Donte will be great in finchy scheme, dont forget we turned NAW from being below average to being a key part of our run last year, he was keeping us in games with his 3 alone, Donte will thrive in that roll this year
You really won the trade because of Donte DiVincenzo. This man is the most locked in and intense player I've seen in a long time. Super efficient! This man is a Daaaaawg!! DiVincenzo had the stuff to play in NYC. Nothing gets in his head!
Key piece of the trade for the MN side. I don't care if he's a star or not, he's going to be a solid as hell rotation player that gives the Wolves some depth that they lost in the offseason.
@@Fortune332Who did the wolves lose in depth? Anderson was it. They gained the #8 pick and Terrence Shannon Jr is ready made for the NBA. Plus Joe Engles.
This guy is exactly what we were missing in the Western Conference Finals … the consistent scoring will complement Edwards beautifully. GREAT addition to the Wolves!
I honestly think Donte is the X factor in this trade, don’t forget that the timberwolves biggest problem in the mavs series was scoring down the stretch. They got Dillingham in the draft and now they have a 15ppg sharpshooter. Maybe Kat was a good shooter and it’s a different situation having a big who can space the floor but Donte is probably a better shooter. Wolves already had arguably the best bench in basketball and now it even better but I know we could talk about this forever so I’ll just wait and let the basketball do the talking and hopefully as a wolves fan I’ll be right 😂
As a wolves fan it makes me happy that we finally got some more guards in dillingham and Donte. Now we won’t have to run Mike Conley to death and he can sit out some games😂
This guy has one of the best contracts in the league. just 35 mil over the next 3 seasons. If the Ant-DDV-Jaden-Naz-Gobert lineup can get their playmaking right they will have no weaknesses. I bet the Bucks are still regretting giving up Divincenzo for a washed Serge Ibaka who did very little for them.
Donte & Naz battling for the 6th man of the year all season gonna be a movie .but wouldn't be shocked if by the playoffs he's starting next to ant in the backcourt especially If conley take a step back in production
I appreciated KAT but felt it was time to feature Naz Reid. Sometimes, particularly in BB, stats don't tell the full story. This was a good trade; TBH...I'd like to see us move Julius Randle for future assets.
@@michaelswenson6599 who knows. Maybe one of the Summer League studs; maybe the guy who replaced Slow Mo (Ingels?). Too many NBA teams get bogged down on the “Big Hat, No Cattle” players. There’s a gross overvaluation of the marquee names. We had a much better flow in those 50 games that KAT was on injured. But in the playoffs, particularly against Dallas, we looked flat and mechanical. I trust the talent evaluation of Tim Connelly.
He along with Naz will be key pieces in the rotation. He will take Slow-mo’s place except he can shoot the 3. Both him and Naz over 40%. Without KAT will be much more floor spacing. KAT will be a monster with the pick and roll in NY.
It's funny bc it looks like he's only getting like 15-20 min a game, same as he would with the Knicks. A nice rotation piece, can give you a 25 pt game here and there but not a star. 3s occasional drive to the rim and improving perimeter D. From a Knicks fan that's what Min is getting.
Knicks just wasted a championship player in Donte. I have a hard time Believing JB even let this happen. Donte got a late pro start after his injury with the Bucks but grew into a star over the last year and he hasn't hit his ceiling. If they don't give him the minutes they should just trade him to someone who will. Warriors would love him to start at 2 with Curry.
Due to our depleted roster deep into the playoffs last year and the fact that we were playing with rotations heavy into matchups kind of last minute, a lot of these shots divicenzo took were unplanned and he went with the flow. Next year teams are going to start drawing out plays to specifically guard him and well see if he becomes this star. He will be missed in NYC but our teams ceiling has skyrocketed with the addition of KAT. Oh...and we aint done makin moves
Agreed, KAT was really good but MAN did I hate watching him try to post up. I also hated that our center was standing out at the 3 point line all game. He struggled a lot of the playoffs and he has become injury prone. Wolves win this trade.
A star? I'm sorry, Ant is the starting 2. This is likely Conley's last year as a starting PG. They just drafted Dillingham to learn from Conley and hopefully replace him. Naz is still the 6th man. I don't see how people are saying Randle will come off the bench when he's a 3 time all star? So that makes Dante like the 7th or 8th man in the rotation. NAW is honestly almost as good as Dante. So how is Dante supposed to become a "star" when he will play 20 minutes or less per game?
