Does this proposed Timberwolves trade for Kyle Lowy solve anything?

Building out Timberwolves’ swap of Russell and Lowry

Kyle Lowry hasn’t had the impact on the Miami Heat that the team hoped for, but he still brings a lot to the table and has championship experience that the current Timberwolves roster can’t claim. He is under contract for another season, which means the Wolves would get a year and a half to evaluate his fit alongside Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Here’s what a deal could look like:

D’Angelo Russell makes slightly more than Lowry, so this deal also brings back Dewayne Dedmon to balance things out. He can serve as center insurance while Karl-Anthony Towns is out, or he can be waived to seek a new team on the buyout market.

For the Miami Heat, doing this deal means getting younger and finding another starter who lines up with the Tyler Herro / Bam Adebayo timeline. Russell is on an expiring contract, so the Heat would have the flexibility to either re-sign him or let him walk and use the cap flexibility elsewhere. Having cap space in Miami is a very different proposition than having it in Minnesota.