
It was shocking when the Timberwolves traded D’Angelo Russell, but it made sense for the front office to target Mike Conley.
Russell was only 26 years old when Minnesota traded him for Conley — a 35-year-old NBA veteran — and shooting a career-high 39.1 percent on 3-pointers before the trade. But Russell was never a natural fit as the point guard to maximize the output from big man Rudy Gobert.