According to Jon Krawczynski, Minnesota believes bringing the franchise its first NBA championship would be the strongest statement LeBron James could make in the GOAT debate with Michael Jordan.
The teams listed on Rich Paul's whiteboard were on the board because they are legitimate landing spots for LeBron James — and, yes, it included the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota, strapped for cash with nothing more than the $6.1 million midlevel exception to offer, is reportedly viewing Hachimura as their "top choice" to fill a roster hole at power forward.
The Timberwolves aren't done building the roster after dealing Julius Randle and Naz Reid in a multi-team trade that will bring LaMelo Ball to Minnesota.
The Timberwolves are in serious pursuit of LaMelo Ball, according to a flood of insider reports that all just happened to hit the wire at about the same time late Wednesday night.
Reading between the lines, one can now assume with some level of confidence that Anthony Edwards told Timberwolves leaders not to include Jaden McDaniels in a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Quentin Grimes is set to become a free agent, and Minnesota might be able to sign him with the non-taxpayer midlevel exception they freed up by trading Julius Randle.
Who will be willing to sign a contract with the Wolves for the MLE is a bit of a wild goose chase, but some interesting names could be available when teams are allowed to start negotiations at 5 p.m. CT on June 30.