On June 28, 2023, the Minnesota Timberwolves fully guarantee the $7.5 million salary for power forward Taurean Prince. That means that the Timberwolves’ front office has a huge decision to make about their ongoing relationship with Prince, as once his salary is fully guaranteed, the number of options for the Timberwolves’ roster shrinks considerably.
Why is that?
Well, the Timberwolves have an opportunity to make use of their Mid-Level Exception this year, but to do so requires a bit of wiggling the current Timberwolves roster. For starters, to achieve sufficient cap space to employ their MLE, the Timberwolves will be forced to waive Taurean Prince in the next few hours, before his $7.