The Minnesota Timberwolves traded away a player who is perhaps the best low post player in the league this offseason in Al Jefferson.
Unfortunately, Jefferson’s defense and low level of agility made him a defensive liability and also not consistently able to play at center, a role which would have made his partnering with Kevin Love much easier to accomplish. Put simply, Big Al didn’t fit into Kurt Rambis’ system, and on a team rebuilding, David Kahn could afford to make the trade with Utah that sent a couple first-round picks back to the Wolves.
That left the Timberwolves with Love, now entering his third year in the NBA after attending UCLA, as essentially the incumbent. The acquisition of Michael Beasley, however, put that into a little bit of question. Kahn sent a pair of second-round draft picks to Miami (the NBA equivalent of whatever change was in the GM’s pockets at the time) for the third year, former second-overall draft choice.
Beasley is approximately 6’9”, and he has been at the power forward spot for the Heat in his first two years in the league. Heralded as one of the play ...
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