Paging Rob Brzezinski. Mr. Rob Brzezinski. Your magic tricks are needed across town.
The long-tenured Vikings executive is regarded as a salary cap whiz because of his ability to perform financial gymnastics in signing a player within a suffocating financial squeeze.
The Timberwolves could use a little of his salary cap tap dancing.
Truthfully, even that might not be enough to save the organization from what looks like an inevitable departure of a cornerstone player sometime between this summer and next summer.
The financial picture simply doesn't appear plausible otherwise.
The signing of Naz Reid this week means the team will spend more than $100 million on three big men alone — Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and Reid — starting with the 2024-25 season, if nothing changes.