Minnesota Timberwolves: The General Manager Game

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FINAL RECAP

After a draft in which three impact players were taken, a restricted free agency which brought back three rotation players, and a massive trade that tremendously helps the overall defense of the team, the Timberwolves have a roster that is ready to contend as soon as the NBA tips off for 2020-21.

Final Roster:

PG: Ball, McLaughlin

SG: Russell, Beasley

SF: Okogie, Bey, Holiday, Evans

PF: Turner, Hernangomez, Layman, Williams

C: Towns, Smith, Reid*

(15 total players, Jaylen Nowell and Jarred Vanderbilt waived)

*Non-guaranteed contract

Team payroll: ~$130 million ($15M above the cap, $9M below the tax)

Full Transaction List:

Drafted G LaMelo Ball with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft.
Drafted W/F Saddiq Bey with the 16th overall pick in the NBA Draft.
Drafted F/C Jalen Smith with the 33rd overall pick in the NBA Draft
Re-signed Jordan McLaughlin to a two-year, $10 million deal.
Re-signed Malik Beasley to a four-year, $60 million deal.
Brought back Juan Hernangomez on a qualifying offer.
Signed Justin Holiday to a two-year, $9 million deal using the room exception.
Signed Marvin Williams to a one-year, $3 million deal using the bi-annual exception.
Traded Jarrett Culver, James Johnson, Omari Spellman, and a 2023 first-round pick to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Myles Turner.

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