The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and for Timberwolves fans, there was plenty of smoke in the days leading up to the deadline. We heard whispers of franchise-altering swings, the kind of rumors that send fans deep into Photoshop mockups and cap-sheet rabbit holes. But when the dust settled, Tim Connelly resisted the urge to light the league on fire and instead opted for a pragmatic, understated set of moves designed to stabilize the roster rather than detonate it. No Giannis. No seismic shake-up. Just a calculated reshuffling aimed squarely at the team’s most persistent flaw: the point guard position. Whether that restraint ends up looking savvy or timid will be answered in April and May, but for now, this is the group Minnesota is riding with into the stretch run.
Here’s a summary of where things stand for the team after the NBA trade deadline:
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The players the Timberwolves acquired:
Ayo Dosunmo – Guard (fron Chicago)
Julian Phillips – Forward (from Chicago)
The picks and players the Timberwolves sent out:
2026 second-round pick (least favorable of Nuggets and Warriors)
2027 second-round pick (via Cavaliers)
2031 second-round pick (most favorable of Timberwolves and Warriors)
2032 second-round pick (most favorable of Suns and Rockets)
The new, full Timberwolves rosterTimberwolves draft picks remaining
2026 1st Round – Own: SAS will receive the more favorable of its 2026 1st round pick and ATL’s 2026 1st round pick; UTA will receive the most favorable of its 2026 1st round pick protected for selections 9-30, MIN’s 2026 1st round pick and CLE’s 2026 1st round pick; MIN will receive the less favorable of its pick and the UTA pick if conveyable.
2026 2nd Round – IND/MIA/SAS Swap: ATL will receive the less favorable of (1) BOS’s 2026 2nd round pick and (2) the more favorable of IND’s 2026 2nd round pick and MIA’s 2026 2nd round pick and MEM will receive the most favorable of the three; SAS will receive the more favorable of (1) its 2026 2nd round pick and (2) the less favorable of the IND pick and the MIA pick and MIN will receive the least favorable of the three; MEM may convey the pick it receives to BKN and instead receive LAC if more favorable (see MEM incoming) (via MIA to IND to MIL; via MEM’ right to swap IND or MIA for BOS; via BOS to ATL; via SAS’s right to swap for IND or MIA; via IND to MIN)
2030 1st Round – Own: SAS will receive the most / more favorable of its 2030 1st round pick, DAL’ 2030 1st round pick and MIN’s 2030 1st round pick protected for selection 1; DAL will receive the less favorable of its pick and the SAS pick; MIN will receive the less favorable of (1) its pick and (2) the more favorable of the SAS pick and the DAL pick
2030 2nd Round – MEM: Protected 31-50
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