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Minnesota Timberwolves: The General Manager Game

By Dylan Jackson

Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 06: Shaquille Harrison Justin Holiday at the United Center on March 06, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The Pacers defeated the Bulls 108-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 06: Shaquille Harrison Justin Holiday at the United Center on March 06, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The Pacers defeated the Bulls 108-102. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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After James Johnson accepts his player option, the Timberwolves will not have much salary cap room. Following the NBA Draft and bringing back three restricted free agents, Minnesota will be in the negative already.

The salary cap line is around $115 million with the luxury tax at $139 million. The Minnesota Timberwolves sit at $127M with 17 players on the current roster. Since they were temporarily under the salary cap threshold before RFAs were re-signed, the Timberwolves only qualify for the room exception (worth about $5 million per year up to two years). Minnesota also gets a bi-annual exception worth $3.6 million per year for up to two years. They cannot be combined and used on the same player.

Using the room exception, Justin Holiday is going to be the first player signed by the Timberwolves. He completes a solid wing rotation and is another two-way player that can get on the floor in the playoffs. Holiday, while he is not a starter, would help the Timberwolves get better on both ends of the floor. He signs for two-years, $9 million with the second year being only partially guaranteed. The Wolves now sit at $131.5 million, just nine million under the luxury tax threshold.

With the bi-annual exception, Minnesota brings in Marvin Williams on a one-year, $3 million contract. Williams brings spacing and provides versatile defense from the power forward spot. He would pair well with Towns and was a solid contributor for the Hornets and Bucks before the 2019-20 season came to a stop.

Updated Roster:

PG: Ball, McLaughlin

SG: Russell, Beasley, Culver, Nowell*

SF: Okogie, Bey, Holiday, Evans

PF: Johnson, Hernangomez, Layman, Williams Vanderbilt*

C: Towns, Smith, Reid*, Spellman

(19 players total)

*Non-guaranteed contract

Total team payroll: $134.5 million

Luxury tax line: $139 million

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