Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 intriguing trade targets

Juancho Hernangomez

Juancho Hernangomez checks a lot of the same boxes as Malik Beasley as Denver just has too many good players on their roster to get everyone decent playing time.

Juancho is a different type of player than Beasley as he fits more of a stretch-four mold while Malik makes more sense as a two or a three, but that makes Hernangomez an even better fit for the Wolves’ current roster.

Minnesota has done a good job of acquiring wing players with limited resources since Rosas took over, but most of the players he has brought in struggle when they’re forced to play up a position.

Playing Robert Covington at power forward has been a struggle for the Wolves all year long, and RoCo would be able to play his more natural small forward position more often if Minnesota was able to trade for Hernangomez.

Juancho is a streaky outside shooter, but he’s made 36.5% or more of his three-point attempts in two of his four NBA seasons and I think he would become a consistent shooter if given more consistent minutes.

At 6-foot-9 and 220 pounds, Hernangomez also has the ability to bang with some of the league’s bigger power forwards in the post where Covington (6-foot-7, 211 pounds) has really struggled this season.

Juancho just turned 24 years old, so he’s a piece that could help the Wolves win right now and play an important role on the team for years to come.

With the Nuggets’ depth they have plenty of players who could be available in a trade, and both Beasley and Hernangomez would be good fits in Minnesota for a reasonable price.