Minnesota Timberwolves: A comparable future outlook to the 76ers
By Ben Beecken
Future Assets
The Timberwolves don’t owe any first round picks in the future and are plus-one when it comes to second-rounders, owing their second in 2019 but getting back one Miami. They also have one coming their way in 2022 from Philly as part of the Butler trade.
The Sixers, on the other hand, have their pick in 2019 but owe their 2020 and 2021 picks to the Clippers as part of the Harris trade. They do have a 2020 first-rounder coming their way from Oklahoma City, but overall, their draft pick situation is less favorable than the Wolves’.
The Wolves also have promising rookie Josh Okogie, while the Sixers sent Shamet out in the Harris trade. They still have another 2018 first-round pick in the fold in Zhaire Smith, although Smith sat out for much of the season due to injury/illness.
Certainly, the Sixers are in a better spot when it comes to paying Simmons over the Wolves paying Wiggins, plus the Wolves have Gorgui Dieng with another two years of big money on his contract.
The teams will have similar cap space this summer once the Wolves renounce the likes of Gibson and Bayless, but the Sixers have a slight edge in that area.
That means that when it comes to future assets, these teams essentially play to a draw.