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Reed renews contract! Timberwolves has the fourth place in the contract with hundreds of millions, and they will win two centers in the draft, and the core inside may leave the team

10:31pm, 29 June 2025Basketball

On June 28, after the draft ended, many teams are now focusing on the trading market and the free market. Today, the US media reported that the Rockets will renew their contracts with Jeff Green, Holiday Jr. and Tate. The team wants to leave three major rotations for substitutes, while the Suns put Reus O'Neal, Grayson Allen and Richards on the shelves. It can be seen that the Suns still want to reduce salary pressure. In addition, the Timberwolves are also operating today.

According to famous reporter Shams, Reed rejected a $15 million player option contract next season and reached a five-year, 125 million contract extension with the Timberwolves. The average salary has reached 25 million. As a substitute insider, this price is indeed a bit higher, but in terms of Reed's ability, he is worthy of this contract renewal. After all, he is the player who has won the best sixth man. In addition, Reed can also adapt to any system. He can eat cakes or open up space. The key is that he has a certain ability to break through the ball.

After watching the Timberwolves draft, I thought Reed would be given up by the team. After all, the Timberwolves chose two centers. As a result, their purpose may not be to give up Reed, but to give up Randle. As for Gobert Timberwolves, they will definitely not give up unless they can exchange him for players with equal value or higher value. They have previously quoted Durant with Gobert, and the Suns want it, but Durant refuses to join.

The reason why the Timberwolves gave up Randall is because they now have enough big contracts in the team. With Reed's contract, the team now has four players with contracts of over 100 million. Next season, Edwards' salary is 45.55 million, Gobert's 35 million, and McDan's 24.39 million. With Reed's contract with over 20 million, they can no longer give Randall the contract renewal. In this offseason, Randall has a player option. He will choose to jump out of the player option for the big contract. If the Timberwolves don't give it, it is estimated that other teams will give it.

The reason why the team chose two inside players in the draft was probably because they planned to let Reed enter the starting lineup as the starting No. 4 position, and he can play such a role. Many fans may not understand the two rookies selected by the team. Let’s briefly talk about it: the team won Berlange with the 17th pick in the first round, and is also the French center. Considering that Gobert is here, he may play the role of guide, and his template is Capela.

Berlange has excellent athletic ability. He can protect the frame and is also very good in size. He has a height of 2.11 meters and an arm span of 2.21 meters. The Eagles also hope to get him. After all, this kind of cake-eating center is very suitable for Trae Young, and the Spurs were also interested in him. The biggest disadvantage of Belange is that he has no shooting ability, and his offensive skills still need to be polished. He may be the next Gobert-type player. When he grows to a certain level, Gobert may be sent away.

After that, the team won Zikarski with the No. 45 draw, Australian center, 2.18 meters tall, good at breaking through dunks, rebounds and frame protection. Due to limited space ability, he fell to the second round. He was a bit like the Jazz's Kessler, and his movement speed was not outstanding enough. This is also the type that the Timberwolves like. He and Belange are probably competing for the role of substitute center. Now the Timberwolves need a stable substitute center. The reason why they chose two was that the Timberwolves wanted one of them to play and achieve the goal.

It is reported that Reed stayed in the team this time with a salary cut. According to the Timberwolves, Reed had other opportunities and could even play the starting role in other teams, but in the end, the Timberwolves tried their best to keep him, and he also hoped to stay in Minnesota. After all, it is reasonable to have been here for a long time, and it is reasonable to have feelings for the Timberwolves next season. Randall may leave the team, but as long as there are Edwards, Gobert, McDann and Reed, they will still be the favorite teams in the Western Conference's playoffs.

In fact, the Timberwolves showed this season is that they lack an excellent No. 1 player. Now, the Timberwolves have no intention of replacing Conley. They probably want Devin to play No. 1 more next season, and may even give Dillingham more playing time. The team has changed their boss recently. Now, the new boss is likely to not want to spend more money. However, as long as this team has Hua Zi and Gobert, they will be opponents that all Western teams dare not underestimate.

Although Edwards has received some criticism this season, as a 23-year-old, he has reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years, which has shown his abilities. Recently, the Timberwolves revealed that Edwards has practiced more often in the Timberwolves training hall. Although I can't see him, I can hear his voice. After Huazi was eliminated, he said that he would practice more during the offseason, and what kind of performance will the Timberwolves make a comeback next season bring is worth looking forward to.

Speaking of this, what do you want to say about the Timberwolves today? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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