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10/21/2024  5:46 AM
I guess Kolek and Dadiet are going to play off the bench. Maybe Hukporti and Toppin are activated? 2 way players are allowed 50 games with the team. That gives us 12 bodies. What is McCullar’s deal already. What about Skapintsev? Is he back with Westchester.
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10/21/2024  10:06 AM
Yup the one thing about the Towns trade is we are boxed into a financial corner. Mitch trade might be necessary to get a few bucks back. For example if we can swap him for Rob Williams or Steven Adams (plus whatever the draft comp is), we can get back a usable big plus get back a couple million to sign a real player to add to the mix.
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10/21/2024  11:44 AM
This is how you win a chip. No guarantees and you need good health.
Might not be this year.
Had we not traded for KAT not like we had a better path. Sure we had more flex, but Leon was saving it for an opportunity.
Like Donovan Mitchell.
Or Brunson.
Or DDV.
Etc.

WE down to 10 healthy. We only play 9 max anyway.
Other teams will have issues too during a season.
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10/21/2024  11:55 AM    LAST EDITED: 10/21/2024  12:00 PM
Nalod wrote:This is how you win a chip. No guarantees and you need good health.
Might not be this year.
Had we not traded for KAT not like we had a better path. Sure we had more flex, but Leon was saving it for an opportunity.
Like Donovan Mitchell.
Or Brunson.
Or DDV.
Etc.

WE down to 10 healthy. We only play 9 max anyway.
Other teams will have issues too during a season.

Do we even have 9 rotation players? Right now, atleast, we have 5 healthy starters but our bench is a mess. We have 7 MBA players, Sims who’s a scrub and some guys with zero nba experience
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10/21/2024  4:51 PM
Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade
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10/21/2024  6:08 PM
Michael Scotto: Lonnie Walker IV has cleared waivers and is now an unrestricted free agent, league sources told @hoopshype . The 25-year-old guard has averaged 9.8 points in 20.3 minutes per game in six NBA seasons. – via x.com
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Rookie wrote:Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade

Call me when they release Donte...
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10/22/2024  8:22 AM
Rookie wrote:Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade

Can he come back? CBA has rules for this?
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10/22/2024  8:44 AM    LAST EDITED: 10/22/2024  8:44 AM
Nalod wrote:
Rookie wrote:Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade

Can he come back? CBA has rules for this?

I don’t think a player who is traded can be re-acquired in the same season.
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10/22/2024  8:47 AM
Hard to believe we are going into the season with only 3 bench players who have played in an nba game before, but it is what it is. If we added Mitch and Achiuwa to this depth chart I would feel great about the depth, so just need to ride it out.
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10/22/2024  9:18 AM
Knixkik wrote:
Nalod wrote:
Rookie wrote:Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade

Can he come back? CBA has rules for this?

I don’t think a player who is traded can be re-acquired in the same season.

Me to but then there’s Archidiacano. Maybe it’s 6 months?
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10/22/2024  9:44 AM
We are prime to pick up someone via Waivers incase of emergency. Taj is usually that guy.
We need a new Taj or Herb Williams.

If its time to play rooks that have no NBA experience better early than later. Young teams lack experienced and talented players. Note when GSW, Heat, and other great teams of the past bring in young players they do well and we like "Why can't we do that". When teams rebuild with just young players more times than not its a tough process.
WE have experienced talent! Mixing in rooks with high end players could protect deficiencies and at the same time a great learning process. If it don' work and we lose some games, well thats part of a long season too!
When we bought in RJ, Frank, and Knox were were not rostered like we are now. You bring those guys in as rooks they might not play, but if they did they are on the court with much better players than what we had.

Bringing in players who have not practiced or know the system are not quick fixes either. Waiver cast offs are not quick fixes. I'd think we promote from Westchester.

You roll with what you got. There is an upside also to consider.
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10/22/2024  1:00 PM
Rookie wrote:
Knixkik wrote:
Nalod wrote:
Rookie wrote:Wolves release Keita Bates-Diop

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves are waiving forward Keita Bates-Diop, league sources told @hoopshype. Bates-Diop is owed $2.65 million for the 2024-25 season. The 28-year-old forward has averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes in six NBA seasons. pic.x.com/gS30ZJkDuN – via Twitter MikeAScotto

Diop part deux? He was part of our depth chart before the trade

Can he come back? CBA has rules for this?

I don’t think a player who is traded can be re-acquired in the same season.

Me to but then there’s Archidiacano. Maybe it’s 6 months?

It was the new nba season.
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10/23/2024  10:46 AM    LAST EDITED: 10/23/2024  11:09 AM
Cormac Ryan was waived by OKC. Undrafted Rookie. Plays hard and can shoot. Great energy off of the bench and from NYC. At 25 he’s no kid anymore. He played well in SL

Edit - I like him as a 2 way if we are going to waive Toppin or McCullar
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