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If 37 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: all of you guys have had a great week, we 38 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: got a bonus episode because the New York Knicks are 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: trading Julius Randall and Dante DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves 40 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: for Karl Anthony Towns, a classic instant chaos NBA trade. 41 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna give you guys my initial impressions on 42 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: this deal in this video. As you know, we're going 43 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: through a power ranking series that is full season previews 44 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: for all of these teams, and thankfully we haven't gotten 45 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: to either of the Knicks or the Timberwolves yet, so 46 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: now when we hit those teams, we'll be able to 47 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: get into more detail. So I promise we'll go into 48 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: much much more detail when we get to those videos. 49 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: But I wanted to give you guys my initial impression 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: on the deal. You guys owe the job before we 51 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: get started. Subscribe to Hoops Tonight YouTube channels you don't 52 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: miss any more of our videos. Follow me on Twitter 53 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: at underscore Jason lt so you guys don't miss anyhow announcements. 54 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: Don't forget about a podcast feed wherever you get your 55 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: podcasts under Hoops Tonight, and then keep dropping mail back 56 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: questions in the YouTube comments so we can keep hitting 57 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: them throughout the rest of the year. All right, let's 58 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: talk some basketball. So I want to focus on the 59 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: Knicks angle first, and also we're getting this out before 60 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: we see any additional details, so I'm not sure if 61 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: there was any draft compensation. I'm not expecting much in 62 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the way of draft compensation, if any, just because this 63 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: seems to be a player for player type of deal, right, 64 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: But let's focus on the Knicks first. So obviously you 65 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: lose Dante DiVincenzo. You're a little thin at the two 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: now right. My guess though, is that duce McBride ends 67 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: up sliding into that spot in the short term. There's 68 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: also an opportunity for them to go bigger if they 69 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: wanted to go with McHale Bridges at the two and 70 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: og In and Obi at the three. But either way, 71 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: this could be a precursor to another deal. I'm not 72 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: sure what the Knicks are going to do about the 73 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: two spot, but that is a small price to pay 74 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: for what is an incredible fit at the center position. 75 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: This is a center position where you're already gonna have 76 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: some depth issues. You lose Isaiah Hartenstein. Obviously Mitchell Robinson 77 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: is dealing with an injury to start the season. So 78 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: it was a position of specific need and you paid 79 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: one of you paid the weakest of your starters from 80 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: last year. And I really like Dante Devincenzo for the record, 81 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: and we're gonna get into more details on Dante. I 82 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: think Dante's awesome. He is a great in Minnesota two. 83 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about that. But of all the 84 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: players that you gave up, you give up Dante DiVincenzo, 85 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: but you give up this kind of clunky, janky fit 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: in Julius Randall, who when the original version of this 87 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: team before McHale Bridges, before Ojananobi made some sense as 88 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: like a secondary shot creator of Ford that you can 89 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: use to attack matchups, as a kind of like a 90 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: guy to spell and give some rest to Jalen Brunson. Right, However, 91 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: now that Ojan Andobi's in the building, now that Michale 92 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: Bridges is another shot creator for you, that Julius Randall 93 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: thing is a little clunky, and you didn't have anybody 94 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: to play at the center position. Karl Anthony Towns seamlessly 95 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: slots in at the center position. Now you're going if 96 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: McHale's at the three, you're going Mkale, Ogan Andobi and 97 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: Kat at the center position. Just a lot more like 98 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: natural basketball fit there. One of the things that I 99 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: didn't like about Carl Anthony Towns with Minnesota is Minnesota 100 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: really needed a secondary shot creator, right. Anthony Edwards was 101 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: creating most of the stuff they needed Cat to like 102 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: actually create shots, And that, to me, is not my 103 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: favorite use of Karl Anthony Towns. To me, I love 104 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: Carl Anthony Towns more as an off ball score, meaning 105 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: I want him picking and popping and then catching and shooting, 106 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: or catching and driving on the closeout or okay, you 107 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: get a favorable matchup like a switch. I like Carl 108 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Towns attacking mismatches in the post. I don't like 109 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: him attacking other big forwards in the post. Right, So like, 110 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: in order to get those mismatches, you run the screening 111 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: actions that you like to run. Karl Anthony Towns gives 112 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: you somebody that can attack a mismatch on the other side. So, 113 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: like imagine a Jalen Brunson Carl Anthony Town's two man game. 114 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: A team switches it. Now you've got a small on 115 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: Karl Anthony Towns. You dump it to him in the post. 116 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: He can go to work. They run a drop coverage. 