Carson Wegner

[Chris Hine @ChristopherHine]

An observation about NBA chit chat ... there's a 24-year-old All-Star taken high in the 2020 draft who has three years left on a 5-year max contract. His team hasn't made the playoffs in his career, but we don't hear anything about LaMelo Ball wanting out.

[Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA]

If the Wolves were able to have a cap space team (maybe Brooklyn or Chicago) absorb Julius Randle's contract next season ($33M), that would open up three interesting roster building tools I want to highlight.

I think this is relevant because the Wolves front office has a history of kind of stringing together transactions -- even over the course of multiple transaction windows (offseason and trade deadline).

The Randle trade would be Randle + draft compensation for say Brooklyn to absorb the contract
- maybe: Randle + No. 28 for a future 2nd
(Adjust compensation as you see fit. Not the point of this exercise. Obviously if this would cost a bunch, they wouldn't do it. Or maybe they'd have to move to using Gobert's salary as the salary moved into another team's cap space.)

Shedding Randle's salary would drop the Wolves well below the *1st* apron (about $52M). And while beneath the 1st apron, the Wolves would open up the ability to three additional roster building tools for spending that $52M... (If Ayo Dosunmu were to sign for $17M, that would be $35M in room below the 1st apron. And need to make sure to get the roster to 14 players.)

1. The non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($15M)
- The "big MLE" is a $15M gift card for teams to spend above the salary cap but below the 1st apron. So if the Wolves were to use this, they would be hard-capped at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron). If a team is over the 1st apron, they only have access to the taxpayer or "mini MLE", which is $6M next season
- Could go out and sign a free agent for up to $15M in starting salary
- Could also use this $15M as a trade exception and trade for a player who makes up to $15M

2. The trade exception generated in the Mike Conley salary dump trade to Chicago ($10.77M)
- A trade exception allows a team to trade for a player without sending back matching salary for up to the amount of the trade exception
- So with access to this trade exception, the Wolves could trade for a player making up to $10.77M
- Using a trade exception also hard caps a team at the 1st apron ($13M below 2nd apron)

3. Making a Randle trade to a team who absorbs his contract into cap space would also create another trade exception (up to $33M)
- The size of that trade exception would be Randle's $33M, minus whatever the Wolves took back in the trade
- Might not need that for spending this summer. But doesn't expire for 365 days.

The downside of working below the 1st apron as opposed to the 2nd apron is it restricts overall spending power by $13M -- because that's the gap between the two aprons.

[Я @LJJM__]

And we know who you are David

[Dustin @Dust_Vikings]

MOVE OUT OF DJACKS WAY

[The Twins Almanac @TwinsAlmanac]

This was 21 months ago.

[DanHayesMLB @DanHayesMLB]

Said one #MNTwins player: "Now no one wants to stay if they are selling like this."

[Aaron Gleeman @AaronGleeman]

I'd like to nominate this for Understatement of the Year. https://t.co/uLOBD2X8Kp

[The Lead @TheLeadSM]

Most career 40-point games among active players under 24 years old:

19 - Anthony Edwards
9 - Cam Thomas
9 - Jalen Green
6 - Paolo Banchero
6 - Tyrese Maxey
4 - Wemby
4 - Cade Cunningham

[Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA]

Today's show w/ @AROD, @MarcLore + @KyleTheige

- Reflecting on the last year and long process
- Avoiding new owner syndrome
- The responsibility that comes with owning a team that has Anthony Edwards
- Paying the luxury tax and investing in the organization
- Changes to the organization and what's next

YouTube: https://t.co/QlkbDQNK5Y
Spotify: https://t.co/mgQvHFGY9d
iTunes: https://t.co/jcpdukwHxs

[Carson Wegner @CarsonWegner]

If you have to turn the comments off on this, something must not be right.

[DanHayesMLB @DanHayesMLB]

Sources: Not only is manager Rocco Baldelli's job not in jeopardy, the #MNTwins also acknowledged they exercised his 2026 club option.
https://t.co/dCSIxqdTsQ

[Wilder Adams @whatsontapnba]

Tim Connelly could burn my house to the ground and I’d assume he had a good reason for it. Whatever he does with the KD situation, he’s earned my trust

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

I don’t want to repost this stat line but morally I have to

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Put On A Masterclass In Being The Most Unwatchable NBA Super Star Perhaps Ever https://t.co/PiNXk2Qkso

[The Daily Wolves @TheDailyWolves]

I swapped out the song and slightly tweaked the video

[Paul Lambert @MeatSauce1]

Pelicans trade Davis to LA… Rewarded with number 1 pick.
Mavericks trade Luka to LA …. Rewarded with number 1 pick.

[Kalshi Football @KalshiFB]

This ESPN was PEAK >>>

[MNMuse @_MNMuse]

LeBron tried, Luka Cried, Shannon lied, Wolves in 5

[Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA]

The Lakers have a bench?!

[Parker Fox @Parkerfox24]

Back to Back wins at Target Center. Atmosphere in here was absolutely unbelievable. Probably one of the best basketball games I’ve ever watched. Win and advance game 5 in LA on Wednesday. @Timberwolves @KFAN1003 🐺

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

oh yes.