The Minnesota Timberwolves might be some of the costly groups within the NBA this season. With Karl-Anthony Cities and Anthony Edwards on most contracts, Rudy Gobert on a near-max deal and Jaden McDaniels beginning a five-year extension, Minnesota is in uncharted territory with staff wage and the posh tax.
Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly stated that makes creating the staff’s younger gamers that rather more vital. Rookies Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. are going to should be elements for the Wolves, in keeping with Connelly.
“We don’t wish to put an excessive amount of on any younger man’s shoulders, however we’re gonna put so much on their shoulders. Clearly, they’re going to should show they’ve earned these minutes. However the place we’re, we’ve turn into a reasonably costly staff, so we’re going to have to seek out some spots for these younger guys,” Connelly stated. “We all know it’s not at all times going to be fairly, however most significantly they purchase into [Wolves head coach Chris Finch] … We’re not anticipating perfection, we’re simply anticipating a dedication to do issues the way in which we do them.”
Minnesota traded into the lottery to draft Dillingham with the eighth total decide within the 2024 NBA Draft. Shannon was chosen with the twenty seventh decide of the primary spherical.
Dillingham is projected because the Wolves level guard of the longer term and can see minutes as Mike Conley’s backup this season. Shannon ought to add wing depth behind Edwards and McDaniels.
