The Utah Jazz have traded big man Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that includes five players and multiple first-round picks.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Minnesota is sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and four first-round picks to the Jazz for Gobert.
Minnesota is sending its 2023, 2025 and 2027 picks unprotected and a top-5 protected 2029 pick to Utah, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/fz3wxKJT0D
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2022
With Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert in the roster, the Timberwolves are emerging as title contenders. Gobert still has four years and 169,7M left in his current contract.
For their part, the Jazz parted ways with one of the two superstars they had in the roster, while the other (Donovan Mitchell) could also get traded this offseason.
The Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2022
