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Western Conference disappointments shake things up

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Timberwolves

Timberwolves

+3 players ($34.1m) +4 picks,
Cap Impact - $1.9M
  • Tim Hardaway Jr.
    Tim Hardaway Jr.
    SG, 6' 5", -0.29 LEBRON
    Stationary Shooter

    $17.8M

    2yrs

    7
  • Larry Nance Jr.
    Larry Nance Jr.
    PF, 6' 7", 0.75 LEBRON
    Roll + Cut Big

    $10.3M

    2yrs

    19
  • Dyson Daniels
    Dyson Daniels
    PG, 6' 8", -1.08 LEBRON
    Athletic Finisher

    $5.7M

    3yrs

    19
  • draft-pick-player

    2024 - Round 1

    via MIL
    19
  • draft-pick-player

    2023 - Round 1

    19
  • draft-pick-player

    2028 - Round 1

    19
  • draft-pick-player

    2026 - Round 1

    via MIL
    19

+2  Wins

+39.11  MPG

-3.76  Off.

+1.12  Def.

Pelicans

Pelicans

+1 player ($36.0m),
Cap Impact + $4.4M
  • Karl-Anthony Towns
    Karl-Anthony Towns
    C, 6' 11", 2.02 LEBRON
    Stretch Big

    $36.0M

    5yrs

    18

-2  Wins

-33.48  MPG

+4.40  Off.

-2.30  Def.

Mavericks

Mavericks

+1 player ($15.4m),
Cap Impact - $2.4M
  • Jonas Valanciunas
    Jonas Valanciunas
    C, 6' 11", 0.25 LEBRON
    Post Scorer

    $15.4M

    1yr

    19

+ 0  Wins

-5.63  MPG

-0.64  Off.

+1.18  Def.

These three teams certainly did not live up to expectations, so here they decide to rebalance their rosters. The Mavs get the big, physical presence inside they have been missing, while losing a player they can replace with the rising Jaden Hardy.

The Pelicans sacrifice some young talent and future picks to grab a perfect compliment to Zion in KAT. KAT can go back to the 5, space the floor for Zion, and play off of Ingram and McCollum as well. A CJ-Murphy-Ingram-Zion-KAT starting five with Herb, Richardson, Marshall, and FA signings is a lethal lineup.

The Wolves decide to go forward focused on Ant Edwards, gaining some of the future picks they gave up for Gobert and adding a great young talent in Daniels, plus nie rotation pieces in THJ and Nance. Conley-Ant-Anderson-McDaniels-Gobert with Daniels-THJ-Prince-Nance is a pretty solid rotation, and they would have more assets to find future fits around Ant.

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