The flow this team had when KAT was out with that late season injury necessitated this trade. Kat's an excellent offensive player/rebounder, but he wasn't the better "fit" for the explosive/transition game powered by Ant & Co: Naz Reid's DEFINITELY the better fit. The 3 time all-star tag for Randle may or may not be the case going forward (given his injury history)....we'll have to see how he meshes with an up-tempo play style. Either way, Randle's deal is far less restrictive than KAT's. If nothing else this move provides Connelly with the cap space to keep tinkering. I honestly think he'll try and parlay this deal into a play for Ant's favorite player of all time - Kevin Durant...
@@marinz4life It will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets for sure. NAW is already the back up SG but maybe they give NAW minutes at the backup SF spot? Trades can always happen in the future as well but having 2 good back up shooting guards in NAW and Divo is a good problem to have...
Donte & ant 2 man Game will be crazy best thing is he's under contract for multiple years although his addition bad news for naw likely means naw won't have a role at times curious if naw ends up getting traded at some point for more of a sf or pf
Dillingham to DD. Randle should be the 6th man. Should be. Who knows what politics will do. But those two and either Naz or Randle is a problem for anyone's 2nd team.
@2:18 who provided that besides Ant you ask…? How about NAW and his electric slide. He hit some crazy shots off the dribble the last couple years he just doesn’t take those shots on high volume.
Steph Curry said Donte can play with anyone. Translation: he adjusts to people and moments. He will make Minnesota better. The STAR hype is just click bait.
As a Knick fan divo well I’m not sure he can become a star. The problem is when divo is hot which is like 30 percent of the time he is Steph curry but when he is cold 70 percent of the time he will shoot the twovles to a lost missing every shot he shoots
Everybody talking about how this gives the Knicks the best starting 5 in the league (maybe, maybe not. They have no depth now) but everybody’s overlooking that now Minnesota has two of the top 3 bench guys in the league. Easily the best top 7
I don't see where he's getting minutes on the timberwolves squad playing the same position as Antman and NAW. He's going to be a situational piece. I'm not doubting his talent but come on, Minnesota is guard heavy as it is at the 2. Maybe he can play the point but he's better as the 2 guard from everything I've seen. Anthony Edwards already experimented playing the point and it wasn't the prettiest. Having both of them on the court would be great but with no true point in their offense, it creates a lot of issues as seen when Conley wasn't on the floor. Dudes a baller but Minnesota isn't his long term destination.
3:53 I can't watch anymore. I'm just pissed off that we (Knicks) gave up Donte. The Knicks have a history of trading away great players that end up helping other teams get rings.
I'm pretty sure without Donte, that trade isn't happening. KAT is a very solid team guy, and great in the community. Very unselfish player. We'll miss him in Minny, but I hope he balls out in NYC! Looking forward to seeing how Randle & DiVincenzo mesh with who we've got.
Yall Wolves fans are reaching! He's on his 5th team in 5 years. He had his best year, this past year in New York with former college mates. Don't underestimate how that gave him confidence. He's a solid player but missing piece without Towns?...I don't know guys!
Yes he will be a Star- But you know he’s gonna miss New York! I mean FXXX Randle but I am mourning over the lost of Donte! I mean we had the NovaKnicks in place! Nevertheless The KAT will dominate the Paint like Picasso😂😮
A star? Really lol I love him he’s a good player but come on now … he’s been in the league 7 years and this will be his 5th team stop it lol …again GOOD player but a star is a stretch
I clicked on this video and hit pause immediately. I don’t wanna hear this nonsense. Donte is a good player. He will never be a star. There’s about 90 plus players in the league better than him along with younger guys who will end up better than him. He’s a good role player. A star? That’s ridiculous. 🤣
The Wolves won’t play him like the Knicks did. Secondly you’re not taking into account that Julius Randle didn’t play the entire playoffs. He had to put up those numbers.
So much hate! I'm sorry to see KAT go, he's been great in the community, has overcome a lot of adversity, and he showed class in stepping aside for Ant to become the "alpha Wolf". I'm looking forward to seeing what DiVincenzo & Randle bring to the Wolves. I wish KAT the best in NYC!
Disappointed Knicks fan here. Loved Donte and extremely sad to see him go. Timberwolves fans - you're going to love this guy.
Donte will be great in finchy scheme, dont forget we turned NAW from being below average to being a key part of our run last year, he was keeping us in games with his 3 alone, Donte will thrive in that roll this year
Not many from a few vs Dallas, which is why DD is here.
