5 offseason needs for the Minnesota Timberwolves

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3. Clear cap space, somehow

As of right now, the Timberwolves are up against it financially. Via Spotrac, they are in negative territory in practical cap space with a bit more flexibility ($19.5 million) under the luxury tax threshold. It was a no-brainer for point guard Jeff Teague to pick up his $19 million option for next season, but it also put Minnesota in a tougher circumstance then they might have otherwise been.

Andrew Wiggins’ max deal is going to linger as a bad contract, with the Timberwolves surely having to add a first-round pick to unload it to a team with the cap space to take it on at any point. Offloading Gorgui Dieng ($33.5 million over the next two seasons) has been a good idea practically since he signed his bloated contract, and some other teams may still have an idea he can do more in a bigger role Thibodeau particularly never gave him. Teague, and his now expiring deal, could become a trade chip to free up some money this offseason.

Minnesota’s next president of basketball operations will have some immediate imagination to find cap space this summer, and perhaps find a sucker team willing to take on a bad contract. Otherwise, the 2019-20 Timberwolves’ squad will look remarkably similar to 2018-19’s.

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