Kevin Durant went on The Bill Simmons Podcast to discuss many basketball-related moves made in the NBA, one of them, the resurgence of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the acquisitions they made throughout this summer.

While getting an All-Star like Jimmy Butler and other key components like Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Jamal Crawford make them a much more prominent team in the Western Conference on paper, the Golden State Warriors wing expects some sacrifices to be made.

The Finals MVP broke down each of the moving components making up this team, going back and forth with Simmons about the workings of a successful equation in Minnesota (via The Ringer).

RECOMMENDED (Article Continues Below)
Stephen Curry, Warriors, Curry Warriors, NBA playoffs, Curry clutch

Jackson Stone ·

Kevin Durant of the Suns spoke out about the team's mission going forward.

Nick Meyer ·

Warriors' Stephen Curry with Clutch Player of the Year award

Brett Siegel ·

“Durant: So let’s go down the line with that. Now Teague. Can’t really shoot that well but he can play. He need the ball though. And Jimmy. He can shoot it, but he need a rhythm so he need the ball, too. Wiggins: He the same way. He need the ball. They can all score. They all good, but somebody gotta give up something. Whoever give up the most —

Simmons: Blog headline tomorrow: “KD doesn’t believe in Timberwolves.”

Durant: I’m just telling you what everybody else knows.

Simmons: I’m just talking [about] what the internet does.

Durant: Didn’t I just point out their games though? Am I right about their games?

Simmons: You’re right; somebody is going to have to sacrifice

Durant: I’m just saying somebody will have to give up something in their games in order for it to work, and I believe that they will. But Towns needs to be the guy that they get the ball to, I think, because he’s so good. Jimmy needs to be facilitating. Wiggins is going to be the guy [when] you need a basket; he’s going to be the finisher. I think. If I was coaching the team on 2K that’s how I would play it.”

There's truth in Durant's comments, but the one thing missing from his strategy is the presence of Tom Thibodeau as the head coach, a veteran leader that has been able to glue together teams, whether it was with the Chicago Bulls or with Team USA. Thibodeau also hand-picked the pieces coming to the Twin Cities this summer, making it a much easier to arrange over the course of the season.