We could go on a whim here, and blame Mr. Taylor’s business acumen of trying to sell more tickets by retaining recognizable faces for the remainder of the season.
Which carries a double edge sword should the Timberwolves continue losing, which they have so far.
Which means we’re going to look back at this trade deadline, and mutter this to ourselves as our sanity for this team spirals into the abyss: They had a chance to trade Andrew Wiggins, which they should have…
They had a chance to trade Gorgui Dieng, Jeff Teague.
The Timberwolves could have blown this thing up, stashing draft picks and expiring contracts that would have positioned them to spend big money on big name free agents this offseason.
Instead, What did they do Zach Lowe?
Minnesota did nothing, and had very little to do. There was no real market for Taj Gibson on an expiring deal, or for Jeff Teague, carrying a $19 million option for next season. A couple of teams kicked around trying to swipe Andrew Wiggins on the cheap, but the Wolves expressed little interest in going there, sources say.
Wiggins is back to being unproductive and inefficient after a brief post-Butler bounce. Dario Saric is finding his way. Josh Okogie is going to stick as a rotation guy. But what do these guys really have that moves the needle long term beyond Karl-Anthony Towns and maybe Robert Covington as a nice supporting guy?
Nothing…The Timberwolves did nothing at the trade deadline.
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