The 2023 NBA Trade Deadline is one week from tomorrow — February 9 at 2 PM CT — and the Minnesota Timberwolves have two key questions they need to answer in between now and then:
1) Is trading D’Angelo Russell an option with the way he’s playing?
2) What return makes sense in a Naz Reid trade?
Before I provide my answers, it’s important to understand the context of the Wolves’ current position.
- Minnesota is 27-26, the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference
- Karl-Anthony Towns (right calf strain) or Jordan McLaughlin (left calf strain) do not have timetables to return, making a return prior to the All-Star Break (Feb.