{"id":646802,"date":"2026-05-16T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/646802\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T14:06:11","slug":"timberwolves-rudy-gobert-end-up-on-wrong-side-of-nba-trade-history-after-loss-to-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/646802\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert end up on wrong side of NBA trade history after loss to Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert end up on wrong side of NBA trade history after loss to Spurs<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hot commodities in the NBA market rarely fizzle out fast. When they do, it causes a lot of problems for the star and the team. This is exactly what happened in Game 6 between the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>. It was supposed to be about the battle of Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and Rudy Gobert<\/a> but one of them was not able to produce big numbers.<\/p>\n

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Gobert, Timberwolves end up on wrong side of NBA trade history after loss to Spurs<\/p>\n

After 48 minutes of the painful 139-109 loss, Timberwolves fans were treated to a box score which was more harsh. See, Coach Chris Finch entrusted Rudy Gobert<\/a> to play 22 big minutes to save their season from the Spurs’ wrath. While the veteran big man was on the court for those times, he was barely making an impact.<\/p>\n

Gobert finished the game with zero points after just attempting four shots from the field. He was also not able to register a single block on Victor Wembanyama. In fact, Luke Kornet<\/a> had a game-high four blocks with Wembanyama following it up with three of his own. The role of rim protector for the Timberwolves was delegated to Jade McDaniels and Joan Beringer<\/a>. Even then, they just recorded a block each.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves big man <\/a>did get three rebounds but that was not substantial enough to move the needle. It is largely because the Spurs grabbed 60 rebounds while the Timberwolves only got 29 boards.<\/p>\n

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What made this more difficult for Timberwolves fans? They traded more picks for Gobert more than his total NBA Playoffs points between Game 5 and 6, per StatMuse.<\/a><\/p>\n

Notably, he only scored four points in the span of those two crucial games. The Timberwolves gave up five picks (2023 first-round pick,\u00a02025 first-round pick, 2026 pick swap, 2027 first-round pick, 2029 first-round pick) alongside Malik Beasley<\/a>, Patrick Beverley<\/a>, Walker Kessler<\/a>, Leandro Bolmaro<\/a>, and Jarred Vanderbilt<\/a> to get the big man.<\/p>\n

Yes, Gobert is a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner. But, this failure to show up against the Spurs is going to leave such a bitter taste on the mouths of most fans.<\/p>\n

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