{"id":231426,"date":"2025-08-15T01:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/231426\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T01:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T01:55:10","slug":"timberwolves-considering-several-players-for-final-roster-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/231426\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves Considering Several Players for Final Roster Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NBA-Minnesota-Timberwolves-at-Portland-Trail-Blazers-24749466.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Minnesota Timberwolves\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>Credit: Soobum Im-Imagn Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Aside from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/minnesota-timberwolves\/schedule-reveal-asmr-hydraulic-press\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday\u2019s awesome schedule release<\/a>, all has been quiet on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/category\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>\u2018 shores. That could be changing soon. <\/p>\n<p>A playmaker to facilitate and get Anthony Edwards off the ball more makes a good amount of sense. So far the straightforward answer hasn\u2019t been found.<\/p>\n<p>Timberwolves president Tim Connelly knows he has one final roster spot to fill before the season tips off. We\u2019ve seen the Timberwolves sometimes leave that roster spot open, either to save money and\/or to maintain trade flexibility throughout the season. <\/p>\n<p>What about a guard for the MN Timberwolves though?<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the Minnesota Timberwolves don\u2019t have to fill the vacant roster spot, which would give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/minnesota-timberwolves\/johnny-juzang-signed-free-agent-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent signings such as Johnny Juzang<\/a> a better chance of turning in his training camp offer into a real gig. However, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6536869\/2025\/08\/14\/timberwolves-roster-preview-mike-conley-anthony-edwards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic\u2019s Jon Krawczynski<\/a>, the Timberwolves are considering a quartet of players for that highly desirable final roster spot.<\/p>\n<p>The four names up for consideration are Malcolm Brogdon, Cam Payne, Landry Shamet, and Bones Hyland. Of course, Hyland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/minnesota-timberwolves\/minnesota-timberwolves-news\/timberwolves-reward-jaylen-clark-sign-bones-hyland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closed out last season<\/a> with the Timberwolves, and Krawczynski\u2019s reporting suggests he\u2019s the \u201cfrontrunner\u201d to get the final spot again this year too.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolves have looked into several candidates for the spot, including Malcolm Brogdon, Cam Payne and Landry Shamet, league sources told\u00a0The Athletic. However, all indications are that Bones Hyland is the front-runner to get that final spot, league sources said. Hyland signed a two-way contract with the Wolves in February, played briefly in Iowa and spent the rest of his time with the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6536869\/2025\/08\/14\/timberwolves-roster-preview-mike-conley-anthony-edwards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the final decision has yet to be made, it\u2019s clear that the MN Timberwolves are still hunting for another guard to bolster their depth behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/mike-conley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Conley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/rob-dillingham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Dillingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/minnesota-timberwolves\/malik-beasley-evicted-from-apartment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former MN Timberwolves Player Evicted from Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hyland was only with the Timberwolves on a two-way contract last season, which is the same type Naz Reid was initially signed to. Hyland made a strong impression while with the Iowa Wolves last season; perhaps the former Denver Nuggets player\u2019s next chapter sees him make an impact in Minnesota too. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/bones-hyland\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bones Hyland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/cam-payne\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Payne<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/landry-shamet\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Landry Shamet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/tag\/malcolm-brogdon\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malcolm Brogdon<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories\">More About:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotasportsfan.com\/category\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Soobum Im-Imagn Images Aside from Thursday\u2019s awesome schedule release, all has been quiet on the Minnesota Timberwolves\u2018&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[7,7291,11816,4988,2729,307,152,3954,6,308],"class_list":{"0":"post-231426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-timberwolves","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bones-hyland","10":"tag-cam-payne","11":"tag-landry-shamet","12":"tag-malcolm-brogdon","13":"tag-minnesota","14":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","15":"tag-minnesotatimberwolves","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-timberwolves"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115030296161833204","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}