You really won the trade because of Donte DiVincenzo. This man is the most locked in and intense player I've seen in a long time. Super efficient! This man is a Daaaaawg!!
DiVincenzo had the stuff to play in NYC. Nothing gets in his head!
Key piece of the trade for the MN side. I don't care if he's a star or not, he's going to be a solid as hell rotation player that gives the Wolves some depth that they lost in the offseason.
He won’t start
@@Fortune332 Nope, not unless Ant or Jaden get injured.
@@Fortune332Who did the wolves lose in depth? Anderson was it. They gained the #8 pick and Terrence Shannon Jr is ready made for the NBA. Plus Joe Engles.
@DFWMentor - thank you, was going to post the same. Wolves got deeper in the offseason if anything
@@DFWMentorKyle Andersen, Jordan McLaughlin, Monte morris, KAT
This guy is exactly what we were missing in the Western Conference Finals … the consistent scoring will complement Edwards beautifully. GREAT addition to the Wolves!
What we really needed was a closer.
@@Mono-ni7yuAnt is the closer 💯
I honestly think Donte is the X factor in this trade, don’t forget that the timberwolves biggest problem in the mavs series was scoring down the stretch. They got Dillingham in the draft and now they have a 15ppg sharpshooter. Maybe Kat was a good shooter and it’s a different situation having a big who can space the floor but Donte is probably a better shooter. Wolves already had arguably the best bench in basketball and now it even better but I know we could talk about this forever so I’ll just wait and let the basketball do the talking and hopefully as a wolves fan I’ll be right 😂
As a wolves fan it makes me happy that we finally got some more guards in dillingham and Donte. Now we won’t have to run Mike Conley to death and he can sit out some games😂
Stud!!! Naw and Dante can play together. No worries. Connelly knows his stuff.
Form a Knick fan divo is my favorite player he so good good luck with him
As a Knicks fan. I hope the close out games with him next to Ant. This guy is clutch in money time
He may be 6th man of the year and the reason T-Wolves win the west.
Also, I am not even a MN fan. Truth is truth though.
Becoming one of my new favorite players, he’s just a gamer. Just Makes the right play and plays hard. He should be a starter
As a Knicks fan we are devastated to see him go, he will Light it up in Minnesota
This guy has one of the best contracts in the league. just 35 mil over the next 3 seasons. If the Ant-DDV-Jaden-Naz-Gobert lineup can get their playmaking right they will have no weaknesses. I bet the Bucks are still regretting giving up Divincenzo for a washed Serge Ibaka who did very little for them.
He is the reason I’ve come around to liking this trade.
Long time wolves fan here, I’ve been hyping this guy up ever since he was on the warriors. It’s crazy and amazing that he’s a part of our squad now.
he was the only Knick to show up in game 7 because EVERYONE had an injury, including Jalen and Josh who had been iron men util that game.
I think DDV will make Dillinghams path to success wayyyy easier too...
If you ask me, Donte was the real center piece of this trade, not KAT, not randall. He will do extremely well in Min.
That’s what I’m saying
Heartbroken Knicks fan here, so sad to see Donte go… T-Wolves fans, you’re gonna love him.
He's gonna be what Malik Beasley couldn't for us wolves fans! 😤😤😤
Donte & Naz battling for the 6th man of the year all season gonna be a movie .but wouldn't be shocked if by the playoffs he's starting next to ant in the backcourt especially If conley take a step back in production
Naz maybe starting now.
Naz starting Randle and Donte coming off the bench
I appreciated KAT but felt it was time to feature Naz Reid. Sometimes, particularly in BB, stats don't tell the full story. This was a good trade; TBH...I'd like to see us move Julius Randle for future assets.
If Randle is traded, who takes Naz spot on backups? Miller up to it yet?
@@michaelswenson6599 who knows. Maybe one of the Summer League studs; maybe the guy who replaced Slow Mo (Ingels?). Too many NBA teams get bogged down on the “Big Hat, No Cattle” players. There’s a gross overvaluation of the marquee names. We had a much better flow in those 50 games that KAT was on injured. But in the playoffs, particularly against Dallas, we looked flat and mechanical. I trust the talent evaluation of Tim Connelly.
I'm more excited for Donte than I am for Julius.
Duh😂
Definitely fun to watch! Thanks!
You can tell he made the absolute most out of playing with Stephen Curry through his time in the league.
Absolutely!!!!! We comming for the trophy!
