Free Agency Thread

Mattya · Post #921 » by **Mattya** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:43 pm

It’s gotta be Cousins. Team was looking for a big. We gotta really stretch the meaning of well known for the rest of these suggestions.

moonpie · Post #922 » by **moonpie** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:54 pm

I would assume Cousins, think he was with Finch in New Orleans

wolves_89 · Post #923 » by **wolves_89** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:04 pm

The Wolves current roster is one of the smallest in the NBA, so adding a guy like Cousins would make a lot of sense. He may not be anywhere close to the player he once was, but he does have legitimate size for an NBA big and he knows how to play. Using a 2nd round pick to dump layman would be a fairly straight forward way for the Wolves to open up some salary to get it done.

With the current roster, I can already see opponents dominating in the paint when KAT is out of the game for long stretches (due to injury or foul trouble).

Post #924 » by **Mamba4Goat** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:10 pm

My uneducated guess is Anthony Tolliver.

shangrila · Post #925 » by **shangrila** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:53 am

Wait, where's this coming from?

packforfreedom · Post #926 » by **packforfreedom** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:34 am

shangrila wrote:Wait, where's this coming from?

we always sign him if we've got the chance

SO_MONEY · Post #927 » by **SO_MONEY** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:07 pm

packforfreedom wrote:
shangrila wrote:Wait, where's this coming from?

we always sign him if we've got the chance

Pineapple juice tastes good, but sometimes I just have orange juice before I read the newspaper.

Post #928 » by **Klomp** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:35 pm

shangrila wrote:Wait, where's this coming from?

Apparently Doogie said on a recent podcast that there's a well-known free agent who wants to work out for the Wolves

SO_MONEY · Post #929 » by **SO_MONEY** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:36 pm

Klomp wrote:
shangrila wrote:Wait, where's this coming from?

Apparently Doogie said on a recent podcast that there's a well-known free agent who wants to work out for the Wolves

Thanks.

NebWolvesFan · Post #930 » by **NebWolvesFan** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:19 pm

moonpie wrote:I would assume Cousins, think he was with Finch in New Orleans

It could also be Okafor, who was with Nori last year in Detroit. Whether it's Okafor or Cousins, I'm fine with passing on a workout and going forward with Knight. I still wouldn't mind seeing Bismack in town. I feel this team needs some toughness, even if it's just Towns and Reid banging with him in practice.

SO_MONEY · Post #931 » by **SO_MONEY** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:41 pm

My guess for this rumor is rather disappointing...

Amir Coffey.

Post #932 » by **Klomp** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:50 pm

SO_MONEY wrote:My guess for this rumor is rather disappointing...

Amir Coffey.

I wondered that too, but Doogie said no.

SO_MONEY · Post #933 » by **SO_MONEY** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:02 pm

Klomp wrote:
SO_MONEY wrote:My guess for this rumor is rather disappointing...

Amir Coffey.

I wondered that too, but Doogie said no.

Good...lol.

Not a need.

KGdaBom · Post #934 » by **KGdaBom** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:03 pm

NebWolvesFan wrote:
moonpie wrote:I would assume Cousins, think he was with Finch in New Orleans

It could also be Okafor, who was with Nori last year in Detroit. Whether it's Okafor or Cousins, I'm fine with passing on a workout and going forward with Knight. I still wouldn't mind seeing Bismack in town. I feel this team needs some toughness, even if it's just Towns and Reid banging with him in practice.

I don't think Okafor, Tolliver, or Coffey qualify as well known. Isaiah Thomas and Cousins do. Depends on what bar you set for well known I guess.

SO_MONEY · Post #935 » by **SO_MONEY** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:20 pm

KGdaBom wrote:
NebWolvesFan wrote:
moonpie wrote:I would assume Cousins, think he was with Finch in New Orleans

It could also be Okafor, who was with Nori last year in Detroit. Whether it's Okafor or Cousins, I'm fine with passing on a workout and going forward with Knight. I still wouldn't mind seeing Bismack in town. I feel this team needs some toughness, even if it's just Towns and Reid banging with him in practice.

I don't think Okafor, Tolliver, or Coffey qualify as well known. Isaiah Thomas and Cousins do. Depends on what bar you set for well known I guess.

They qualify as well known, I know this because people have brought them up in response the well known angel. Kyle Guy wouldn't qualify as well known.

NebWolvesFan · Post #936 » by **NebWolvesFan** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:32 pm

There's also James Ennis, who played with Houston when Rosas was there. You always have to look at Houston guys.

Minnesota could waive and stretch Layman (which increases tax room to 3.5 million) and sign Ennis and Cousins. I think Ennis is significantly better than Layman

moonpie · Post #937 » by **moonpie** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:12 pm

Thought I read somewhere that Ennis was interested in signing with the Lakers - Long Beach State product

Post #938 » by **Mamba4Goat** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:09 am

What are the odds that Doogie’s guy is Lance Stephenson? It’d make sense based on his descriptions and wordings.

Note30 · Post #939 » by **Note30** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:09 am

Mamba4Goat wrote:What are the odds that Doogie’s guy is Lance Stephenson? It’d make sense based on his descriptions and wordings.

I remember when he had a 10 day here, he did alright for us, can't remember why we didn't sign him tho.

wolves_89 · Post #940 » by **wolves_89** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:56 am

At this point I doubt there are any free agents left that the Wolves would be willing to go over the luxury tax line to sign. About the only way I could see them signing another free agent would be to dump Layman using one of the 2022 2nds, and I have a hard time seeing that being worthwhile based on the players still available.