Minnesota Timberwolves roster? Call ’em Fire and Ice

Timberwolves roster: Other pieces to the puzzle

If it all ended there, that may not even be enough. The team needs perimeter defense, ball handlers, and players who can create ball movement. To that end, the team has added SF Kyle Anderson and SG Bryn Forbes while trading for C Rudy Gobert.

Anderson adds solid perimeter defense, Gobert adds solid rim protection, and Forbes is a backcourt roster backfill to help absorb minutes in the rotation.

The Timberwolves also re-signed forward Taurean Prince, did not move D’Angelo Russell and have Anthony Edwards coming back for another NBA season, with expectations that he will take the leap into superstardom this year.

But the real magic happens when you compare Gobert and Towns at the NBA.com player comparison chart.  If you click on the link and check it out, you can find how Gobert is ideally suited to work in the paint and hang around the rim. Karl-Anthony Towns is far more effective in space.

With that as the basic foundation, the Timberwolves have laid a foundation to shift the entire NBA paradigm going forward. If the Timberwolves can play strong at the boards, shoot effectively from the perimeter, and pass the ball, they can not only compete with some of the best teams in the NBA, they can beat them.