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Minnesota Timberwolves: The General Manager Game 2.0

By Dylan Jackson

AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones drives the ball in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State Cyclones won 77-60 over the Kansas Jayhawks. (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones drives the ball in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State Cyclones won 77-60 over the Kansas Jayhawks. (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images) /
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have a loaded offseason ahead of them.

The Minnesota Timberwolves want to make a run at the playoffs next season. After acquiring D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley, there still is a lot of work that needs to be done to the roster in order to stand out in a competitive Western Conference.

Finding players to build around Karl-Anthony Towns will be an adventure, though there are clear objectives in doing so:

A)    Finding a power forward that can both shoot from distance and protect the rim.
B)    Obtaining 3-and-D role players from the shooting guard, small forward, and power forward positions.

Gersson Rosas has proven to have a clear vision in mind. After completely overhauling the roster, he should absolutely be trusted in terms of building the franchise further.

RULES OF THE GENERAL MANAGER GAME

  1. The premise of this is to simulate what the Timberwolves’ roster could look like following this coming offseason.
  2. The two main points in the offseason that will be included are the NBA Draft and Free agency.
  3. Only one trade is allowed (and it cannot be far-fetched). If it were any more than that, most of this would seem unreasonable, which is not the point of this article.
  4. The salary cap line of $115 million will be instituted since that is the last available projection.
  5. The luxury tax line will be set at $139 million. Rookie salaries will be included in the final salary cap numbers.
  6. Only 15 players can be on the final roster, plus two additional two-way players.
  7. This simulation is going to be under the assumption that James Johnson accepts his player option.
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