The Golden State Warriors had a busy summer, regardless of the conclusion of the offseason. Throughout the offseason, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. displayed his persistence. He made a concentrated effort to acquire Paul George and inquired about Lauri Markkanen's availability. In a recent report, the Warriors also "had a conversation" with the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns.
According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, a brief moment of interest was aimed at Anthony Towns during the offseason.
An excerpt from Slater's story: "In the last couple of months, the Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves had a conversation about Karl Anthony-Towns, league sources said, but it didn't go anywhere. The Timberwolves targeted a specific package from the New York Knicks that the Warriors didn't possess."
The Warriors had the contracts to match and a few picks to include, but the Timberwolves didn't want a package that would significantly set them back in the present.
Minnesota ended up with Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a heavily protected future first-round pick from the Detroit Pistons. Frankly, the Knicks have the better package for Towns, as now the Timberwolves have the financial flexibility to build around Anthony Edwards and add depth with the addition of DiVincenzo.
While Towns would have raised the floor for the Warriors, he'd do nothing for the team's ceiling. For a team looking to win a championship, inserting a player who would help in the regular season only to fall flat in the postseason doesn't bode well for a Stephen Curry-led roster.
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Considering the Warriors' bare cabinet of assets and the Timberwolves' expectations for a trade haul for Towns, the conversation must have lasted a New York minute.