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Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves Showing Interest in Same Player

This player is drawing interest from two Western Conference contenders

Joey Linn

May 19, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; General wide view during game seven between the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; General wide view during game seven between the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
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With the NBA's new CBA making roster building even more difficult, the draft has never been more important for teams trying to improve their roster on the margins. This is especially true for teams with limited flexibility to improve their roster in free agency, as drafting well can often be the difference between a good and great roster.

For the Denver Nuggets, they are one of the contenders who have had recent success finding unexpected rotation players in the draft, and they will look to do so again with their 28th and 56th overall selections this year.

In a recent Instagram story post, Colorado Buffaloes guard KJ Simpson revealed he had a pre-draft workout with the Nuggets:

Familiar with Denver, having played his college basketball not far from where the Nuggets play their home games, this had to be a cool experience for Simpson. Also drawing interest from other teams around the league, Simpson worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves as well:

The Timberwolves of course eliminated Denver in the Western Conference Semi-Finals before falling to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. In a similar position to the Nuggets, the Timberwolves already have most of their rotation set, and would be looking to improve on the margins in the 2024 draft.

This should be a big offseason for a lot of teams.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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