The Minnesota Timberwolves have had just one winning season in the last 15 years and have only been to the NBA playoffs once since 2004. They have continuously been “bottom-feeders” in the league and while they had some high hopes and expectations entering the year, the T-Wolves are just one loss away from having yet another losing record for the season!
D’Angelo Russell is a great young player, but he has only played in 32 games since joining Minnesota last season at the NBA trade deadline and with him being injured again this season, who knows what the future holds for him with the Timberwolves.
Whether or not the Timberwolves look to completely rebuild in the offseason or move one or two of their All-Star caliber players is yet to be known, but the idea definitely has to be in the back of the minds of their front-office. D’Angelo Russell is a great player, but if he is never healthy, then what good does he do for Minnesota?
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His value has gone way down on the trade market as a result and with other young guards stepping up and playing well with Russell out, the Timberwolves may not want to keep him around, especially since he is going to be owed $30M next season and still be under contract through the 2022-23 season.
Not many teams would be willing to take a chance on an injury prone player who has not played much over the years, but one team that loves to buy high-level talent at a cheap price are the Miami Heat. They just did so at the trade deadline this year, acquiring Victor Oladipo, and they could look to do the same with Russell should Oladipo depart in free agency.
A lot would factor into the Heat’s decision to target D’Angelo Russell in the offseason, but could they be a potential suitor for the 25-year-old guard? Let’s take a look at what this hypothetical trade could look like.
