Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert talks fit with KAT

The Minnesota Timberwolves did not enter the 2022 offseason with a targeted acquisition for Utah Jazz NBA All-Star Rudy Gobert. But after extensive discussion, collaboration, and consensus-building, the description of the player who the Timberwolves needed to ascend to the next level of competitive basketball play was clearly one player: Rudy Gobert.

While that made the offseason objectives quite simple, it jacked up the price on Gobert significantly. Well, when you are shopping for the last piece to complete a set, or that last piece to the roster to complete a championship run, what can you expect?

The guy who has to make it all work for the upcoming Minnesota Timberwolves 2022-23 season is head coach Chis Finch. So what were his thoughts on the team’s ability to acquire Gobert, albeit at the expense of five other players?

Well, that’s pretty encouraging. But Coach Finch was one of the driving forces leading the Timberwolves to go after the best rim protector in the NBA? The real tale is how well Rudy Gobert likes the future fit alongside Karl-Anthony Towns on the Timberwolves roster. So what did he say?

Rudy Gobert didn’t see the fit at first, but after thinking about it, he sees his role with the Timberwolves as the biggest challenge possible. But he also sees the Timberwolves as designing a unique roster that no other NBA team can simulate this season.

The Timberwolves certainly are blazing a new trail for the NBA this year. If the Timberwolves brain trust got it right, the Timberwolves may be creating a new roster template for other NBA teams to follow. If not? Well, it’s going to be a thrilling season as we find out.