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Minnesota Timberwolves Want An Alpha, Kevin Durant Is The Top Target<\/a> originally appeared on Fadeaway World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following a bitter defeat in the Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> are on the market for some serious upgrades, and they already have a few names in mind. One of their primary targets is NBA veteran Kevin Durant<\/a>, who is rumored to be splitting from the Suns this summer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Timberwolves need another \u2018alpha\u2019 next to Edwards to win it all, which is why sources told Hoops Wire that Minnesota is expected to pursue a Durant trade again this offseason,” wrote Hoops Wire<\/a>. “A future Hall of Famer, Durant doesn\u2019t have a no-trade clause in his contract, but he\u2019s interested in playing for the Timberwolves, sources said.”<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves are fresh off an appearance in the Western Conference Finals, where they earned a spot for the second straight year after series wins over the Lakers and Warriors. After trading their longtime center, Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>, back in October, Minnesota hoped to build on its early success by pairing Edwards with Julius Randle.<\/p>\n

Randle, along with Rudy Gobert<\/a>, formed a tough and versatile frontcourt for the Timberwolves, and Edwards was the leader on the other end with averages of 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 44.7% shooting. They won 49 games in the regular season to secure the sixth seed and a spot in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

While they did manage to make the West Finals, the Timberwolves were hopelessly lost in the series<\/a> as they struggled to keep up with the Thunder. They lost in five games, and now the team is searching for a solution.<\/p>\n

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With limited options for improvement, the best way to improve their standing in the West next season is by trading for Kevin Durant<\/a> and finally pairing Edwards with his childhood idol<\/a>. With the Suns on the brink of collapse, it has made Durant a primary target this summer, and the Wolves are expected to be among his most aggressive suitors.<\/p>\n

Besides Edwards’ notoriously close relationship with the 2x champion, Durant is exactly the type of player who could complete the Timberwolves. He’s a proven scorer and shooter with an average of 26.6 points per game this season. His offensive skill set would provide a much-needed boost for Minnesota, as well as give them another closer to lead them down the stretch.<\/p>\n

While the price for Durant would be high, the Timberwolves could get it done with a package centered around Rudy Gobert. Despite being the heart of their defense, the Timberwolves already have a very worthy big man to step into his role: Naz Reid. With Gobert’s $43 million contract, along with low-level salary players like Rob Dillingham or Leonard Miller. Of course, being a second-apron team, the Timberwolves are somewhat limited in their trade options, but there is no expense they will not pay to build a title contender around Edwards.<\/p>\n

After leading them to back-to-back trips to the West Finals, Ant is the key to their future success, and the Timberwolves must find a way to get him the help he needs on the court. While he may not be in his prime, Kevin Durant is a viable choice to chase a championship, and the word on the street is that he’s feeling a mutual level of interest in joining them this summer. The 2025-26 season is currently the last one on his contract, worth $54.7 million.<\/p>\n

Related: Anthony Edwards Defends Kevin Durant From Claims Of Bad Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World<\/a> on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minnesota Timberwolves Want An Alpha, Kevin Durant Is The Top Target originally appeared on Fadeaway World. Following a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[7,515,376,563,938,14489,307,152,3954,520,6,977,373,604,308,255,3460],"class_list":{"0":"post-67412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-timberwolves","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-edwards","10":"tag-julius-randle","11":"tag-karl-anthony-towns","12":"tag-kevin-durant","13":"tag-leonard-miller","14":"tag-minnesota","15":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","16":"tag-minnesotatimberwolves","17":"tag-naz-reid","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-rob-dillingham","20":"tag-rudy-gobert","21":"tag-suns","22":"tag-timberwolves","23":"tag-warriors","24":"tag-western-conference-finals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114600286824137576","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67412","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=67412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}