Devincenzo had the 14th most threes ever in a season last year 👀
He along with Naz will be key pieces in the rotation. He will take Slow-mo’s place except he can shoot the 3. Both him and Naz over 40%. Without KAT will be much more floor spacing. KAT will be a monster with the pick and roll in NY.
Dont see him becoming a star but next to ant I think he's the perfect backcourt piece
It's funny bc it looks like he's only getting like 15-20 min a game, same as he would with the Knicks. A nice rotation piece, can give you a 25 pt game here and there but not a star. 3s occasional drive to the rim and improving perimeter D. From a Knicks fan that's what Min is getting.
Donte is one of the best 3 point shooters in the NBA he is not just a ordinary 3 and D player he is the closets thing to a Derrick White you can get.
Knicks just wasted a championship player in Donte. I have a hard time Believing JB even let this happen. Donte got a late pro start after his injury with the Bucks but grew into a star over the last year and he hasn't hit his ceiling. If they don't give him the minutes they should just trade him to someone who will. Warriors would love him to start at 2 with Curry.
Donte, Randle, Naw, Dillingham coming off the bench sounds pretty tough
minnesota is the place to be
He’s going to be modern day Jamal Crawford and fill in his role for the team.
A modern Day Crawford who shows up in the playoffs and can play defense.
Very different player than Crawford
Due to our depleted roster deep into the playoffs last year and the fact that we were playing with rotations heavy into matchups kind of last minute, a lot of these shots divicenzo took were unplanned and he went with the flow. Next year teams are going to start drawing out plays to specifically guard him and well see if he becomes this star. He will be missed in NYC but our teams ceiling has skyrocketed with the addition of KAT. Oh...and we aint done makin moves
As a Timberwolves fan, I love this trade. Never really a fan of KAT
Agreed, KAT was really good but MAN did I hate watching him try to post up. I also hated that our center was standing out at the 3 point line all game. He struggled a lot of the playoffs and he has become injury prone. Wolves win this trade.
Yeah GREAT pickup
A star? I'm sorry, Ant is the starting 2. This is likely Conley's last year as a starting PG. They just drafted Dillingham to learn from Conley and hopefully replace him. Naz is still the 6th man. I don't see how people are saying Randle will come off the bench when he's a 3 time all star? So that makes Dante like the 7th or 8th man in the rotation. NAW is honestly almost as good as Dante. So how is Dante supposed to become a "star" when he will play 20 minutes or less per game?
The flow this team had when KAT was out with that late season injury necessitated this trade. Kat's an excellent offensive player/rebounder, but he wasn't the better "fit" for the explosive/transition game powered by Ant & Co: Naz Reid's DEFINITELY the better fit. The 3 time all-star tag for Randle may or may not be the case going forward (given his injury history)....we'll have to see how he meshes with an up-tempo play style. Either way, Randle's deal is far less restrictive than KAT's. If nothing else this move provides Connelly with the cap space to keep tinkering. I honestly think he'll try and parlay this deal into a play for Ant's favorite player of all time - Kevin Durant...
@@marinz4life It will be interesting to see how many minutes he gets for sure. NAW is already the back up SG but maybe they give NAW minutes at the backup SF spot? Trades can always happen in the future as well but having 2 good back up shooting guards in NAW and Divo is a good problem to have...
NAW can play the 3. Donte takes over the SG. Dillingham the point. Naz can play the 4 or 5, heck he may even start over Julius. Our depth is awesome.
fans gonna love him
Donte & ant 2 man Game will be crazy best thing is he's under contract for multiple years although his addition bad news for naw likely means naw won't have a role at times curious if naw ends up getting traded at some point for more of a sf or pf
Or naw plays the 3 more when Jaden is out.
Dillingham to DD. Randle should be the 6th man. Should be. Who knows what politics will do. But those two and either Naz or Randle is a problem for anyone's 2nd
team.
you’re telling me you think an All-NBA player should come off the bench in his prime? this just shows how slept on Randle has become
@2:18 who provided that besides Ant you ask…? How about NAW and his electric slide. He hit some crazy shots off the dribble the last couple years he just doesn’t take those shots on high volume.
Applaude the trade, they had to move a big salary and KAT was the best option. 283 huh?
Donte is already a star 😃
Steph Curry said Donte can play with anyone. Translation: he adjusts to people and moments. He will make Minnesota better. The STAR hype is just click bait.
