Minnesota Timberwolves: 5 reasons they don’t want the first pick

1. Too many talented players

This may seem like a good problem to have but it can create a complicated and messy situation as well.

As it stands already, the Minnesota Timberwolves may not have enough money to pay the current players on their roster.

Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, and Karl-Anthony Towns are each likely to demand maximum contract extensions from the Wolves. Wiggins and LaVine are eligible for extensions this summer.

My guess is that Wiggins for sure will sign an extension and the Wolves and LaVine may wait until next year so they can continue to gather information on how his recovery is coming along.

More than likely there will be an odd man out between Wiggins, LaVine, and Towns. It is extremely difficult for any team to pay three players max or near max money and try to fill out the roster. None the less a team who finished 29th in attendance last season.

If Minnesota was to add the number one overall pick to the mix, it would create another problem that Tom Thibodeau and the Wolves may not be equipped to handle.

Minnesota would then have four big mouths to feed and not nearly the amount of resources to meet that demand. Both on the basketball court and off it.

On the court, the Wolves would add yet another big-time player who needs the ball in his hands to thrive and be happy.

Off the court, they would add another player who, if everything went according to plan, would sign a maximum extension four years down the road.

Whether with the Minnesota Timberwolves or not.

Someone would come out of the fray unhappy.