Nick Friedell currently covers the Warriors for ESPN, but previously, the Minnesota Timberwolves were his assignment. As such, he has a strong opinion about the recently completed trade between the two organizations that had Andrew Wiggins and D'Angelo Russell trading uniforms.
"No," Friedell answered when asked if Minnesota's new pairing of Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns would turn the franchise around on Tuesday's episode of "The Jump." "I am all the way out on the Timberwolves. I don't believe that Karl-Anthony Towns is mature enough as a leader to be the face of a team that can contend and grow.