Timberwolves at trade deadline: Outlook for a team just starting to find itself
New York TimesTwo hours before the Timberwolves hosted the Denver Nuggets, Jordan McLaughlin trotted onto the court to go through his pregame routine. McLaughlin had missed the last 30 games, and 35 of the previous 38, with a strained calf, removing one of the two point guards on the roster and one of the most influential players on the team’s bottom line this season. His return in a 128-98 win over the short-handed Nuggets on Sunday gave the Timberwolves a different look and could affect how the team operates heading into Thursday’s trade deadline. D’Angelo Russell admitted to having a hard time finding the right balance between getting teammates going and looking for his shot, and the Wolves didn’t have another natural lead guard on their roster with McLaughlin on the shelf. He is under contract next season for $22.7 million, which would allow the Wolves to retain a salary slot comparable to Russell’s rather than lose that spending power this summer.
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