117 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson can get downhill and engage the screen defender, 118 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: kat can pop the pick and pop is the hardest 119 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: action to guard with a traditional drop coverage because your 120 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: center is dropping to the basket and then has to 121 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: close out to the three point line, or you have 122 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: to rotate from the weeks, which now your defense is 123 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: in rotation and you're running around like your hair's on fire. Right, 124 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: So like Karl Anthony Town's absolutely seamless offensive fit. Now 125 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: as far as the off the defensive end goes, obviously, 126 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: Carl Anthony Towns is not the type of defensive player 127 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: that Mitchell Robinson is, not even quite as good as 128 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: Isaiah Hartenstein was or I actually thought it was pretty 129 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: solid for the Knicks last year. However, if you're going 130 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: to be weak protecting the rim, you want to be 131 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: good on the perimeter. And so let's say to start 132 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: the season it ends up being duced McBride at the two. 133 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: If I have Duce McBride on the other team's best guard, 134 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: or McKale bridges on the other team's best guard, in 135 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: Duce McBride on the second best guard, and I have 136 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: og on the other team's best forward, I've got three 137 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: like outstanding, very very good perimeter defenders, all of different archetypes. 138 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: Deuce McBride is like a small, super quick footed player 139 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: that can really pressure the ball. Mckaal Bridges has length 140 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: and can apply back pressure as good screen navigator, a 141 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: guy that's more using his long arms. And then No 142 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: g Nanobe has the strength. He's this big tank of 143 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: a And so you can kind of pick and choose 144 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: how you match up with those guys and give yourself 145 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,799 Speaker 1: a chance to contain the ball. If you contain the ball, 146 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: rim protection is nowhere near as big of a deal. 147 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: And so like again, if you're gonna have Karl Anthony 148 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: Towns anchoring your defense, you'd prefer to have the defensive 149 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: personnel that the Knicks have. And like, quite frankly, right now, 150 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: if you imagine a lineup with Jalen Brunson and let's 151 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: call it Duce McBride for now, Michale Bridges, og Ananobi 152 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: and Karl Anthony Towns, that is just a shit ton 153 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: of talent and that it just gives that team another 154 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: dynamic that they didn't even have after the McHale Bridges trade. 155 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: So I'm super super excited to see what the Knicks 156 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: look like with this group onto the Timberwolf side, I'm 157 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: a little bit confused as to where they're going here. 158 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: I like the Dante DiVincenzo fit. That to me is 159 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: like if you remember last year how spotty the Nakille 160 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: Alexander Walker minutes were. If Dante DiVincenzo slots into the 161 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: starting lineup and then you put Mike Conley at the 162 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: two or whatever you decide to or Mike Conley, I 163 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: should say, off the bench, whatever you decide to do. 164 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: I just like that core better, like if I like 165 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: a three guard core of Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley and 166 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: Dante DiVincenzo more than I like it Anthony Edwards, Mike 167 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: Conley and the kil Alexander Walker right, Like, Dante's just 168 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: a way more reliable and is a way more reliable 169 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: shooter than Nikil Alexander Walker. But he also has a 170 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: lightning quick release and he can shoot it from deep 171 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: and like you guys saw in the playoff run like 172 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: he had some stretches where he shot the seams off 173 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: the basketball, and like I even like it because you 174 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: guys know, I've been critical of Anthony Edwards navigating ball 175 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: screens and just as it just has a tendency to 176 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: run into him and die unless he's trying really hard, 177 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: which he just doesn't do all the time. On defense, right, well, 178 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: you can imagine a scenario where Dante DiVincenzo is next 179 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: