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明尼苏达森林狼队在周四的 NBA 交易截止日处于一个有趣的位置。

本赛季的前六周，球队开局混乱不堪，防守下滑，关键时刻表现不佳，在朱利叶斯·兰德尔和丹特·迪温琴佐尝试取代卡尔 - 安东尼·唐斯的过程中，球队明显运转不畅。每次球迷查看尼克斯的比赛数据，看到唐斯又砍下 28 分、14 个篮板和 3 次助攻时，都会对那笔交易感到懊恼。

但即使在周六输给糟糕的华盛顿奇才队和周一输给缺少达龙·福克斯的萨克拉门托国王队这两场令人沮丧的比赛之后，森林狼队在过去两个月的数据也表明他们正在找回状态。自 12 月 1 日以来，只有 7 支球队的胜场比森林狼队的 18 场更多。1 月份，森林狼队取得了 10 胜 6 负的战绩，战胜了洛杉矶快船队、纽约尼克斯队、达拉斯独行侠队和菲尼克斯太阳队，进攻排名第五，防守排名第十。明尼苏达 6.3 的净效率值在当月排名第四。

他们目前 27 胜 23 负，落后西部第四的丹佛掘金队 4 个胜场，但也仅领先西部第 11 的金州勇士队 1.5 个胜场。森林狼队是一支有问题但也有天赋的球队。

自三个赛季前来到明尼苏达以来，森林狼队篮球运营总裁蒂姆·康奈利一直是 NBA 中最积极的交易操盘手之一，他完成了鲁迪·戈贝尔、迈克·康利和尼基尔·亚历山大 - 沃克的重大交易，当然，去年秋天训练营开始前还交易了唐斯。

随着交易截止日的临近，没有迹象表明会有另一笔大交易发生。在大量比赛中，森林狼队有足够多的出色表现，这让球队管理层不想彻底成为卖家。但他们作为一支触发第二奢侈税线的球队，又缺乏重要的交易筹码，这也使他们无法成为大买家。

球队消息人士告诉《体育报》，森林狼队一直很欣赏国王队的控球后卫达龙·福克斯，但第二奢侈税线的限制意味着他们无法用多名球员打包交易福克斯。森林狼队也没有像圣安东尼奥那样的选秀权储备，来完成与国王队和芝加哥的三方交易。

尽管本赛季有时很艰难——尤其是在连续主场输给奇才队（缺少前四名得分手）和国王队之后——但康奈利和教练克里斯·芬奇对球队的表现还是比较满意的。

自 12 月 1 日以来，他们的防守排名第四，这表明在本赛季开局不佳之后，推动球队上赛季进入西部决赛的特质又开始重新显现。安东尼·爱德华兹在 1 月份表现出色，场均得到 30.3 分、5.8 个篮板和 5.8 次助攻，三分球命中率达到 44%，在本赛季初难以适应兰德尔 - 戈贝尔的前场组合后，现在他完全展现出了球队当家球星的风范。

“没什么好说的。我认为球队内部对这支球队充满信心，”芬奇在 1 月 27 日战胜亚特兰大之前说道，“我们认为解决问题的最好办法是内部挖掘。我相信他们在积极地打电话，接听或拨出一些电话。但我认为目前没有什么紧迫的事情。我们可能对现有的阵容更乐观。”

马刺队将福克斯和维克托·文班亚马组合在一起。湖人队和独行侠队完成了联盟历史上最大的交易之一，洛杉矶用安东尼·戴维斯和马克斯·克里斯蒂换来了达拉斯的卢卡·东契奇。国王队在用芝加哥的扎克·拉文取代福克斯后也可能会有新的变化。

这里的感觉是，如果森林狼队本周有所行动，可能会是像上赛季交易蒙特·莫里斯那样的小交易，而不是像从犹他州换来康利和亚历山大 - 沃克并将丹吉洛·拉塞尔送到洛杉矶湖人队那样的大交易。投篮、控球和篮板都是可以改进的方面，但目前很难找到合适的交易。

情况随时可能发生变化，所以现在是审视森林狼队交易前景的好时机

（The Minnesota Timberwolves are in an interesting position with the NBA trade deadline on Thursday.

The first six weeks of this season were an angst-ridden mess of starts and stops, defensive slippage, crunchtime ineptitude and a palpable grinding of the gears as Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo tried to replace Karl-Anthony Towns. Fans were pulling their hair out over the trade each time they checked a Knicks box score only to see Towns with another 28 points, 14 rebounds and three assists.

Even after dispiriting losses to the dreadful Washington Wizards on Saturday and the De’Aaron Fox-less Sacramento Kings on Monday, the numbers surrounding the Timberwolves over the last two months tell the story of a team that is finding itself. Only seven teams have more wins than Minnesota’s 18 since Dec. 1. The Wolves went 10-6 in January with wins over the LA Clippers, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns and had the fifth-ranked offense and 10th-ranked defense. Minnesota’s 6.3 net rating was the fourth-best in the month.

