Minnesota Timberwolves rumors tracker, 2020 NBA Draft

There are many, many Timberwolves rumors flying around as the NBA Draft is set to tip Wednesday night.

There are many different avenues that the Minnesota Timberwolves could take regarding their first overall selection.

This tracker locates all of the Timberwolves rumors that will occur leading up until the draft, which is set to begin at 7:00 PM EST (6:00 PM CT).

6:00 PM CT: The Thunder and Timberwolves are engaged in trade talks centered around the 17th overall pick, per Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo.

5:15 PM CT: The Minnesota Timberwolves, barring a ‘blockbuster trade’, is going to hold on to the first overall pick, per the Charlotte Oberserver’s Rick Bonnell. 

5:00 PM CT: The hottest draft rumor currently is that the Charlotte Hornets and Minnesota Timberwolves are in talks to swap first round picks. The Hornets would send Miles Bridges to Minnesota to acquire the first pick, and would use it to select LaMelo Ball, NOT James Wiseman, per Chad Ford. 

8:56 AM CT: The Boston Celtics are attempting to move into the top three picks. It is not known what is / is not on the table in terms of a trade. Report from the New York Times (Marc Stein).

"The Celtics keep searching for trade pathways to get into the top three of tonight’s NBA Draft, league sources say. 10-ish hours left to find one ."

7:59 AM CT: The Minnesota Timberwolves are acting as though they do not want to make a selection at number one. They may select a player and intend to trade them later, per Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman.

"Hearing Timberwolves continue to operate like they do not want to pick at #1. Sources say Minnesota even signaling it could draft for another team—like Wiseman for Charlotte—and hope to figure out a deal later. Sounds like more demand for Wiseman than LaMelo and Edwards."

November 17th: The Minnesota Timberwolves have not made a decision with what they are going to do with the first overall pick – but it is seemingly down to Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, per Sam Vecenie of the Athletic [subscription required].

November 16th: James Wiseman has not interacted much with the Timberwolves. This comes after he refused to work out with Minnesota due to fit issues with he and franchise centerpiece Karl-Anthony Towns.

"“Wiseman: “In terms of talking to them, I haven’t”"

November 13th: Timberwolves maintain interest in Aaron Gordon, per Darren Wolfson.

"“The Wolves had trade interest in Aaron Gordon of Orlando back in February. My sense is that has not changed.”"

November 11th: The Minnesota Timberwolves are attempting to acquire a second lottery pick, per the Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.

"“They’ve had talks with the Hawks for #6. A possible deal could include Jarrett Culver and #17. A number of teams are interested in Atlanta’s #6 pick – the Pelicans and Celtics among them, sources say.”"

November 7th: The Charlotte Hornets may be interested in acquiring the first overall pick in order to select Memphis center James Wiseman, per Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman.

"“However, sources also say the Charlotte Hornets ‘want Wiseman badly,’ a plausible belief given the team’s established backcourt and need for a big man.”"