Things Aren’t Looking Good for Karl-Anthony Towns

The Timberwolves lost in 5 to the Dallas Mavericks and now a big offseason is ahead. There are many rumors about KAT being on the way out, but why? This is a look at those rumors and the difficult situation Minnesota finds itself in right now.

[@ziranthetester1266]

“we’ve been losing for 20 years”

[@hankanatorpoo8777]

wcf is pretty good

[@laugh-cry-n-think_]

Goddamnnnn lol 😂

[@B0ne8]

Here’s to 20 more.

[@Sproutt]

Yes you have.... in Phx we get so close... but no cigar ha dammit

[@jjcometa9333]

"After all that💅"

[@travisrice1199]

Dude NO chance KAT works out in the Knicks culture. That was Jimmy’s gripe with him, he doesn’t work hard enough and isn’t a winner.

[@FullContactCoder]

Tibs has already as much of KAT as he ever once to deal with - haha

[@Michael_Page]

Never going to happen because nobody wants Randle, but if the Knicks were able to swap in KAT for Randle, the team would have a MUCH higher ceiling. KAT can be held accountable. Imagine what Randle would do if he were benched? KAT is also more versatile because he plays the 4/5 and is a much better shooter than Randle. More space for Jalen to cook.

[@gkatusared]

dont need him or want him. keep KAT out of NY

[@face4953]

You’re absolutely right!!! Get rid of him and his salary. Jimmy was right, Jimmy was right!!! Straight up Bum. Whoever his next coach is, In the whole offseason & in training camp Don’t shoot any threes. Make him play inside, If he can’t do that Then sit him on the bench!!!

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

He is downright lazy. He is ranked in online games. No way you are unless you invested in thousands of hours.

[@BoccaBeats]

No way they called KAT Bad Kitty 😭😭😭

[@SLAPTALK]

BAD KITTY, BAD KITTY‼️ 🤨🗞👐🏽😾

[@samuelpelt5597]

A Grown Ssa Man wow

[@Smido83]

" "Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty, Purr Purr Purr"" - Sheldon Cooper

[@One.Zero.One101]

Pussy KAT 😺

[@Iso_SSB]

The wizards are NOT giving up Kyle Kuzma AND the second overall pick for KAT of all players 😂

[@Randy-Dog-Hotel]

I'd be reluctant to give up a second round pick .... let alone the 2nd pick!😂

[@castorchua]

NONE of these projections / predictions / fantasies ever happen

[@conorwatchvidz]

Well something has to happen because that team is ridiculously expensive

[@FullContactCoder]

You kidding, It's the fucking Wizard - hahaha

[@Smido83]

I mean... they are the Wizzards... would you really be suprised? Had they said Collins+Branham+4th from the Spurs, then I would agree. But the Wizzards? I wouldnt be shocked at all if they do that.

[@weldinpadilla]

“He has more turnovers than a French bakery.” 😂

[@GigglewithFelix321]

*than

[@Fleeqness]

Works on 2 levels 😂😂

[@LambdaTheos]

I'm french and I have no idea what the fuck does that mean

[@Fleeqness]

@@LambdaTheos Get it because French folks are known for their great bakeries (turnovers are a basketball term but also a sweet dessert)

[@LambdaTheos]

@@Fleeqness I didnt know turnover was a dessert, that's why.

[@MaT.Ziol.]

why would Washington give up a 2nd pick in a middle of a rebuild for KAT?

[@Rufflezhaveridge]

Why would they name theirselves the bullets or the wizards? Lol Why would they keep all star at best beale? No logic to see here

[@crypto40]

Why does Washington do anything😂

[@pubert19]

Fr

[@rabeechowdhury]

​@@Rufflezhaveridge I mean they changed it to wizards because of the violence associated with bullets. Obviously they didn't think twice about the implication of using the name wizards during the KKK era.

[@toinengwyn3935]

@@rabeechowdhury In the real world, the KKK is an afterthought. Wizards are perfectly accepted in the worlds of Harry Potter, Tolkien, or Oz.

[@FullContactCoder]

KAT doesn't have the mentality to be a franchise star. He's a super skilled role player, that lacks the toughness to capitalize on his size advantage. He has most probably reached his ceiling. If I were part of his circle, I'd be getting him working in the off season in a combat sport like BJJ to help him get over his reluctance to get physical in the paint.

[@haoye2413]

Butler: I told you guys so

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Kat is very soft and probably also in the closet if i would guess.

[@FullContactCoder]

@@jdunnatl I think Gobert is worse by a large margin. He is the most overrated player in the league by far IMO and his 4 DPoY awards show what a joke the end season award process is. He’s not even the best defender on his own team.

