NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is no stranger to hyperbolic outbursts. He continued a decades-long string of bold assertions by stating that the Minnesota Timberwolves’ trade for former Utah Jazz center and three-time All-Star Rudy Gobert trade was the worst in league history.
"The Timberwolves made the worst trade in NBA history... That was so stupid that trade."
— Charles Barkley#RaisedByWolvespic.twitter.com/7u8GA4ogIf— ' (@_Talkin_NBA) January 17, 2023Angelo Guinhawa of Clutch Points touched on Barkley’s take, and refreshed us on the depth that was coughed up for the French center:
“‘The Timberwolves made the worst trade in NBA history… That was so stupid that trade,’ Charles Barkley said on Inside the NBA as they review some highlights from the contest, per Talkin’ NBA.