The Timberwolves are pursuing Durant! The key to Edwards joining KD to win the championship is Randle

The tactical board of the Minnesota locker room was full of words "KD7" - the Wolves' management is betting on all the chips, starting the offseason's craziest superstar competition plan‌

Gobert's life-striking bet‌

Nine chips for Giant Towers After the gamble of nine chips for Giant Towers, the Timberwolves fell into a dilemma:

Record pressure‌: The Western Conference Final was crushed by the Thunder Five Storms, exposing the fatal shortcomings of the front line firepower

Asset exhaustion‌: Only 1 first-round pick left before 2030, locking the superstar became the only way out

Durant has become the most realistic goal: a top space forward with a career three-point shooting percentage of 38.8%, perfectly adapting to Gobert's inside squatting system. His indiscriminate singles ability (27.1 points per game) will liberate Edwards' breakthrough space, and his theoretical offensive efficiency can leap to the top three in the league.

Downtown room temptation: Edwards' ultimate ace ‌

Durant's team cares the most about "respect needs", which was met with super specifications in Minnesota:

Edwards publicly called KD "basketball GOAT", and social media showed goodwill many times

McDaniels took the initiative to give up the No. 22 jersey (Durant Nets period number)

Coach Finch promised that "the offensive system rebuilds around KD's waist-single singles"

Comparing the subtle relationship with Booker during the Suns, the Timberwolves' pilgrimage posture hit Durant's emotional weakness.

Randall's option: The key to the life and death gate‌

The core shackles reached for the transaction are salary matching:

Durant's annual salary is 51.1 million next season, and the Timberwolves must give out the equivalent contract

The only solution: Julius Randall executes the 30.3 million player option, and tie McLaughlin (4.6 million) + Minnot (2.8 million) to tie up

If Randall refuses to execute (the probability is 58%), the Wolves need to start Plan B: pull the third-party transaction and take over the Andrew Wiggins contract, but will lose 2 additional second round picks.

Double-edged sword with hidden murderous intent‌

Advantages‌:

Durant + Edwards + Gobert core offensive and defensive efficiency expected‌117.6‌ (exceeded this season’s champion Celtics)

KD playoff experience (158 games) Make up for the shortcomings of Wolves’ young lineup

fatal risk‌:

Durant’s recurrence rate of Achilles tendon and ankle injury is as high as 43%, and he missed 187 games in the past five years

Sending Randle away caused the deep collapse of the fourth position (Reed couldn't take on the heavy responsibility)

Completely lost the draft pick operation space before 2031

Minnesota's Sunset Gambling‌

When Edwards stopped Durant in the player channel and said, "I'll wait for you to teach me to turn and jump shot", a flash of moments flashed in KD's eyes; and when Randle's agent's phone rang out the request for "Please execute option", the night in Minneapolis was swallowing the last ray of afterglow. The cruelty of this deal lies in the fact that the Timberwolves bet on the ultimate goal of the future, but the chips are Durant's 37-year-old body and Randle's career. If successful, the target center dome will engrave the prologue of the new dynasty; if it fails, another wreck of ambition will be sunk under the frozen lake in Minnesota.