Timberwolves offseason outlook: Minnesota needs to get better, but it won't be easy
The Timberwolves are expensive and don't have many avenues to improve around Anthony Edwards.
After consecutive Western Conference finals appearances, the Minnesota Timberwolves were ousted in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs. The loss is one thing, but during this postseason they lost Donte DiVincenzo to an Achilles tear, so theyโll presumably be without their most dynamic shooter for most, if not all, of next season. It was a strange year for the Wolves, as they sailed in inconsistent waters throughout most of the season.
They never quite found their footing, nor did they completely drown. Rudy Gobert, in particular, had drastic ups and downs, highlighted by a ridiculously effective defensive series against Nikola Jokiฤ and the Denver Nuggets. But during long stretches of the regular season, the 33-year-old Frenchman struggled to apply himself as he once could.
The Wolves now enter an offseason in which they have to re-sign Ayo Dosunmu, their prized trade-deadline acquisition from Chicago, as well as identify ways to get better and optimize the pending prime of Anthony Edwards. 2025-26 finish Record: 49-33, sixth in the Western Conference. Lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the second round in six games.
Highlight of the season Unquestionably the acquisition of Dosunmu, who immediately became the organization's second-best guard, and should โ pending a new contract โ slide right into the starting point guard position alongside Edwards for years to come. Players signed for next season Anthony Edwards Rudy Gobert Julius Randle Jaden McDaniels Naz Reid Donte DiVincenzo Joan Beringer Terrence Shannon Jr. Key free agents Ayo Dosunmu (UFA) Bones Hyland (UFA) Projected salary $187,981,660 Draft picks Nos.