Tim Connelly made his first major move for the Minnesota Timberwolves after about six weeks on the job. His bold get of center Rudy Gobert was as risky as it was unconventional. Going big has been no small part of this breakthrough season and dominant start to the playoffs for the Timberwolves.
FILE - Marc Lore, left looks on as the Minnesota Timberwolves ’ new president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, shakes hands with team owner Glen Taylor, right, in Minneapolis on May 31, 2022. Connelly made his first trade for the Timberwolves after about six weeks on the job, a bold move to get Rudy Gobert that was as risky as it was unconventional. Going big has been no small part of this breakthrough season — and dominant start to the playoffs — for the surging Timberwolves.
Over his nine seasons as general manager, the Nuggets found the three-time league MVP Jokic in the second round of the 2014 draft, made good on first-round picks with Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. and acquired ace defender Aaron Gordon in a 2021 trade.
Never mind that the NBA had become a game driven by athleticism, quickness and long-distance shooting. The Timberwolves were determined to make their pairing of 7-footers work, even after a rough first season for Gobert hampered by the long-term absence of Towns to a severely strained calf muscle.
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