[@Yeshuaspupil]

​@@FullContactCoder Bro said KAT is the obvious move but I think Rudy is. No offense and got taken advantage of on defense throughout the playoffs. If KAT and Reid have to guard the other teams center when he gets hot then Rudy is useless. At least KAT has things he can tweak like playing inside out if they can get through to him. Rudy is what he is and nothing can change that.

[@kodymonster8594]

@@Yeshuaspupil Problem is which team would want a zero offense stiff making $44M.....

[@riven4121]

"Right now he's the future face of the NBA"... As Luka's son.

[@mekacrab]

The NBA and media are so biased towards American players, it's almost disrespectful.

[@rickyricardo2006]

@@mekacrabalmost?

[@demo99772]

Luka doesn't own anybody in the league. Stop this cringe, corny narrative that when someone beats someone else in the playoffs, that they're the father of the losing players on the opposing team, it's so cringe lmao. According to your logic, Jaylen Brown owns Tyrese Haliburton & the pacers💀

[@dfwherbie8814]

He’s still the face. Truth of the matter is, the numbers are up when Ant plays. He’s made this postseason exciting again.

[@dfwherbie8814]

Lmao y’all live is delulu lala land. Wolves games have even the only games pulling in numbers. Mavs ain’t do it without the wolves. Neither did the nuggets. Almost 10 million ppl turned in to watch game 7 of the 2nd round with the wolves. That’s almost as much as 2023 finals ratings lmao Luka ain’t pulling in those numbers. Kyrie ain’t. KD ain’t. Neither is Tatum. It’s Anthony Edwards. Be mad in a corner and cope, lil bruh

[@repost9581]

$44M for Rudy?! Hell no.

[@bobterpstra5292]

That's what I'm saying! Rudy needs to go.

[@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh]

Has to go? Dude, thanks to him TWolves get those no. 1 defense in the NBA

[@adriancomia6618]

​@@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lhand where's that no.1 defense when they are facing the mavs? Dude got benched in the 4th quarter

[@poliquitit]

Luka was hitting easy floaters and layups over Gobert all night in game 5. Enough with that DPOY talk

[@sidjones16]

​@@bobterpstra5292they didn't lose because of Rudy. They led in 4 out 5 games in the 4th. KAT and Ant were the problem. They didn't post up. Ant made a bunch of bad choices which is the coaches fault. They didn't switch until they got a big on Kyrie or Luka, which would force help, a foul, or an easy hoop. That would get one of them off the court. Now you double the other one. You also use less energy on offense.

[@Iso_SSB]

5:58 that voice crack was crazy 😂

[@castorchua]

He's immersed in a story about Kat, what did you expect?

[@PrivilegeYT]

rOoOLe players

[@stratos4646]

Lolol

[@GeorgeObregon]

lol. my first comment ever was to going to be "kEy RoOoOle PlAyErs".. but honestly love this guys takes on the NBA. the best!

[@kaiba8954]

@@castorchua Ayo leave KAT alone man😂😂😂

[@FitchWhitley]

As a wizards fan I pray this trade dosent happen

[@castorchua]

The Wizards have fans? Why?

[@Ron743K]

As a wolves fan I pray this trade doesn’t happen either lol

[@ricardowood997]

I'm an OKC fan and I hope it doesn't happen! 😂 a rebuilding team sending a good pick away for an aging number 2/3 guy. It's right on brand for the wizards to do as it makes no sense, but I don't think anyone is that crazy

[@Josh-fk3bx]

I'm a knicks fan and I hope you guys trade so we don't

[@BasicName02]

As a wizards fan you should take what you can get. You guys have been trash for a long time

[@krishnak3929]

I understand KAT didn't play well but ANT didn't have a superstar caliber game in the series as well

[@Romanus-]

Exactly. The media wants Ant to be the face of the league so they’re already finding scape goats

[@sargesmash1]

That is some mad Gobert disrespect - his on/off numbers are *really* good. He makes his team significantly better, and it's been that way for years.

[@sidjones16]

Dude needs to be able to post and finish around the rim commiserate to his pay. A hook shot or a high release shot with limited or no dribbles. Switch until you get him on a smaller player and force the defense to react. Or make KAT or Ant post up, and when the help comes, swing the ball, Rudy cuts, gets a basket.

[@2bleubird]

It’s true that Rudy makes his team better. I’m a Rudy fan but he makes an offense stagnant particularly in late game situations in the playoffs. I saw this happen year after year for the Jazz.

[@gungrave10]

​@@2bleubirdSure but he wasn't utilised for being a scorer. He can definitely score. Just need to give him the ball more.

[@HamptonGuitars]

He is a great off ball defender, that's where all the blocks come from, but he can't stop an opposing big. His offense is a total sh*t show, he can't catch a pass, much less make a 5' hook or even a layup.

[@gungrave10]

@@HamptonGuitars He scored more than all other Mavs role player. With great efficiency too.

