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Wow. So Randle or Gobert leaving?

so much for 4/85

A lot of money for a backup Center, This has to mean Randle or Gobert is gone?

facothomas22 wrote:A lot of money for a backup Center, This has to mean Randle or Gobert is gone?

Naz Reid is not a Center. He is honestly better off playing Small-Forward than Center, he functionally plays like a big wing. This will definitely have zero impact on Rudy Gobert, starting Naz Reid at Center would be a disaster.

For Julius Randle, I think he probably gets resigned, but this is good insurance in case that does not happen.

Karmaloop wrote:Wow. So Randle or Gobert leaving?

That's what I was thinking. I bet it will be Randle. They have Naz and Mcdaniels locked up for a long time. They can probably do a sign and trade with Randle.

think it means NAW is gone. randle most likely will come back, hence them not needing fleming

Godaddycurse wrote:think it means NAW is gone

I agree with this more so

Think it’s hard to justify the length and money without him starting. Who was they bidding against at this price ??

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Think it’s hard to justify the length and money without him starting. Who was they bidding against at this price ??

Potentially Detroit (if they renounced free-agents) or Brooklyn. Also other options in sign-and-trades, which Minnesota would probably have facilitated out of good faith. Alternatively, if he opted in, there is a world where he gets a bag in 2026.

I'm not crazy about it, but Minnesota is going the continuity path, it feels like.

$25M per year is fantastic for the Wolves, and Reid gets the bag. Congrats to both.

It’s fair but 3 bigs making so much combined is probably not the way

Tying up over 15% of the cap on a backup is wild.

Demar and Valnciunas, 1st for Randle

BK_2020 wrote:Tying up over 15% of the cap on a backup is wild.

he plays 27 MPG+

he was 5th in MPG on the team

MN7725 wrote:

BK_2020 wrote:Tying up over 15% of the cap on a backup is wild.

he plays 27 MPG+

he was 5th in MPG on the team

Maybe spend that money on a starting PG who can play more than 25 mpg.

I get it, being it's a league-wide board we're on, but it's very obvious there is a gap in understanding of who Naz Reid is and what he means to the Minnesota franchise.

It's easy to look from afar and think it's a lot of money for a bench player.....and maybe it is. But

The biggest thing to understand is that he is a cult hero in Minnesota. He is more of a fan favorite in this market than Anthony Edwards.

When people with the organization talk about core building blocks for the future, it is Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, and Naz Reid. They put their money where their mouths are too. Remember Jaden was the guy the Minnesota front office refused to include in the Rudy Gobert trade, even though he hadn't even been a full-time starter to that point. And they ended up signing him to a 5/131 deal.

BK_2020 wrote:

MN7725 wrote:

BK_2020 wrote:Tying up over 15% of the cap on a backup is wild.

he plays 27 MPG+

he was 5th in MPG on the team

Maybe spend that money on a starting PG who can play more than 25 mpg.

Why? Are teams required to build their rosters the same way? Just because Boston invested $60 million in its PG rotation last year doesn't mean everyone else needs to follow suit.

I don’t think the 25 per is egregious. Five years seems like a lot, though. I get that the percentage of cap will decline assuming the deal is fairly flat, but still seems lengthy.

Good for Naz, though. Wanted to stay, got to stay.

BK_2020 wrote:

MN7725 wrote:

BK_2020 wrote:Tying up over 15% of the cap on a backup is wild.

he plays 27 MPG+

he was 5th in MPG on the team

Maybe spend that money on a starting PG who can play more than 25 mpg.

How were they going to do that with their Apron issues and lack of picks?

Here is a thought: Minnesota is signing Naz to this deal in part because he will be tradeable and can match with more players due to his higher salary.