Timberwolves might lose former 1st-round pick for unfortunate roster reason
Minnesota could face a roster crunch.
Timberwolves might lose former 1st-round pick for unfortunate roster reason originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Minnesota Timberwolves could find themselves in a roster crunch that isn't their own doing.
The NBA is looking to expand, and if that happens, it means an expansion draft. An expansion draft (likely for Seattle and Las Vegas) would result in a fun process for neutral fans, albeit one that the top teams' fans might not like. Each team will get to protect a certain amount of players (potentially eight) that can't be selected.
Anyone who isn't protected can be chosen by a new franchise, although probably only one player taken from each team. The Timberwolves, who are not alone in this problem, might have more than eight players they'd like to protect. That's what happens in building a deep roster.
With no expansion, it'd be a non-issue. MORE: Bronny James has a new path to leaving Lakers With expansion, it means the Timberwolves could lose a strong player. The Sporting News' Stephen Noh projects that it would be Terrence Shannon Jr.