[@OwlOfNivica]

Ant man getting the crazy pass, dude had like one good game vs the Mavs, blown away by Luka and Kyrie

[@Romanus-]

Yep. Couldn’t be more obvious that the media is protecting him

[@AustinRichey-xp6bv]

Can you make a video abt the finals storylines with Mavs and Celtics

[@Frostburn2716]

Forreal. Mavs made the FINALS and he never covers them (besides that video on Exum earlier in the season)

[@prodmoira]

​@@Frostburn2716because the mavs are a poverty franchise

[@castorchua]

It's far more important to talk about trades that won't happen apparently

[@iguesss]

Jaylen Brown arc needs its own video

[@johnhamilton2914]

​@@prodmoira poverty? Won a chip 13 years ago now in the finals again!

[@basketofbuckets]

Anthony Edwards was very big reason the Wolves lost the series against the Mavericks. It's not a great look when "the future face of the league" had so many games with terrible shooting efficient and turnovers.

[@Randy-Dog-Hotel]

Edwards is only 22 .... I don't like his attitude but he's very talented.

[@gussbus9320]

Every star player has a series or two where they struggle before getting over the hump. Ant clearly need to become better (which he certainly will), but this series was lost because every player on the wolves underperformed. But this is why teams don’t win with the best player being 22.

[@nydibs]

Even with that terrible series, for the playoffs Ant shot 48% while Luka shot 43.8%. Luka is also averaging more turnovers, but everyone will have you believe Luka is playing phenomenal

[@mangojam5027]

​@@nydibsIs Ant knee bleeding?😂

[@callmerays684]

And reminder that he played terribly in game 7 against the nuggets, while it was KAT that was keeping them in the game. The moment I heard this guy say "edwards beat the defending champs" i knew he is but a fraud

[@wild_insomnia]

Ant is the future face of NBA. How can it be with alive Luka ? He's just 3 years older than ANt .Luka is the GUY !

[@nydibs]

Nobody likes Lukas constant crying and temper tantrums

[@VeryRestarted]

@@nydibs 🤡🤡

[@pashabicepx4445]

​@@nydibsfr

[@ayoa1173]

1. "Alive Luka?" What does that even mean? 2. The NBA media is xenophobic, they will never annoint an international player as the face of the league. That is why they are looking for the great American hope for when Lebron actually retires.

[@mekacrab]

Luka clearly is more "the guy" than Ant, but the media doesn't give recognition to foreign players. They get disrespected on a daily basis, and their achievements get downplayed just because they aren't from the US. As soon as Ant started to do anything a little impressive, the media instantly jumped on the train and started to hype him up as one of the best players in the league and the face of the league, even though he doesn't deserve it more than Luka or Jokic for now. Some people will say that the reason is something else, but we all know the real reasons. They say "Luka is complaining" but at the same time don't care when LeBron constantly complains, because he is american. (I guess skin color might also play a role but I'm not going down that rabbit hole today)

[@caladanrude6395]

Who are they going to find that's better. Guys please don't listen to the media. They want every team to get rid of players who aren't Michael Jordan or Kobe or Steph.

[@daavilefx]

No sponsors G? Finally a video I enjoyed 100%

[@scotto9857]

Fr dude sold out big time

[@therealgamerg]

​@@scotto9857 What do you think is paying his rent and babies' needs? Y'all are weird fr

[@Peaceful_Vegan_Warrior]

It’ll only be selling out if he promoted something he doesn’t agree with or doesn’t sit right with his spirit. I won’t lie though but I do fast forward through the ads to continue through the video. 😂

[@41NewVAWE]

@@Peaceful_Vegan_Warrior ye i feel like a lot peoples brains dont figure that out its quiet sad ngl .

[@HeyYouSA]

@@scotto9857 Moron. You watch any other channels besides this one? They all do this.

[@ponchopalito3953]

Don't forget how ant struggles guarding old uncle drew 💀🤣💯👍

[@MJ-xq2wj]

When you were already in the Conference finals, you don't need to break your core

[@DonGivani]

Easy said than done, go tell KAT he needs a pay cut...you have to understand contracts

[@user-pk8uf3er7v]

It seems with the new CBA.. the nba doesn’t want team like the 2010’s warriors to happen ever again. They probley want a different champion team every year with the occasional back to back team.. it’s good for business if you league doesn’t become predictable.. but sadly good teams will fall victim to the CBA.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

They also want to stop players like Ant from getting supermax contracts undeservingly so super teams will still happen in the new CBA good role players just wouldn't be paid max contracts anymore. Teams can build a team with 2 max players and a good supporting cast of fairly paid role players. the time of Role players having one good season then demanding 20 mil a year is over.

[@user-pk8uf3er7v]

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 in my opinion their are only like 5 or 6 players in the nba that actually deserve max money. Some of the ones I think deserve max contracts are Luka, Joker, ANT in a year or 2, shai gilgeous etc..

