Wolves Depth Chart

[Lipoli390]

We have 11 roster slots filled at the moment with 10 of them active (assuming all known trades are consummated July 6 with no further deals).

NO CHANGE SCENARIO. Here’s now the depth chart plays out in my head in a no-change:

PG - Ball, Ayo (maybe TSJ)
SG - Edwards, Ayo, Clark, Green, TSJ, Isaiah Evans
SF - TSJ, Clark, Green (maybe Edwards)
PF - Jaden, vet minimum PF like Sochan, Barnes, Nance Jr. etc.
C - Rudy, Beringer

9-Player Rotation: (1) Ball, (2) Ant, (3) TSJ, (4) Jaden, (5) Rudy, (6) Ayo, (7) Clark, (8) Beringer, (9) Vet minimum bench PF.

TRADE JOSH SCENARIO. Here’s what it looks like if we to acquire a starting caliber PF (e.g., Dean Wade) by trading Josh Green but not TSJ:

PG - Ball, Ayo (maybe TSJ)
SG - Edwards, Ayo, Clark, Isaiah Evans
SF - Jaden, TSJ, Clark, (maybe Edwards)
PF - Wade, Jaden, (maybe TSJ)
C - Rudy, Beringer

9-Player Rotation: (1) Ball, (2) Ant, (3) Jaden, (4) Wade, (5) Rudy, (6) Ayo, (7) Clark, (8) Beringer, (9) TSJ

I feel more comfortable with the depth charge and rotation in this scenario than I do in the first scenario with Green instead of acquiring a starting caliber PF.

[TheFuture]

The more I look into Green, the more apt I am to want to keep him. There currently are only 5 players with NBA experience I trust to nail an open 3 on the roster, and green is one of them. 2 of the ones I do not have confidence in are obvious in Rudy and Beringer, the other two are guards/wings in TSJ and Clark.

I really hope we can get a team to bite on DDV and our remaining 2nd round pick. Attach Clark, Freeman, Pullin, Gueye as well.

Keep Green and TSJ.

A question for those who watch the cap closely. What doors, if any, open up for us fr FA $ if a team took Divo into their open cap in exchange for a 2nd rounder and a flyer on a young guy from us?

[Lipoli390]

The more I look into Green, the more apt I am to want to keep him. There currently are only 5 players with NBA experience I trust to nail an open 3 on the roster, and green is one of them. 2 of the ones I do not have confidence in are obvious in Rudy and Beringer, the other two are guards/wings in TSJ and Clark.

I really hope we can get a team to bite on DDV and our remaining 2nd round pick. Attach Clark, Freeman, Pullin, Gueye as well.

Keep Green and TSJ.

A question for those who watch the cap closely. What doors, if any, open up for us fr FA $ if a team took Divo into their open cap in exchange for a 2nd rounder and a flyer on a young guy from us?

Trading Donte solely for a draft pick would up us slightly below the luxury tax threshold and give us access to to the full $15M MLE to sign a guy like Dean Wade or Mamu. But we’d then be hard capped at the $209M 1st apron threshold. That means to fill out the remaining roster spots the Wolves would have to shed more salary.

[AussieWolf3]

For arguments sake, are there any pathways to keeping the remaining 11 players, filling out the remaining spots, and staying under the 2nd apron?

Ps: holy crap go get Issac his impact numbers are insane and he's averaged 60 gp the last 3 years

[Coolbreeze44]

I just read a post on X regarding Royce ending up with the Wolves. Is this gaining real traction?

[Lipoli390]

For arguments sake, are there any pathways to keeping the remaining 11 players, filling out the remaining spots, and staying under the 2nd apron?

Ps: holy crap go get Issac his impact numbers are insane

Yes, the pathway would be vet minimum deals for the renting 3 spots or the taxpayer MLE for one of the three and 2 rookie contracts for the other two.

Regarding Isaac, you only sign him if you can get the front court rotation player you want via trade. Then Isaac becomes a roster luxury instead of a necessity. If we can’t get the PF we need by trading Josh then we will have a thin margin under the 2nd apron, which means we can’t reasonably use $2.4 million in salary on a player as physically frail as Isaac has proven to be.

[Lipoli390]

I just read a post on X regarding Royce ending up with the Wolves. Is this gaining real traction?

Not sure, cool. What do you think of acquiring O’Neal?

[Lipoli390]

The more I look into Green, the more apt I am to want to keep him. There currently are only 5 players with NBA experience I trust to nail an open 3 on the roster, and green is one of them. 2 of the ones I do not have confidence in are obvious in Rudy and Beringer, the other two are guards/wings in TSJ and Clark.

I really hope we can get a team to bite on DDV and our remaining 2nd round pick. Attach Clark, Freeman, Pullin, Gueye as well.

Keep Green and TSJ.

A question for those who watch the cap closely. What doors, if any, open up for us fr FA $ if a team took Divo into their open cap in exchange for a 2nd rounder and a flyer on a young guy from us?

I’d rather have Green than Clark, but Green costs $15M while Clark will cost us $3.1M next season. The problem with Green for us and for our ability to trade him for positive value is that his salary exceeds his value as a player

[AussieWolf3]

For arguments sake, are there any pathways to keeping the remaining 11 players, filling out the remaining spots, and staying under the 2nd apron?

Ps: holy crap go get Issac his impact numbers are insane

Yes, the pathway would be vet minimum deals for the renting 3 spots or the taxpayer MLE for one of the three and 2 rookie contracts for the other two.

Regarding Isaac, you only sign him if you can get the front court rotation player you want via trade. Then Isaac becomes a roster luxury instead of a necessity. If we can’t get the PF we need by trading Josh then we will have a thin margin under the 2nd apron, which means we can’t reasonably use $2.4 million in salary on a player as physically frail as Isaac has proven to be.

Again, for arguments sake,

Isaac
Harrison Barnes
Mike Conely

I don't think you'd like that from what I've gathered but I personally like the length and shooting you have from your wings, and don't have a problem with Jaden and Ayo as the starting forwards.
Issac gives you an upside play and Barnes give you a safe floor

[Coolbreeze44]

I just read a post on X regarding Royce ending up with the Wolves. Is this gaining real traction?

Not sure, cool. What do you think of acquiring O’Neal?

I think it would be great. He's getting up in years but has always shown good durability. He can help space the floor. He doesn't give us the size I think we're looking for but I think he would be a hek of an addition.