The Timberwolves' plan after becoming one of the most expensive teams in the NBA
The President of Operations for Minnesota confirms that the franchise is in a difficult position and will have to bet on the development of its young players.
Throughout the past few seasons, Minnesota Timberwolves has become one of the best teams in the NBA, but at the expense of also being one of the most expensive in the entire league when it comes to salaries.
In this upcoming 2024/25 season, the Timberwolves will have to deal with the maximum contracts of Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert's almost maximum agreement, and the beginning of Jaden McDaniels' big contract for the next 5 years. All of this points towards the luxury tax.
For this reason, the team's president of operations, Tim Connelly, has explained that Minnesota has a plan to tackle the short-term future that lies ahead of them: "We don't want to put too much on any young player's shoulders, but we're going to put a lot. Obviously, they'll have to prove they've earned those minutes. But where we're at, we've become a quite expensive team, so we're going to have to find some spots for these young guys," Connelly said.
Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr., the "Messiahs"
This directly points to their newly added rookies, Terrence Shannon Jr, and especially Rob Dillingham, who lands in the NBA as one of the most promising prospects of the 2024 Draft. The player is expected to serve as the sixth man, playing minutes when Mike Conley is not on the court.
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El plan de los Timberwolves tras convertirse en uno de los equipos más caros de la NBA
