Minnesota Timberwolves Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap, hard-capped by the Jake Layman sign and trade.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Hard Cap: $138,928,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($116 million cap): None

Roster Count: 14 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Shabazz Napier, Josh Okogie, Jordan McLaughlin (two-way)
SG: Jarrett Culver, Allen Crabbe, Jaylen Nowell
SF: Andrew Wiggins, Keita Bates-Diop, Kelan Martin (two-way)
PF: Robert Covington, Jordan Bell, Noah Vonleh, Jake Layman
C: Karl-Anthony Towns, Gorgui Dieng, Naz Reid

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Treveon Graham, expiring 1/16/21) — $1,645,357
Trade Exception (Jeff Teague, expiring 1/16/21) — $500,000
Mid-Level Exception — $4,959,690 (Noah Vonleh, Naz Reid, Jaylen Nowell)
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

Waived Players: Cameron Reynolds, Lindell Wigginton, Jordan Murphy, Tyus Battle, Barry Brown, Tyrone Wallace (claimed by the Atlanta Hawks)

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

Traded Players: Dario Saric, Jeff Teague, Treveon Graham

G-League Affiliate: Iowa Wolves (general manager Gianluca Pascucci, coach Sam Newman-Beck)

Two-Way Contracts: Jordan McLaughlin, Kelan Martin

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Ryan Saunders

Assistants: Ed Pinckney, Pablo Prigioni, Ed Pinckney, Jerry Sichting, Kevin Hanson (assistant coach/director of player development), Jeff Newton (offensive associate/player development coach), Max Lefevre (video coordinator/player development associate), Greg Stiemsma (player development associate), Kwadzo Ahelegbe (associate video coordinator/player development coach), Cole Fisher (basketball operations and coaching analyst)

Trainer: Gregg Farnam, Matthew Duhamel (director of athletic therapy), Pierre Nesbit (assistant athletic trainer), Troy Sutton (assistant strength and conditioning coach)

Basketball Executives

Gersson Rosas — president of basketball operations
Sachin Gupta — executive vice president of basketball operations
Scott Layden – general manager
Noah Croom — assistant general manager
Joe Branch — assistant general manager
Gianluca Pascucci — assistant general manager
Manny Rohan — assistant general manager
Brian Pauga — director of player personnel
Todd Checovich — manager of basketball operations
Calvin Booth — director of pro personnel
Daisuke Yoshimoto — special assistant to the president of basketball operations

Pick Swaps

2022 — Owed the higher second-rounder from the Philadelphia 76ers or the Denver Nuggets (Wilson Chandler, Jimmy Butler).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $0

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $3.6 million from the Golden State Warriors (Treveon Graham\Shabazz Napier) — $2,017,000 remaining

Deadlines

6/29/20 — Qualifying offer deadline on Jordan Bell.
7/7/20 — Keita Bates-Diop’s $1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21.
10/31/20 — Team options on Josh Okogie and Jarrett Culver.
1/10/21 — Jaylen Nowell and Naz Reid’s $1,517,981 guarantee for 2020-21.
1/16/21 — Treveon Graham and Jeff Teague trade exceptions expire.
6/29/21 — Qualifying offer deadline on Keita Bates-Diop.
7/20/21 — Naz Reid’s $1,782,621 guarantees for 2021-22.
Before the first day of the 2021-22 season — Extension deadline on Josh Okogie.
10/31/21 — Team option on Jarrett Culver.
1/10/22 — Jaylen Nowell’s $1,782621 guarantees for 2021-22.
6/29/22 — Team options on Naz Reid and Jaylen Nowell.
6/29/22 — Qualifying offer deadline on Josh Okogie.
7/20/22 — Naz Reid’s $1,930,681 guarantees for 2022-23.
Before the first day of the 2022-23 season — Extension deadline on Jarrett Culver.
1/10/23 — Jaylen Nowell’s $1,930,681 guarantees for 2022-23.
6/30/23 — Qualifying offer deadline on Jarrett Culver.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to clear 48 hours of waivers.

Transactions

4/12/19 — Jeff Teague opted into the final year of his contract.
5/3/19 — Hired Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations.
5/14/19 — Received the 11th and 43rd (from the Miami HEAT) picks in the draft lottery.
6/20/19 — Officially named Ryan Saunders head coach.
6/20/19 — Drafted Cameron Johnson (11th) and Jaylen Nowell (43rd).
6/26/19 — Extended qualifying offer to Tyus Jones. Declined the offer to Mitchell Creek.
6/28/19 — Waived Cameron Reynolds.
7/4/19 — Signed Naz Reid to a two-way contract.
7/6/19 — Traded Dario Saric and the rights to Cameron Johnson (11th) to the Phoenix Suns for the rights to Jarrett Culver (6th).
7/7/19 — Declined an offer sheet on Tyus Jones (Memphis Grizzlies).
7/8/19 — Signed Jarrett Culver (2019-6th) to a $26,422,143 rookie-scale contract.
7/8/19 — Traded the rights to Bojan Dubljevic (2013-59th) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jake Layman, via sign and trade on a three-year $11,283,255 contract.
7/8/19 — Signed Noah Vonleh to a $2 million contract.
7/8/19 — Traded the rights to Lior Eliyahu (2006-44th) to the Golden State Warriors for Shabazz Napier, Treveon Graham and $3.6 million.
7/8/19 — Claimed Tyrone Wallace off waivers (Los Angeles Clippers).
7/10/19 — Shabazz Napier’s $1,845,301 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/10/19 — Treveon Graham’s $1,645,357 guaranteed for 2019-20.
7/11/19 — Signed Jordan Bell to a $1,620,564 minimum contract.
7/18/19 — Ended the two-way of Naz Reid, signing him to a partially-guaranteed four-year $6,129,593 contract, team option on final season.
7/18/19 — Signed Jordan McLaughlin to a two-way contract.
8/5/19 — Signed Jaylen Nowell (2019-43rd) to a partially-guaranteed $6,631,283 contract, team option on final season.
8/8/19 — Signed Kelan Martin to a two-way contract.
8/30/19 — Signed Lindell Wigginton to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/12/19 — Tyrone Wallace’s contract guaranteed at $300,000 for 2019-20.
9/15/19 — Signed Jordan Murphy to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/14/19 — Waived Lindell Wigginton and Jordan Murphy.
10/14/19 — Signed Tyus Battle to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/14/19 — Signed Barry Brown to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/21/19 — Waived Tyus Battle, Barry Brown and Tyrone Wallace.
10/31/19 — Picked up Josh Okogie’s third-year rookie-scale option.
11/12/19 — Justin Patton trade exception ($822,299) expired.
1/16/20 — Traded Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham to the Atlanta Hawks for Allen Crabbe.