The Durant Gambit: Evaluating a Potential Kevin Durant Trade to Minnesota and What It Really Means for the Timberwolves
There’s a scene in The Departed where Jack Nicholson turns to Matt Damon and says, “When I was your age, they would say you could become cops or criminals. What I’m saying to you is this… when you’re facing the Oklahoma City Thunder next May, do you want to be Rudy Gobert or Kevin Durant?”
Okay, maybe I added the last part, but the point stands: the Minnesota Timberwolves have reached a crossroads.