As a Knick fan divo well I’m not sure he can become a star. The problem is when divo is hot which is like 30 percent of the time he is Steph curry but when he is cold 70 percent of the time he will shoot the twovles to a lost missing every shot he shoots
Everybody talking about how this gives the Knicks the best starting 5 in the league (maybe, maybe not. They have no depth now) but everybody’s overlooking that now Minnesota has two of the top 3 bench guys in the league. Easily the best top 7
Minny always has a guy like that if nothing else n it was def lacking hopefully he can be a JJ/Beasley/KMart/Mitchell combo
He is,don't forget he won a championship with bucks
donte has the best contract in the league
I don't see where he's getting minutes on the timberwolves squad playing the same position as Antman and NAW. He's going to be a situational piece. I'm not doubting his talent but come on, Minnesota is guard heavy as it is at the 2. Maybe he can play the point but he's better as the 2 guard from everything I've seen. Anthony Edwards already experimented playing the point and it wasn't the prettiest. Having both of them on the court would be great but with no true point in their offense, it creates a lot of issues as seen when Conley wasn't on the floor. Dudes a baller but Minnesota isn't his long term destination.
3:53 I can't watch anymore. I'm just pissed off that we (Knicks) gave up Donte. The Knicks have a history of trading away great players that end up helping other teams get rings.
I'm pretty sure without Donte, that trade isn't happening. KAT is a very solid team guy, and great in the community. Very unselfish player. We'll miss him in Minny, but I hope he balls out in NYC! Looking forward to seeing how Randle & DiVincenzo mesh with who we've got.
Donte is on one of the best contracts in the NBA Idk why the Knicks let him go.
Cant belive warriors did not keep him
Yall Wolves fans are reaching!
He's on his 5th team in 5 years.
He had his best year, this past year in New York with former college mates. Don't underestimate how that gave him confidence.
He's a solid player but missing piece without Towns?...I don't know guys!
Yes he will be a Star- But you know he’s gonna miss New York! I mean FXXX Randle but I am mourning over the lost of Donte! I mean we had the NovaKnicks in place! Nevertheless The KAT will dominate the Paint like Picasso😂😮
He’s playing backup to Anthony Edwards. He may not have much playing time there.
He's definitely playing. He's the main guy the Wolves wanted
Yeah right!
A star? Really lol I love him he’s a good player but come on now … he’s been in the league 7 years and this will be his 5th team stop it lol …again GOOD player but a star is a stretch
A star role player is what he means I'm pretty sure.
I hope Donte plays bad in Minnesota so NY can get him back next season. Sorry I really want to see nova knicks play!
We need a white guy🎉
💯😎
Not a star but I expect him to ball
He has star potential
I know he’s not happy he wanted to be in New York but unfortunately it’s a business
Yeah I'm sure he's pissed about going to a western conference finals team lol
@@dredgtones the fact Is that we both don’t know how he really feels about the trade
@@dredgtonesI would be pissed career year for the Knicks now all your guys playing together without u
Yeah right 💀
Donte will become Don'te and will be traded by December
Kraker he’s just going to be a good role player y’all not that good stop hyping shi up
Completely agree dudes a dog. I didn’t want to see him leave Milwaukee
A star? Lmao more like a nice role player
Relax 😂
I clicked on this video and hit pause immediately. I don’t wanna hear this nonsense. Donte is a good player. He will never be a star. There’s about 90 plus players in the league better than him along with younger guys who will end up better than him. He’s a good role player. A star? That’s ridiculous. 🤣
He’s a stud not a star. Love him here in minny!
@@karlk1004definitely a good player. A nice piece to have on a team. A real contributor. Saying he will be a star is crazy 🤣
A star? Lol, he wont even start.
😂
The Wolves won’t play him like the Knicks did. Secondly you’re not taking into account that Julius Randle didn’t play the entire playoffs.
He had to put up those numbers.
Donte is the key to the trade. Randle is trade bait
Delusional. Donte will get traded again by the trade deadline
bro got the worse takes ever.
Sad Minnesota got him, I hate Minnesota.
So much hate! I'm sorry to see KAT go, he's been great in the community, has overcome a lot of adversity, and he showed class in stepping aside for Ant to become the "alpha Wolf". I'm looking forward to seeing what DiVincenzo & Randle bring to the Wolves. I wish KAT the best in NYC!
You just hate them bc ESPN put it into your head to watch the big market teams and screw the rest. I'm glad that he's here.
Minnesota has been a poverty franchise in flyover county for 2 decades. How can you hate them?