Minnesota Timberwolves: trade-back options with top pick

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THE SECOND TRADE

Miles Bridges has not quite lived up to expectations for the Charlotte Hornets. By advanced metrics, he does not provide much in terms of defense and his offensive stats indicate that, if he were placed on a better team, he would be less of a factor.

Even so, Bridges brings a lot of upside as a two-way forward that can space the floor and defend along the perimeter. The Timberwolves do not have much in terms of players that can play the 3-4 effectively, so Bridges would fit right in the roster.

The Minnesota Timberwolves would also be maintaining a top-3 draft pick. If the Hornets select one of Edwards or Ball, the Timberwolves may be able to still select the other so long as the Warriors select Deni Avdija/Obi Toppin as Kevin O’Connor of the Ringer pointed out in his recent mock draft.

The Hornets making this trade would absolutely be a risk. However, as a team that does not have much excitement within their fanbase, bringing in a persona such as Ball might work well in terms of both marketing and the overall direction of their team.

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