The buzz surrounding a potential return to Minnesota by free agent Shabazz Muhammad was loud enough that it would have been a mild surprise if he ended up elsewhere. Indeed, he is returning to the Timberwolves for the 2017-18 season.
Muhammad was acquired on draft night in 2013 along with Gorgui Dieng, but did not receive the large extension coming off of his rookie contract that Dieng did last offseason. Instead, Muhammad entered the summer of 2017 as a restricted free agent — a terrible market to be in, as it turned out.
The Wolves rescinded Muhammad’s rights early in free agency in order to sign Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson, and a true market never materialized for the former 13th overall pick.