Dan is joined by Derek James (@DerekJamesNBA), who covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for his Substack, By Derek James, to talk about—YOU GUESSED IT—the 2022-23 Minnesota Timberwolves. They get into everything from the Rudy Gobert trade and Anthony Edwards’ next step to how this team will defend and the 10-man rotation. Plus…MUCH MORE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:30 – Intro
3:25 – Offseason impressions
5:39 – The cost of the Rudy Gobert trade
12:46 – Rudy Gobert’s offensive fit
16:06 – The defense with Rudy Gobert
19:46 – Biggest concerns about Rudy Gobert-Karl-Anthony Towns partnership
25:35 – Is Karl-Anthony Towns under more pressure than ever?
26:32 – The trajectory of Anthony Edwards
31:35 The importance of Jaden McDaniels
33:13 – How D’Angelo Russell can make an impact
36:47 – Secondary guard rotation
38:43 – Best use of Kyle Anderson
39:56 – Stagerring Gobert and KAT
41:23 – Biggest roster concerns
43:29 – Building a 10-man rotation
45:58 – Go-to crunch-time unit
46:47 – Weirdo lineups we want to see
48:18 – Over/under prediction, Where do the Wolves stand in the Western Conference

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