[@adriancomia6618]

​@@emilfrederiksen.1622 sometimes some players don't deserve a max contract due to some factors such as offensive/defensive impact, injury history, great regular season but cold in playoffs, age, etc.

[@OwenPannell]

bro i wouldnt trade lu dort for kat straight up

[@bughuul7801]

okay that's just stupid

[@BasicName02]

Then you’re just dumb lmao

[@RileyJohnson-xk5vg]

Not sure why everyone’s hating on Kat when he dropped the most points last night and second most the game before in game 4

[@Luximoto]

The Wizards would be the team to do a trade like that 😂

[@israteeg752]

Not anymore. Tommy Shephard has been out of the building for the past year, and took the stupidity vibe with him.

[@michaelcarrig627]

The Wizards aren't sending the #2 for KAT. It just isn't happening.

[@nocturne311]

Towns averaged 19-9-3 on 46% shooting, 36% from three and 85% from the line in 16 playoff games and the Wolves went 9-7 in the playoffs with him as the #2 option, defeating the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the process to make their first Western Conference Finals in 20 years. Towns had three bad games against Dallas in his first deep playoff run. He doesn’t deserve to be crucified.

[@KentuckyWaterfall13]

He kinda does, because when his shot isn’t falling he’s damn near useless because he has no big man presence. He played like a crappy Rashard Lewis out there.

[@Bubba2003-ur2sk]

@@KentuckyWaterfall13I’m done with towns fr he’s 28 and the nuggets series dude was mediocre in that series and this one dude got 28 in garbage time I wanna trade him for picks and a couple players

[@Aoriks]

I don’t know why they give KAT such a hard time when fkin Gobert be missing so many easy layups man. Bro is a great defender but sucks at offense. At least Kat still showing up and getting his team points. Tbh i’d rather see Gobert gobthen KAT.

[@legendary9078]

He is 28 now though

[@xavierb9061]

Went 3/22 first 3 games when tean had chan e win title

[@jamesbennett1634]

"The new CBA is designed to break up teams like the Wolves" - I agree, but why? Fans are just starting to buy into the Wolves and follow them. Fans need a story to build over several years, with teams progressing over time - it builds fan interest. Look at MJ - fans had several years to build up interest before he played in a finals.

[@BasicName02]

Personally I don’t think you trade KAT if you can make the salary work. He’s your #2, and while Ant is the future of the NBA he’s not gonna be able to carry this team with how NBA rosters are built now.

[@joyis9638]

AMH, you are the #1 NBA analyst barring none. Keep up the great work and great enthusiasm!

[@LargeDude2023]

Minnesota had 2 Allstars, DPOY, and 6th man of the year. The Bulls didn’t have that kind of team early in MJ’s career. Kobe won championships from 21-23 years old. Magic was finals MVP at 20. Everyone’s circumstances are different so I don’t think it’s a good idea to compare them. Minnesota had a team good enough to win this series.

[@jake8748]

Yeah but they lacked experience which those teams you mentioned had. MJ had 6 years of experience, a coach with experience and a really solid and deep team. Kobe had Shaqs experience along with a few others plus the same coach that got MJ there. Magic was MVP but that was Kareems teams and if he hadn't been injured was the MVP and Kareem already had experience too plus a few others on that team. Even the warriors had experience and a coach who won the championship as a player. Wolves are mostly young and inexperienced. Conley showed up out of their veterans but Gobert didn't.

[@user-yh1ui5ef5f]

Kobe played with the best center of all time gtfo here 😭. But other than that, decent points

[@LargeDude2023]

@@user-yh1ui5ef5f Kobe played with Shaq. We all know that. The style of play is different now but Minnesota definitely had enough talent to win

[@LargeDude2023]

@@jake8748 All of the teams had different circumstances and the game was played differently. Apples 🍎 to Oranges 🍊

[@jake8748]

@LargeDude2023 Oh yeah, I was just pointing out that having a good enough team is rarely enough, and experience matters a lot. Just 2 of your examples had something comparable (a 22-year-old leader or closer), but both those guys also had a team captain as such above them. They weren't the number 1 guy yet. MJ was in his prime before he led the bulls there. Look at how quickly the Thunder also crumbled because they had no experience either.

[@g33ch33]

The core to build around is Edwards, McDaniels, and Ried. Young, extremely talented, and I think more touches will bring more consistency.

