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by Patrick J | September 13, 2016 · 3:56 PM

INBOX: Thoughts on Kris Dunn’s Upcoming Rookie Season

Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn’s rookie peers recently selected him as “most likely to win NBA Rookie of the Year.” Yes, that sounds a lot like a high-school yearbook superlative.

Believe it or not, the superlatives do not always reveal the truth: the 2015-16 equivalent was 76ers big man Jahlil Okafor, who had all kinds of times. But he was not nearly as good as Karl Towns.

So, what have we got here? Much ado about nothing? Or does Dunn’s selection (probably) portend special things for his career? It’s early, but it’s the internet. So why not discuss? We discuss some initial thoughts on Kris Dunn below the fold.

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by Andy Grimsrud | June 26, 2016 · 10:26 AM

The Rubio Referendum

This was me, a week ago, after reading some mocks and predictions that had the Wolves selecting either a point guard (Kris Dunn) or a shooting guard (Jamal Murray) with the fifth pick in the draft:

Not all that exciting a draft for Wolves… but if they go with Dunn or Murray, the obvious implications for Rubio/LaVine are interesting.

— Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) June 18, 2016

“I guess Ricky’s not this team’s point guard of the future,” is a pretty big news item, if nothing else.

— Punch-Drunk Wolves (@PDWolves) June 18, 2016

Right around the time that the Wolves selection of Dunn was announced on Thursday night, Woj crystallized my earlier sentiment with this:

Minnesota has been shopping Ricky Rubio throughout the week. His future in Minnesota is likely coming to an end.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 24, 2016

These intertwined pieces of important Timberwolves information hit us like a 1-2 punch; leaving Timberwolves Nation collectively… well, perhaps a little bit “punch drunk,” in the 48 hours that followed. On Twitter, I think I pretty much observed the gamut of “takes.”

“This doesn’t necessarily mean Rubio is gone. Maybe they can play together.”

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