to Aunt. He is an excellent ball pressure guard. Dante 180 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: Devincenzo is like a scrappy pain in the ass point 181 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: of attack defender, and so like him next to Aunt 182 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: can slot him into an easier defensive role as well. 183 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: That I like, here's the problem. What has been my 184 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: issue with Minnesota over the last couple of years. It's 185 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: been about their ability to create space for Ant, who 186 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: is one of the best drivers of the basketball in 187 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: the league right now, arguably the best driver of the 188 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: basketball in the league right now, right and so if 189 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: Ant needs space to work, and it was already clunky 190 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: with Jaden McDaniels, Karl Anthony Towns is one of the 191 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: best shooting bigs in the league, and Rudy Gobert. If 192 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: you shoot in Julius Randall there, it's going to be 193 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: really weird when Ant has the ball that's a three 194 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: four five, that there's not a single guy in there 195 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: that you're really scared about burning you from the perimeter consistently. Now, 196 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: Julius Randall, when he's healthy and in rhythm, has had 197 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: stretches where he shot the basketball well, but it's been inconsistent. 198 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: And he's very much a rhythm player. So when he 199 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: gets out of the lineup and then comes back in, 200 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: he usually doesn't shoot the ball well for a little while. 201 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: And so again it's it's a bet on Julius Randall 202 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: shooting the ball well when he gets over there. But 203 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: even as we've talked about, it doesn't really matter how 204 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: well you shoot the ball. They don't guard you, okay. 205 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: So I like the Julius Randall fit when he has 206 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: the ball. I think Julius Randall, when he's healthy and 207 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: in rhythm, is better at creating his own shot and 208 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: creating shots for others than Karl Anthony Towns. He's nowhere 209 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: near the off ball threat that cat is, But on 210 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: the ball, I think when healthy, that's how Julius Randall 211 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: made all NBA teams. He's a big, bullying forward that 212 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: can pick on matchups, has a good mid range game. 213 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: When he's in shape and in rhythm, can be a 214 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: scary player there, But whenever Ant has the ball, the 215 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: fit makes absolutely no sense to me, and so, like, 216 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: I don't really know what Minnesota's ultimate goal is here. 217 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: We want to try to kind of wait and see 218 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: if they end up making another deal or if there's 219 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: a larger plan here in place, Like where does nas 220 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: Reed fit in all of this? Is he still just 221 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: the bench big? Like, I'm curious to see where Minnesota 222 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: goes from here. It's in a very simple sense, you 223 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: turned one player Carl Anthony Towns into two players and 224 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: Dante DiVincenzo and Julius Randalls. So you could argue it's 225 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: an increase in depth, but I just worry about Ant 226 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: on the ball, not having the space to get to 227 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: the rim. This to me, I think Ant is the 228 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: next truly great superstar in this league, and he is 229 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: a downhill for so space to work. And even though 230 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: Julius Randa will help him to be able to take 231 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: over the offense at times, I'm not sure that fit 232 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: makes much sense when Ant has when Ant has the ball. 233 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: So again, that's just kind of my initial impression on it. 234 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna sit on this, sleep on this, get into 235 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: it in way more detail. I want to say, I'm hitting. 236 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: I can't remember how I have my rankings, but I'm 237 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: hitting at least one of these two teams. Next week 238 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: in the season preview segment, we're going to get into 239 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: much more detail. But that's my initial thoughts. Knicks fans, 240 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: Timberwolves fans, drop your comments in the YouTube comments underneath 241 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: this video. If you have any questions or thoughts Basketball 242 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: takes about this particular move, let me know. We might 243 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: shout out in our mail bag later next week. All right, 244 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: As always, I appreciate you, guys. I hope you have 245 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: a great weekend, and I'll see you on Monday the 246 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: volume What's up? Guys? As always, I appreciate you for 247 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: listening to and supporting OOPS tonight. It would actually be 248 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: really helpful for us if you guys would take a 249 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 1: second and leave a rating and a As always, I 250 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys supporting us, but if you could take 251 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: a minute to do that, I'd really appreciate it.