[@gman2503]

Bingo🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯

[@scottm2398]

Don't say it's normal for Ant to average only 20 on 33 percent from the field because he's only 22 years old and then compare it MJ losing at that age...MJ always showed up win or lose at 22..look up his playoff averages, looknat the game logs...don't compare ant to the GOAT..MJ never averaged 20 over two games in a series ...ever...people forget how good and how special MJ really was..comparing anyone to him is a joke

[@castorchua]

I'm a die hard Jordan fan but I do believe the league is way more competitive now

[@EAlc-f9t]

@@castorchuaso? That just means relative to todays comp ant is not that great…lol what are we talking about here

[@castorchua]

@@EAlc-f9t I think it's way harder to stand out like Jordan did in todays league. When everyone steps up to this level of money and professionalism, you basically have to do super-human shit to embarrass other players the way Jordan did on a regular basis. Plus, now zone defence is allowed now so one on one hero-ball isn't necessarily a winning strategy.

[@ishyameru6232]

@@castorchua Luka just did that to beat him tho so it is, he has the highest usage rate in history over AI. ANT just isn't good enough yet

[@EAlc-f9t]

@@castorchua you have solid points and I agree, no one will be as “good” as Jordan based on how the league has developed. My only issue really is the media trying to push ANT as MJ 2.0. Cmon, there’s players in the league above him, let’s not go wild.

[@NotTheWheel]

It was difficult to watch the Twolves/Mavs game because I liked both teams and hearing the trash talk pissed me off. I was just happy to watch good basketball.

[@glenmacadaeg]

Watched the whole video through. Didn't see any betting sponsorship. What a relief.

[@adilx5313]

i am A okay with KAT leaving. Sincerely Wolves fan

[@castorchua]

I'm not a wolves fan but I watched and in my opinion he was at least 30% of how you guys got so far

[@neanam]

As a Grizzlies fan please keep KAT lol

[@L34VEME4L0NE]

Karl-Anthony-Towns to Washington might make Jordan Poole happier

[@Alex-nu4iu]

Wym the future face???? Luka is just 3 years older and Wemby gonna be better than him

[@Alex-cj1uh]

Wemby is gonna be injured out the league by 2032. Mark my words.

[@goskateminnesota7256]

If you watched Karl this year compared to the rest of his career. There has been a complete mentality shift with him since Rudy arrived. He has bought into the defensive side of the ball and although statistically it wasn’t his best, he just played his best NBA season yet. The silly fouls will never go away. But I would build around Ant, KAT, Jaden, Naz. And trade Rudy. I appreciate Rudy and the mindset he’s brought to the team. He’s a great competitor. But our issues aren’t on defense. They’re on offense. I’m not interested in trading one of the best offensive bigs in the game when that’s where most of the teams issues are. The Wolves are a well structured offensive system away from a championship. Finch’s offense is basically just freelance and take turns. There’s no structure. That doesn’t work in the playoffs. Ant is athletic enough to overcome it more often than not. But Kat is not.

[@Dryltd]

Finally someone is saying the truth about KAT. The Mavs are smaller than him and he only appeared in the blowout lost. I'm a KAT hater so I might be bias

[@Smido83]

I never cared about the Wolves ever, or KAT before this series. Already forgot that team. And even I knew since watching him at Kentucky that he is mentally soft as fu**! And when a guy like Butler calls you out, there is no question left. So before the series against the Wolves I hoped we would win, but I never once thought KAT could be a reason why we might loose. It was clear as day that Washington would take care of him. I was afraight of Reid, who normally allways has career nights against us... but never KAT. So no clue whatsoever why the Wolves FO thought he is worth a Supermax... not only a max... A SUPERMAX! Who were they beating against. What team was out there willing to give him that kind of money? No Idea why he has such a contract... 30 per year, ok, I can see that for a good reg Season guy. But 50 freaking Mio?

[@dionwatson4710]

Kat been in the league for awhile now. As a competitor and Veteran, never should be lil Bro’d! Him and Ant mans mentality don’t correspond to each other.

[@el0kadur]

Good video. I do disagree in the vision of the team. Remember Ant has such a great potential, but he still lacks of consistency. There were long stretches where KAT was the one holding them close to either DEN or DAL. Tossing him away to an irrelevant team would be a major waste of talent.

[@-hunt-6225]

AGAIN Dort didn’t slow Luka!!! If you ACTUALLY watch games and not highlights you’d see how he is easily one of the dirtiest players in the world and Luka was extremely hobbled with injuries that series.

[@mekacrab]

And Luka only had an off game in game 1, then he destroyed Dort the rest of the series

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

He still played good defense doesn't matter if its dirty thats apart of the game.

[@iguesss]

Nah Dort was amazing on Luka. Cason Wallace and JDub were a visible downgrade, still great defenders

[@ishyameru6232]

But he did and even Luka said he would before the series 😂😂 you're just a hater

[@adamt4776]

Underrated comment. Untill that series I thought Dort was a fair defender then learnt very fast hes just taken note form all the dirtiest defenders, actual chump.

[@thesaint5381]

Where's the ad tho? I've been waiting for it to come up just so i can skip it

[@LiamRoderick3304]

Ur telling me the rebuilding wizards trade the 2nd pic for almost 30 y/o KAT…. Sure

[@MrJohnnyAOA]

Sounds like something the wizards would do.

