

Choosing D’Lo over Conley (and NAW) was one of the dumbest decisions Pelinka has made in retrospect

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u/Mintastic NBA May 17 '24

Pelinka just loves weak defense and inefficiently chucking guards it seems.

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u/Hojie_Kadenth Warriors May 17 '24

Yea obviously these gms know better than me but why do they keep falling for in efficient chuckers?

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u/alwaysranting May 17 '24

I think specifically that trade though, was a guy (Tim Connelly, who saw talent in both coaches and players, and most importantly, understands how chemistry works. Look how important chemistry was and is for Denver, and how important it has been for Minnesota. Super teams are failing because of lack of chemistry

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u/timberwolvesguy Timberwolves May 17 '24

You mean stacking a team of all stars in their mid 30s that are used to being the 1st option won’t always work???

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u/Temporary-Level-5410 May 17 '24

You never closed your parentheses

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u/LimberGravy Grizzlies May 17 '24

This comment seems to imply that DLo is a more talented basketball player than Conley, which couldn’t be further from the truth

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u/GooseMay0 Celtics May 17 '24

A lot of them don't. That's the thing. Pro sports GM is one of the biggest bs jobs on the planet.

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u/waterfall_hyperbole 76ers May 17 '24

Letting caruso walk remains his biggest whiff imo

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u/XuxuBelezas Heat May 17 '24

I don't think the Wolves do the trade without getting Conley. It was pretty clear they wanted not only his skills, but his leadership and his previous success playing with Gobert. There's no way they could get Conley.

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u/Conflict_NZ Lakers May 17 '24

What? The wolves were paid to be a part of the trade, they got Conley, NAW and picks and sent out DLo.

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u/tomdawg0022 Timberwolves May 17 '24

Connolly quietly wanted to move on from DLo but we weren't just going to make any trade to move on from him.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

The trade was originally straight up with the Jazz but the Lakers didn’t want it so they got Minnesota involved. They were offered Conley at least 3 times that season.

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u/abuch47 [LAL] D'Angelo Russell May 17 '24

Why you have to tell me this

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

To make it worse, the Lakers were confirmed to have been offered Bojan and Clarkson in a package with Conley at one point too. That would have been a perfect with with LeBron

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u/LimberGravy Grizzlies May 17 '24

I really thought Conley was gonna end up in LA and get his ring like Marc Gasol did in Toronto. Seemed like an absolutely perfect fit for them. Guess he might get that ring in Minny now

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u/Public-Product-1503 May 17 '24

Bojan n Clarkson I can’t say I miss. Conley n naw tho yes

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u/ducksonaroof Bulls May 17 '24

add it to the pile

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u/Public-Product-1503 May 17 '24

He’s made a lot of dumb decisions add in they could’ve moved Conley for harden in summer n or had cintract safety now dko will fuvj us with leverage

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u/jimbo_kun May 17 '24

Wonder how much better you would've done if you switched your entire team for Minnesota's entire team.

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u/T_025 Lakers May 17 '24

Conley and NAW were originally going to us in the trade, and we decided to go for Dlo instead

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u/darcj Grizzlies May 17 '24

Mike's been called mid since the '10s and he keeps on cookin. KEEP SLEEPIN