The Wolves hired Gersson Rosas as their new President of Basketball Operations, so it seems like a good time to review what he will be stepping into from a roster and salary cap perspective.
The projected cap figure for 2019-20 is $109M, which means without big and very unlikely moves, the Wolves will be operating over the cap this summer. The projected luxury tax threshold is $132M, which gives them some breathing space.
At any rate, the Wolves have nine players under contract for next season:
Karl-Anthony Towns: $27,250,000*
Andrew Wiggins $27,504,630
Robert Covington $11,301,219
Dario Saric $3,401,985
Jeff Teague $19,000,000
Gorgui Dieng $16,229,213
Josh Okogie $2,533,920
Keita Bates-Diop $1,416,852
Cam Reynolds $1,416,852
TOTAL: $110,054,671
So the Wolves will be over the projected cap line with just the players they have under contract, though Cam Reynolds’ salary is not guaranteed.