[@mathewomolo]

NBA media is hilarious. Next week, Tatum will be the face of the league. Keep this logic.

[@xavzerrek2743]

Why KAT hair flying to the side like that in the pic LOL

[@86TrapHouse]

For the sass effect

[@SLAPTALK]

Because he feels like Katw*man. 💀 🦇🛍🐱👡🦇

[@young__blacksmith]

I don’t understand how so many players are getting super maxed without ever proving anything in the playoffs. Should be reserved for bobafide MVP caliber talent

[@TheMesa22]

Maybe the NBA should start doing that! Not smarts giving players guaranteed contracts to not deserving and are playing like crap should have penalties for not performing as they should. Also should get an increase when getting to the playoffs or at least when making it to the NBA All-Stars. Bonuses too!

[@young__blacksmith]

@@TheMesa22 They actually do get bonuses for All NBA and end of season awards. I disagree with the penalties though. If the owners pay the wrong player that’s them for making a bad decision.

[@bjohnson8065]

STOP BUYING NBA SHT AND GOING TO GAMES AND SUPPORTING THE NBA THEN!!!!!! IF NOBODY WATCHED? HMMMMM, I WONDER....... Idiot. They make so much money because there's people to pay that salary

[@trigun442]

As a Wizards fan, we don't want 💅in our team. The 2nd pick could turn the team around as its been the highest draft since the 1st overall in John Wall back in 2010.

[@BasicName02]

As a wizards fan you should take what you can get. You guys draft like shit and put even shittier teams together. Maybe you do need established players to be a somewhat competitive team cause you haven’t been able to develop anyone.

[@TheMesa22]

How do you feel about John Wall not playing for the Wizards?

[@wlbw1]

Timberwolves need another high IQ defensive point guard and maybe two 3 and D players for KAT

[@MP2408Philly]

Another Great Video Bro 🔥😤🎯💯

[@RealTomahawk7]

There is no way the Wizards would give away the #2 pick, and certainly not for KAT. The Wizards are clearly still tanking, and KAT doesn't fit their timeline. The only teams I could see take a flyer on KAT are lottery teams that already have an established top guy and want to make a quick jump to playoff contention. The way I see it, the only team that really fits that bill is Charlotte, and they probably don't want him either.

[@snomelc920J]

You always do a good job bro. 💯

[@pspirz]

The Timberwolves play with 4 players. Gobert plays only defence, KAT plays only offence.

[@finnishview2933]

Wolves could use big man who cant shoot threes and play defence and dont choke like KAT did. That would help they offence when Gobert is in. And it would make they defence even better.

[@FullContactCoder]

I'm a huge KAT critic, but even I will give him props for his defense against Joker. He has the tools to be a good defender, he just doesn't have the heart.

[@MrRapmaster19]

Glad you mentioned the KAT-Thibs beef. KAT just isn't the kind of player that fits the Knicks, and with their need to pay Brunson, as well as OG, this summer, it's not happening. Washington would be interesting, but KAT hasn't shown an ability to win. It only started showing when he had Jimmy Butler and then Ant.

[@Randy-Dog-Hotel]

KAT will shine on the Washington Wizards next season. Unless the Shanghai Sharks make a better offer ....

[@EdeSands-do6st]

So why we keep Rudy... Rudy need to go...need Kats offensive...plus it's his team...you seen what happened when kat went down..🤨

[@aspleen1102]

7:23 *WHY* why Washington would agree to that trade? Seriously Why? KAT would not change the team future, They are in rebuilding time, KAT doesn't make them contender! A rebuilding team want to keep their picks! Atlanta could be interested by KAT, they don't have the luxury to rebuild because they don't own their future picks...

[@jrizzle51]

Twolves crowd was soft and quiet, could barely hear them

[@l.a.rodriguez9581]

They started booing Luka after the game ended 😂

[@bjohnson8065]

What did they have to cheer about? Lmao. What I'd have been doing was booing the wolves if I was there. I won't spend a penny on any NBA sht though. Every single player makes more than they're worth

[@popunkid]

As a Pelicans fan, I both like the idea of trading BI for KAT, and hate it. If KAT can grow, then hell yeah; but he’s not the type of guy who would benefit Zion off-court, so it’d try to snag Mike Conley or another solid vet to who has a voice in the locker room.

[@al3030]

Kat is 28? Damn, why is the media talking about a young wolves team?

[@user-pu3cf9pd2m]

2:25 D wade only lost his first conference finals because he got injured and had to miss a game.

