Wolves Offseason Forward Options

[Q-is-here]

Why haven't I seen any love for Sandro! Landale has been mentioned a few times, but he should be further up the list. Trey Lyles was a nice find, too.

The Wolves have something interesting to offer other than money: playing time. It'll be interesting to see who is waiting on the doorstep at 5pm EDT on July 1st!

I think Sandro is at the top of everyone's list but it seems completely unrealistic to acquire him

Yeah, I put him on the revised list, but unless Connelly finds a way to shed salary without taking anything back, I don't see how we can afford him.

[FNG]

A lot of good ideas in this thread. One that comes up frequently is trying to package end of (or out of) rotation players in exchange for a PF that could be a capable starter for us, and I'm not sure that's realistic. One name that Dane brought up on a pod this weekend was PJ Washington, bui I'm quite certain Dallas would want some quality in return for him. So what about Ayo? I'm guessing almost nobody here thought Naz would be included in a deal, so I don't think TC regards Ayo as untouchable if he can bring back a player that fills a need...and PF is certainly a need. Don't get me wrong...I like Ayo a lot. But I don't see him as a PG, and we seem to be quite long at SG right now. Dallas on the other hand is quite week at the 2, and after drafting Morez Johnson in the lottery, they may be looking at developing him as a guy more on Flagg's timeline. I would love a starting lineup of Rudy, PJ, Jaden, Ant and Ball.

[Q-is-here]

Version 3.0

POA Wing Defenders
Dorian Finney-Smith - $13.4M, $13.4M, $13.4M (Player Option)
Isaac Okoro - $11.8M
Matisse Thybulle - Unrestricted Free Agent (Last year's salary = $11.5M)
Derrick Jones Jr. - $10.5M
Caleb Martin - $10M, $9.4M (Player Option)
Jaylen Wells - $2.3M, $2.5M, (Team Option)

Positionless Swiss Army Knife
*NEW* Harrison Barnes - Unrestricted Free Agent ($19M) - starting to age out
Rui Hachimura - Unrestricted Free Agent ($18.3M)
Naji Marshall - $9.4M
Kyle Anderson - Unrestricted Free Agent ($9.2M)
Jeremy Sochan - Unrestricted Free Agent ($7.7M)
Kenrich Williams - Unrestricted Free Agent ($7.1M) - Team Option declined by OKC
Dean Wade - Unrestricted Free Agent ($6.6M)

Stretch Power Forward/Centers
Kelly Olynyk - Unrestricted Free Agent ($13.4M)
Guerschon Yabusele - Unrestricted Free Agent ($5.5M)
Kevin Love - Unrestricted Free Agent ($4.2M)
Sandro Mamukelashvili ($2.3M) Will likely exercise his Player Option and opt for FA
Jock Landale - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.3M)

Traditional Power Forward
*NEW* P.J. Washington - $19.8M, $21.4M, $22.9M, $24.6M - Dallas may want to get off this contract and take two expirings??
*NEW* Jonathan Isaac - Unrestricted Free Agent ($15M) - Waived by Orlando
Marvin Bagley III - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.6M)
Precious Achiuwa - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.1M)

Wing Shooter/Scorer
Khris Middleton - Unrestricted Free Agent ($33.3M)
Kevin Huerter - Unrestricted Free Agent ($17.9M)
Kelly Oubre Jr. - Unrestricted Free Agent ($8.4M)

[AussieWolf3]

A lot of good ideas in this thread. One that comes up frequently is trying to package end of (or out of) rotation players in exchange for a PF that could be a capable starter for us, and I'm not sure that's realistic. One name that Dane brought up on a pod this weekend was PJ Washington, bui I'm quite certain Dallas would want some quality in return for him. So what about Ayo? I'm guessing almost nobody here thought Naz would be included in a deal, so I don't think TC regards Ayo as untouchable if he can bring back a player that fills a need...and PF is certainly a need. Don't get me wrong...I like Ayo a lot. But I don't see him as a PG, and we seem to be quite long at SG right now. Dallas on the other hand is quite week at the 2, and after drafting Morez Johnson in the lottery, they may be looking at developing him as a guy more on Flagg's timeline. I would love a starting lineup of Rudy, PJ, Jaden, Ant and Ball.

