Minnesota Timberwolves might trade Nikola Pekovic
By Josh Hill
The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to make the playoffs this year to extend a middle finger to Kevin Love, but the team needs help still and that might mean more trades.
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According to Nate Duncan from Basketball Insiders, one player to keep an eye on in potential trades either in the near future or sometime this season, is center Nikola Pekovic.
"Pekovic especially makes it very hard to build a defense when your center does not defend the rim and makes $12 million a year for the next 4 years. It will be interesting to see if they can get positive value for him. I cannot think of a team off the top of my head that is trying to contend and really needs his skillset, so trading him could be tough sledding."
Minnesota wants to make the postseason this year but they may have to settle for it being another year of rebuilding. Pekovic isn’t the worst option in the world, but it’s indeed hard to build a defense around a center who doesn’t defend.
This doesn’t mean a trade is happening, but the Wolves have options and if they want to build a team into a contender, more moves might need to be made.
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