[@arjaylegaspi9055]

AM Hoops whenever team got eliminated: "Not Looking Good / Have a BIG PROBLEM"

[@flamingdoge6242]

I used to like AM Hoops more in the past, but over time I’ve been seeing the same pitfalls on this channel that traditional media has. Prisoner of the moment, switching sides faster than the Flash, feeding in to biased narratives, promoting sports gambling, etc

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Wovles defenitely have a problem tho this is very well known. I pointed this out 6 months ago.

[@castorchua]

Now let me talk about scenarios that will never happen for ten minutes after a three minute plug for Draft Kings

[@souelyoung2233]

Once again, very detailed and interesting analysis. I love it and this channel. would love to share insights and recommendations with you! Want to pivot into sports ( particularly NBA) analytics and science profoundly . !!

[@travionjohnson3975]

Social media sports creators are the same as national tv sports media they spew the same bias ass narratives😂

[@dfwherbie8814]

Lmao y’all live is delulu lala land. Wolves games have even the only games pulling in numbers. Mavs ain’t do it without the wolves. Neither did the nuggets. Almost 10 million ppl turned in to watch game 7 of the 2nd round with the wolves. That’s almost as much as 2023 finals ratings lmao Luka ain’t pulling in those numbers. Kyrie ain’t. KD ain’t. Neither is Tatum. It’s Anthony Edwards. Be mad in a corner and cope, lil bruh

[@travionjohnson3975]

@@dfwherbie8814 Who’s mad fake ass Ant fan🤣 his soft ass walked off couldn’t be a man and shake hands he talked all that shit and got humbled and lastly the games got viewers cause fans wanted to see his ass lose. The fact you think it was in support is laughable 😂

[@penguinbro896]

@@dfwherbie8814 This take is devoid of any context, please put it back on the shelf. This doesn’t take into account wolves viewership before the playoffs and narratives that spawned from them. Yeah everyone is going to watch the team that no one had a lot of faith in if they suddenly sweep the suns, and grab a tight win against the defending champs. The stepping up of Anthony edwards was also a welcome sight, since everyone speculated his potential, but he couldn’t keep up the play in the conference finals. I’m rooting for the guy, but I think that he still has to prove he can at least lead his team to the finals for him to be the FACE of the nba. Can he get there? Sure, but we need to give him time.

[@dfwherbie8814]

@@penguinbro896 bro, you didn’t provide any context. Just biased conjecture. It is a fact that ant generated the most views. When he doesn’t play, the views from the other games don’t match. And the views will only somewhat match now because of the finals (let’s see, viewership was going down prior to this postseason..) so y’all can like Luka all y’all want. He’s great lol but he’s not the face of the league. The fans have chosen Ant. It is what it is. Goodnight bruh

[@gussbus9320]

Every human is bias 100% of the time. It’s physically impossible to not be biased.

[@mycabbages3538]

I’m a mavs fan and this is intriguing!

[@rixogb6409]

How is Rudy not on the chopping block? A DPoY that doesn't close out most games and an offensive liability the rest of the time

[@nydibs]

Bc they’ll never get back what they gave up for him. Tim Connelly would basically be admitting he messed up

[@mekacrab]

They wouldn't even be in the conf finals without him. Of course he doesn't close out games, it is not his role at all.

[@finnishview2933]

Its funny how clueless people can be. Without Gobert wolves would be lose earlier round. There is a reason why he is DPOY. And the reasons why they cant trade him is. His contract is too big, and without him they cant get this far next year. Without KAT instead, they can go even further if Reid keep playing like he did. They dont need KAT, but they need Gobert.

[@henryzhao4622]

KAT’s mentality doesn’t belong in the NBA. All talent no heart. Hard to watch

[@EAlc-f9t]

Yup, happens in all careers. Always that talented dude who is ok not maximizing their potential.

[@sixtrumpetwarnings]

Celtics interested, saw him in picture with Tatum in Boston. make a good replacement for Big Al.

[@JVLuther]

Ant is clearly... the face of the NBA once Luka retires in 15 years or so...

[@christophergoud9614]

The line "he's got more turnovers than a French bakery" had no right to go that hard 😂😂

[@3513SDC]

I think for ant he needs another year, cause he’s only 22 and this was his first deep post season run in a really competitive west. He did well most of the post season though which was good to see. Same with KAT, however I think the problem is there offense as well. Not specifically the players(maybe just Gobert) but the coaching was questionable at times, like in the series against the nuggets, I didn’t like how the wolves kept letting ant get the ball at the top of the key to start the offense. They needed to let him move around and shift the defense, but they didn’t and it almost cost them the series. Again, I think ant needs to get better in those situations. But I think the offensive coaching adjustments need to get better too or else it’ll bite them in the long run. Plus gobert should’ve let Luka drive to the rim, idk why bro was guarding all the way up at the top of the key.

[@eamparbeng]

This was a great and historic season for Minnesota. Now they just gotta build off of this

[@therisingburrito]

Wow casey spot on with the t wolves sending out assets to draft a young talented guard!

