Overview
- The Timberwolves traveled to Paris on Monday and the healthy players posed for a team photo at the Eiffel Tower that Rudy Gobert posted on his social accounts.
- Anthony Edwards led the visit and was captured joking on Gobert’s Instagram story while players used the trip as a hands-on bonding exercise.
- The outing follows Minnesota’s high-profile trade for point guard LaMelo Ball this summer and is intended to help integrate the new Edwards–Ball backcourt.
- Coverage and commentators have amplified optimism about the pairing but also flagged concrete risks such as Ball’s injury history, defensive fit concerns, and the team’s reduced frontcourt depth and roster flexibility.
- The trip builds on Edwards’ past calls for offseason togetherness and sets a clear watch point for training camp chemistry, Gobert’s role as a stabilizing interior presence, and how the roster changes affect Minnesota’s title chances.