The Timberwolves Supermarket will open? The Rockets can be 6 for 1 for 1 to introduce super giants

The highly anticipated Western Conference Finals ended with a Timberwolves' defeat, and it was incredible that it was eliminated 1:4. They won easily with a 4-1 victory against the Lakers in the first round, leaving Doncic and James powerless. In the Western Conference semi-finals, they defeated the Golden State Warriors with the fallen leaves with the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. The team's hardness and defensive strength are impressive. Everyone is looking forward to the Timberwolves being able to show their strength to compete with the Thunder, the No. 1 in the West. However, the Timberwolves only played a soul-stirring game in the third game, and there was no chance of winning the rest of the game. Alexander was always an existence they could not crack.

In this superstar match, Edwards, the Timberwolves' core leader, was completely defeated. Throughout the series, Edwards averaged 23 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the field, 28.2% from three-pointers, and 68.8% from free throws. Especially in the last two games, Edwards averaged only 17.5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. His three-point shooting percentage, which he has always been proud of, is as low as 24.3%, and his shooting percentage is only 38.7%.

His sluggish performance is speechless, after all, in the regular season, Edwards almost had a 40% three-point shooting percentage. But in the Western Conference Finals, he was completely lost in the face of the Thunder's iron-blooded defense, especially the two Thunder's defensive champions, Dort and Caruso, made him miserable. As the successor touted by the league, Edwards has completely become a laughing stock in the league in this round of the series.

has stopped in the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years, and the Timberwolves will inevitably make changes. After all, they have reached their own bottleneck and cannot go further. Last year, they could trade Towns for Randle. This year they don’t have much room for adjustment. Perhaps they will strengthen again. Of course, Edwards, the core of the trading company, is also very likely to completely rebuild it. In any case, the Timberwolves' trading supermarket is likely to open, which also allows those teams who are interested in strengthening to see opportunities, especially Western Conference strong teams such as the Lakers and Rockets. The Rockets ranked second in the Western Conference this season. Their defense performance in the playoffs against the Warriors has been exciting. But they lack a final player. Although Edwards performed poorly in this round of the series, his strength and potential are obvious to all. Jaylen Green, who has trained the Rockets for four years, has never been able to realize his talent. However, he averaged 21 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists this season. It is reasonable for the Rockets to use Jaylen Green as the core bargaining chip to trade Edwards of the Timberwolves. Of course, they will definitely have to pay a certain amount of draft picks and other potential players. The Rockets have been coveting Edwards for a long time.

If the Rockets are willing to send Jaylen Green, Whitmore, Shebbard and this year's No. 10 first-round draft pick, and another first-round draft pick obtained from the Suns, I believe the Timberwolves are willing to give it a try. Both sides will take their own needs. The Timberwolves have made changes and ushered in a new turning point. They will not suffer losses. Perhaps the two teams will see more possibilities next season.

In addition, the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs this season, and their inside problems have never been solved. Although Timberwolves' inside player Gobert has also been criticized, he still has some value. This season, he averaged 33 minutes per game, scoring 12 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of up to 66.9%. In the playoffs, he only scored 7.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists due to the compression of playing time. However, he is still quite outstanding in the inside rift protection and rebounding. His five-year, 205 million contract has expired this summer.

Gobert previously gave up the player option for the 2025-2026 season and gave up $46.6 million, thus signing a new contract with the Timberwolves for 110 million in three years. In the next three seasons, the annual salary of Timberwolves inside player Gobert will be 35 million, 36.5 million and 38 million respectively. He has become a completely abandoned player in the Timberwolves. After all, there are Reed and Randall in the interior, and the Timberwolves are still willing to trade him. The Lakers can introduce this inside player with more than $30 million.

His offensive ability is average, but his inside defense is still expected. At the same time, with Doncic, maybe Gobert will have more opportunities to eat cake. The Lakers can fully draw Kneckett, 2031 first-round draft pick plus other contracts that match the salary space. I believe that the Timberwolves are willing to get rid of Gobert's contract, which is a mutual benefit for both sides.