[@Dr.z00]

Hey, Are you going to make A draft video on what your mock drat is?

[@teesweeezy263]

Great channel I had to subscribe I enjoyed the video. Can you drop a Celtics and Warriors video?

[@andrewberna4045]

Jimmy Butler told us all how he is years ago but no one listened.

[@joecesh]

Not bad in bringing a top pick... ANT IS 22. No rush for him

[@aalshemmere]

Luka is face of the NBA for years to come

[@AustinTinker-ig9fp]

“As many turnovers as a French bakery” is wild 💀

[@pauljoseph3081]

Luka 5x All NBA 1st team: Face of The League ✖️ Ant 1 good playoff run: Face of The League ✅ More like Ja Morant 2.0

[@gussbus9320]

Ant is younger and has won more in the playoffs than ja.

[@davenagelphoto]

Just a reminder a rookie Magic Johnson played Center when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a migraine and won game seven in the NBA finals I think he was 21 years old

[@Romanus-]

The Wolves were built to beat the Nuggets and obviously they succeeded but Dallas really exposed their weaknesses on offense. Towns should be hunting mismatches and play from the post

[@jpthegr8860]

This is some excellent journalism. Sending Karl Anthony Towns to the Wiz for Kuzma and the #2 pick is actually a great idea for the Wolves (assuming they can hit on that pick). But it would basically make Karl Anthony Towns irrelevant for the rest of his career. Which does suck for him.

[@TheMesa22]

I put my money on the Mav’s. For Celtics they had things easy for them. The Mav’s fought back and punched a veterans LAC team, a young charismatic Thunder team, Last years Champions Nuggets, and a strong Defensive Wolves team. Do not underestimate the Mav’s out!

[@TheGbelcher]

It’s going to be hard to attract veterans to MN. I think the Wolves have to run it back. They don’t have a ton of options.

[@TKinzubaz]

“Thing are not looking good for KAT”?!? Next 4 years of compensation: $47mln $53mln $57mln $61mln (player option) Karl has weaknesses and there are issues to sort thru, but things are looking pretty damn good for KAT

[@TheCook43]

He's likely to get traded because a small market team being in the second apron which is a disaster

[@tanzimhamim3602]

the wolves need a more reliable second option, kat is great but i see him as a better third option. The wolves had great defense but they lack on the offensive side and often end up relying on a kat contested 3 or ant tuff shot when their offense doesn’t flow well. conley is great but he would be better coming off the bench

[@aaronpeters6209]

Minnesota's issue is they are saddled with two guys who are cost quite a bit more than they are worth (Towns & Gobert). While, they compliment each other well. You'd like to get more on Offense from Gobert & Towns could play better defense & be more consistent. Be nice if you get both for a combined 60 mil. Instead, of the 92 million they are owed next season.

[@maorsachman410]

The rebuilding wizards that just started rebuilding will take a 28 y.o player? And give up n.2 pick? Its absolutely crazy

[@Syrin23]

KAT was the best player for the TWolves in their last game

[@EAlc-f9t]

Irrelevant, it was a 1st quarter blowout

[@steve13191]

it’s beautiful to be media darling, always a scapegoat. when jokic lost they just accept it as is, no but no maybe despite having no all star help while ants have mike conley, gobert, kat who have been all star and 6th man of the year. and still complain about helps 😂

[@halimawmanoodngyt]

yep😂

[@gussbus9320]

None of those players have been playing at an allstar level. Also the media didn’t even talk about the wolves before they swept the suns, stop lying and saying ant is a media darling based of two weeks of KZbin videos you don’t like.

[@ailikeiverson8035]

Should of played small ball after game 1 but Twolves's coaches didnt adjust till game 4

[@derek360fader]

Tatum Is my favourite out of all the young stars

[@pg13pacernation30]

Bro schooled the whole TWolves 😮 outplayed Ant in every category

[@joshuawilliams2447]

Ants 22 in his first western conference

[@joshuawilliams2447]

🤡

[@solomonsanchez1897]

Ya'll are the problem trying to hype up someone that consistently has folded in the playoffs. He's always been a third option, never first or second. He's a role player that is treated as an ⭐, but has never once delivered.

[@choochoo3041]

Bro after seeing Dallas beat Wolves, I am 90% convinced that They can beat Bostons easily.

[@jasperleithaus3448]

“The best big-man shooter of all time“🤦‍♂️

[@finnishview2933]

Who? Not KAT for sure.

[@antihero8603]

Luka now has 2 sons.

[@ahboaz]

Unpopular opinion but KAT is a great player and has put ego aside to help the team win. What MIN needs to do is add one-two good role players who can give more offensive options. Naz was not enough. MIN needs Monk, for example. Then it is championship caliber.

[@taxationistheft7]

KAT has to be the biggest let down this last decade