It’s only been 143 days since the Minnesota Timberwolves last played a real basketball game, but if you had told me that number was closer to 700 days, I would have totally believed you. Yes, the Wolves did indeed play meaningful hoops late into April for one of the first times in recent memory, but even a somewhat shortened offseason has felt like it’s gone on forever, with the last major newsworthy transaction coming over two months ago.
Minnesota is sending its 2023, 2025 and 2027 picks unprotected and a top-5 protected 2029 pick to Utah, sources tell ESPN.