{"id":823922,"date":"2026-08-30T06:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/823922\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:51:34","slug":"timberwolves-waive-john-konchar-hoops-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/823922\/","title":{"rendered":"Timberwolves Waive John Konchar | Hoops Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As expected, the Timberwolves have waived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/konchjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-29_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Konchar<\/a>, the team announced Saturday night in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/timberwolves\/news\/timberwolves-waive-forward-john-konchar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/john-konchar-jazz-vertical-scaled-e1788054405988-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-489088 alignright\"  \/>The 30-year-old forward was acquired from Utah earlier in the day in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2026\/08\/timberwolves-to-trade-josh-green-to-jazz.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">trade<\/a> designed to clear enough cap space for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2026\/08\/jonathan-kuminga-agrees-to-two-year-deal-with-timberwolves.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signing<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuminjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-29_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenjo02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-29_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Josh Green<\/a>\u2018s expiring $14.68MM contract was sent to the Jazz in exchange for Konchar ($6.17MM) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willico04.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-29_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cody Williams<\/a> ($6.02MM).<\/p>\n<p>Although the press release doesn\u2019t specify, Minnesota was expected to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2024\/08\/hoops-rumors-glossary-stretch-provision-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stretch provision<\/a> to spread Konchar\u2019s cap hit across three seasons, resulting in annual cap charges of roughly $2.06MM. Today is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2026\/08\/deadline-looms-for-teams-to-stretch-2026-27-salaries.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">deadline<\/a> to waive and stretch contracts ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>After spending his first six and a half seasons with Memphis, Konchar was traded twice in the past six months. The Grizzlies sent him to Utah at the February deadline in a blockbuster seven-player deal that also included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacksja02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-29_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Konchar was part of the rotation during his brief time with the Jazz, appearing in 26 games (seven starts) and averaging 5.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 26.2 minutes per night while posting .445\/.250\/.774 shooting numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming he clears waivers on Monday, Konchar will become an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As expected, the Timberwolves have waived John Konchar, the team announced Saturday night in a press release. 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