Timberwolves' $9 million lockdown guard predicted to be dealt in trade with Nets

The Minnesota Timberwolves were 1 of the astonishment teams past season.

They reached the Western Conference Finals aft sweeping the Phoenix Suns successful the archetypal circular and knocking retired the Denver Nuggets, the 2023 champions who were going for a repeat. The Timberwolves mislaid to the Dallas Mavericks, who went connected to look Boston successful the NBA Finals.

This season, the Timberwolves are having a hard clip establishing themselves. They person a grounds of 8-10 and are 12th successful the West. Their star, Anthony Edwards, precocious called retired his team, referring to them arsenic "soft."

Minnesota traded Karl-Anthony Towns during the offseason successful a woody with the New York Knicks. At this point, their determination to determination the four-time All-Star is questionable. The Timberwolves request to marque immoderate adjustments if they privation to prevention their play and stay a contender successful the West.

FanSided projected a woody to assistance Minnesota close the ship. In a commercialized with the Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota gives up Leonard Miller, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and aggregate second-round picks successful speech for Cam Thomas and Shake Milton. The Timberwolves person a high-scoring defender that is averaging 24.7 points. As acold arsenic the summation of Milton, helium tin supply immoderate discourtesy and depth. When his fig is called, chances are helium volition beryllium ready.

The Timberwolves person a changeable astatine acquiring Thomas, but they person competition. The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to ascent the East, and the 23-year-old defender could enactment them implicit the top. If Minnesota wants to boost their discourtesy and springiness Edwards immoderate help, Thomas is an enactment worthy considering. Brooklyn volition beryllium consenting commercialized partners, arsenic respective players, including their starring scorer, are disposable successful immoderate imaginable trades.

Minnesota wants to support Edwards happy, and adding different scorer is the mode to go.

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