It doesn't matter how many nominal shooting guards you have. How many ball handlers are there after Melo, Ant and Ayo? Current roster has just TJ

[KiwiMatt]

Any interest in Jonathan Isaac? Was cut by the Magic. Never recovered from that nasty ACL tear in 2020, but might be able to be signed for vet min.

Maybe Mayo Clinic can work their magic on him?

Absolutely not. Can’t have a religious extremist in that locker room

I wasn't aware of such things lol.

[Phenom]

Any interest in Jonathan Isaac? Was cut by the Magic. Never recovered from that nasty ACL tear in 2020, but might be able to be signed for vet min.

Maybe Mayo Clinic can work their magic on him?

Absolutely not. Can’t have a religious extremist in that locker room

I wasn't aware of such things lol.

I dont care who they pray to if they bring us a chip.

[AussieWolf3]

D keeps trying to hijack the thread with his own grievances, just leave the bait alone

[60WinTim]

Hmm.. I have not seen any whispers from league insiders, but the idea of subbing Royce O'Neal for Josh Green makes a lot of sense. Charlotte comes out ahead $ wise because Green is expiring, and O'Neal has another year. But since O'Neal makes less than Green THIS year, it really helps the Wolves cap situation, enabling them to use their full tax payer MLE and still fill out the roster.

And on another note, that worthless Evan Porter guy says the Wolves have interest in John Collins...

[60WinTim]

D keeps trying to hijack the thread with his own grievances, just leave the bait alone

I don't know, I think he's reeled you in several times!!!

But your advice is sound.

[Lipoli390]

Version 3.0

POA Wing Defenders
Dorian Finney-Smith - $13.4M, $13.4M, $13.4M (Player Option)
Isaac Okoro - $11.8M
Matisse Thybulle - Unrestricted Free Agent (Last year's salary = $11.5M)
Derrick Jones Jr. - $10.5M
Caleb Martin - $10M, $9.4M (Player Option)
Jaylen Wells - $2.3M, $2.5M, (Team Option)

Positionless Swiss Army Knife
*NEW* Harrison Barnes - Unrestricted Free Agent ($19M) - starting to age out
Rui Hachimura - Unrestricted Free Agent ($18.3M)
Naji Marshall - $9.4M
Kyle Anderson - Unrestricted Free Agent ($9.2M)
Jeremy Sochan - Unrestricted Free Agent ($7.7M)
Kenrich Williams - Unrestricted Free Agent ($7.1M) - Team Option declined by OKC
Dean Wade - Unrestricted Free Agent ($6.6M)

Stretch Power Forward/Centers
Kelly Olynyk - Unrestricted Free Agent ($13.4M)
Guerschon Yabusele - Unrestricted Free Agent ($5.5M)
Kevin Love - Unrestricted Free Agent ($4.2M)
Sandro Mamukelashvili ($2.3M) Will likely exercise his Player Option and opt for FA
Jock Landale - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.3M)

Traditional Power Forward
*NEW* P.J. Washington - $19.8M, $21.4M, $22.9M, $24.6M - Dallas may want to get off this contract and take two expirings??
*NEW* Jonathan Isaac - Unrestricted Free Agent ($15M) - Waived by Orlando
Marvin Bagley III - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.6M)
Precious Achiuwa - Unrestricted Free Agent ($2.1M)

Wing Shooter/Scorer
Khris Middleton - Unrestricted Free Agent ($33.3M)
Kevin Huerter - Unrestricted Free Agent ($17.9M)
Kelly Oubre Jr. - Unrestricted Free Agent ($8.4M)

Thanks for the update, Q. I think you’re right about Barnes aging out. At this point I don’t think he really helps us much if at all. Obviously, PJ Washington is intriguing as a possible sign-and-trade for the Wolves. But Josh and Mo only add up to about $17M, which means we’d have to add TSJ for matching purposes alone. I wouldn’t give up TSJ for PJ. We can construct a sign-and-trade for Wade entirely with Josh’s contract. I’m not sure why Dallas would do that unless they value Green as an addition to their roster next season. And since he’s an expiring, Josh wouldn’t impact the Mavs’ financial flexibility after next season. He’d also be an expiring trade chip for Dallas at the trade deadline. And I think Wade’s might agent push Dallas to make a deal for his client that would get him paid and give him a major role on a possible championship contender. It’s worth a try.