Max Cap Room
$11.6 million

$8.8 million Room Mid-Level Exception

Potential Free Agents​

• Julius Randle ($31 million player option, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Naz Reid ($15 million player option, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Nickeil Alexander-Walker ($8.2 million cap hold, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Josh Minott ($2.2 million team option, Full Bird Rights, Restricted)

• Luka Garza ($2.3 million team option, Full Bird Rights, Unrestricted)

• Leonard Miller ($2.2 million salary only half guaranteed)

Summary

The Timberwolves technically could have some cap space, but it would come at the cost of losing most of their key potential free agents, some of which may opt in. Therefore, it's almost certain that the Timberwolves actually operate over the cap.

 

If Minott and Miller are retained, the Timberwolves will have about $46 million below the luxury tax, $54 million below the first apron, and $64 million below the second apron, not including any of Randle, Reid, or Alexander-Walker. 

 

Depending on what happens with each of them, the Timberwolves could have the full $14.1 million Non-Taxpayer MLE and the $5.1 million Bi-Annual Exception to add talent if they can remain below the first apron. Otherwise, they may just have the $5.7 million Taxpayer MLE to add talent and stay below the 2nd apron. If their own free agents push them over the 2nd apron, they will only be able to offer minimum contracts to free agents.

Potential Free Agency Targets
Shooting at Forward

• Bojan Bogdanovic

• Kelly Oubre

• Nic Batum

 

Wing Depth​

• Josh Richardson

• Chris Duarte

• Quentin Grimes

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Secondary Creation

• Tyus Jones

• Russell Westbrook

• Spencer Dinwiddie