When the Timberwolves traded for Rudy Gobert, it had a significant tangential effect on Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels.
The trade for Gobert was a push-all-your-chips-in kind of move to get deep into the playoffs. That meant early in their careers, Edwards, now 22, and McDaniels, 23, would get to play a lot of high-leverage basketball that could benefit them as they reach the peak of their careers.
But that was also one of the flaws with the trade: It might have asked Edwards and McDaniels to play mature, veteran-style basketball on a night-in, night-out basis a little faster than they might be capable of doing.