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 (flat $109.14 million cap): Up to $21.0 million, none if James Johnson opts in.

Roster Count: Seven guaranteed, one player option, three non/partially-guaranteed

Depth Chart
PG: D’Angelo Russell
SG: Jarrett Culver, Jaylen Nowell, Jacob Evans
SF: Josh Okogie, Jarred Vanderbilt
PF: James Johnson (PO), Jake Layman, Omari Spellman
C: Karl-Anthony Towns, 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) — $228,505
Trade Exception (Jeff Teague, expiring 1/16/21) — $500,000
Trade Exception (Gorgui Dieng, expiring 2/6/21) — $879,813
Estimated Mid-Level Exception — $9,258,000
Estimated Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

2020 NBA Draft*: 3rd ($7,839,960 cap hold), 17th ($2,964,840 cap hold) from the Brooklyn Nets (Clint Capela), 33rd

* Lottery/Standings TBD

Unsigned Draft Picks:

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Paulao Prestes (2010-45th), Henk Norel (2009-47th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

Jarred Vanderbilt $1,663,861 — 7/15/20 (revised date TBD)
Jaylen Nowell $1,517,981 – 1/10/21 (revised date TBD)
Naz Reid $1,517,981 – 1/10/21 (revised date TBD)

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates.

Free Agents (with Cap Holds**)

Full Bird: Evan Turner ($27,909,834), James Johnson (PO, $23,024,100), Juancho Hernangomez (RFA, $9,963,090), Malik Beasley (RFA, $8,195,142)
Non-Bird: Aaron Brooks* ($1,620,564, Jordan McLaughlin (RFA), Kelan Martin (RFA)

* Cannot be used in a sign and trade because they were not active players in the NBA last season.
** Estimated, pending the 2020-21 salary-cap figure.

Qualifying Offers (Pending)

Jauncho Hernangomez — $4,642,800
Malik Beasley — $3,895,424
Jordan McLaughlin (two-way, $50,000 guaranteed)
Kelan Martin (two-way, $50,000 guaranteed)

Rookie-Scale Options

Jarrett Culver
Josh Okogie
Jacob Evans
Omari Spellman

Waived Players: None

Traded Players: None

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

Two-Way Contracts: None

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

2021 — Owe first-rounder (top-three protected, unprotected in 2022) to the Golden State Warriors (D’Angelo Russell).
2021 — Owe second-rounder to the Golden State Warriors (D’Angelo Russell).
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

7/15/20 — Jarred Vanderbilt’s $1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21 (revised date TBD).
10/16/20 — NBA Draft.
10/17/20 — Player option for James Johnson.
10/17/20 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Juancho Hernangomez and Malik Beasley.
10/19/20-10/23/20 — NBA Moratorium.
10/31/20 — Team options on Josh Okogie, Jarrett Culver, Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman (revised date TBD).
1/10/21 — Jaylen Nowell and Naz Reid’s $1,517,981 guarantee for 2020-21 (revised date TBD).
1/16/21 — Treveon Graham and Jeff Teague trade exceptions expire.
2/6/21 — Gorgui Dieng trade exception expires.
6/29/21 — Qualifying offer deadline for Jarred Vanderbilt.
7/20/21 — Naz Reid’s $1,782,621 guarantees for 2021-22.
Before the first day of the 2021-22 season — Extension deadlines on Josh Okogie, Omari Spellman and Jacob Evans.
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 deadlines on Josh Okogie, Omari Spellman and Jacob Evans.
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.