At 27-23, they are four games back of the fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets but are also just 1.5 games up on 11th-seeded Golden State. The Wolves are a team with issues and talent.

Wolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly has been one of the most aggressive dealmakers in the NBA since he arrived in Minnesota three seasons ago, pulling off major deals for Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and, of course, trading Towns just before training camp last fall.

With the trade deadline looming, there is no sign that another big trade is coming. The Wolves have had enough good moments over a large sample size of games to discourage team leaders from being outright sellers. But their status as a second-apron team and lack of significant ammunition prevents them from being big buyers, too.

The Wolves have long been big fans of Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, team sources told The Athletic, but the second apron restrictions mean they could not aggregate multiple players in a package for Fox. The Wolves also did not have the stash of draft picks that helped San Antonio complete the three-team deal with the Kings and Chicago.

As difficult as this season has been at times — never more so than in consecutive home losses to the Wizards (without their top four scorers) and Kings — Connelly and coach Chris Finch like what they have seen.

They have the fourth-best defense since Dec. 1, a sign that the identity that propelled this team to the Western Conference finals last season is starting to re-emerge after a rough start to the season. Anthony Edwards was sensational in January, averaging 30.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists while hitting 44 percent of his 3-pointers, looking every bit the face of the franchise after he struggled to acclimate to the Randle-Gobert frontcourt in the early portion of the season.

“There’s not a lot to talk about. I think there’s a lot of belief in this team internally,” Finch said before a win over Atlanta on Jan. 27. “We think that the best solutions for ourselves are internal. I’m sure they’re active in terms of being on the phones, taking or making some calls. But I don’t think there’s an urgency around anything right now. There’s probably more of an optimism about what we have here.”

The Spurs are pairing Fox with Victor Wembanyama. The Lakers and Mavericks pulled off one of the biggest trades in league history when Los Angeles sent Anthony Davis and Max Christie to Dallas for Luka Dončić. The Kings could be interesting after replacing Fox with Chicago’s Zach LaVine.

The feeling here is that if the Wolves do anything this week, it will be something minor along the lines of last season’s deadline trade for Monte Morris rather than the mega-deal that brought Conley and Alexander-Walker to Minnesota from Utah while sending D’Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers. Shooting, ballhandling and rebounding are all areas that could be improved, but right now it is difficult to find a deal that makes sense.

Things can always change in a heartbeat, so now is a good time to look at the Timberwolves’ trade landscape.）

奢侈税线

在讨论球队阵容中的球员之前，有必要先谈谈明尼苏达的财务状况。森林狼队的薪资已经将他们推到了可怕的第二奢侈税线，使他们成为本赛季联盟中最昂贵的球队之一。在选秀夜，他们用 2031 年的首轮选秀权从圣安东尼奥换来了罗布·迪林厄姆，所以他们没有首轮选秀权用于交易。

处于第二奢侈税线的球队不能合并合同进行交易（这也是交易福克斯不太可能的一个原因），也不能在交易中送出现金来平衡交易。一旦交易市场结束，球队转向买断市场，如果被买断的球员薪水超过 1280 万美元，森林狼队就不能签下他。

他们在唐斯的交易中从底特律得到了一个 2025 年乐透保护的首轮选秀权，这个选秀权在交易中具有一定的价值，因为它很有可能在本赛季兑现。但森林狼队可能也想保留这个选秀权，因为他们在即将到来的选秀中没有自己的首轮签，那个签作为戈贝尔交易的一部分被送到了犹他。

（The apron

Before we get to the players on the roster, it’s important to discuss Minnesota’s financial situation. The Timberwolves’ payroll has pushed them into the dreaded second apron, making them one of the most expensive teams in the league this season. They traded their 2031 first-round pick to San Antonio on draft night for Rob Dillingham, so they don’t have any of their first-rounders to use in offers.

Teams in the second apron cannot aggregate contracts to send out (one aspect that made trading for Fox so unlikely) and they cannot send out cash in trades to balance deals. Once the trade market is over and teams turn their eyes to buyouts, the Wolves cannot sign a player who was waived if that player made more than $12.8 million.

They do have a 2025 lottery-protected first-rounder from Detroit that was acquired in the Towns trade available to use in deals, a pick that has solid value now given the likelihood that it conveys this season. But the Wolves also might want to hold onto that pick given they do not have their own choice in the upcoming draft because that is headed to Utah as part of the Gobert deal.）

1、非卖品

安东尼·爱德华兹

合同：5 年 2.45 亿美元

赛季表现：场均 26.5 分、5.7 个篮板、4.5 次助攻，投篮命中率 44.6%，三分命中率 42.1%，罚球命中率 83.2%

前景：在经历了赛季初适应没有唐斯的生活的平淡开局后，爱德华兹已经找回了状态。他是本赛季联盟中最好的三分射手之一，这对于一个以强力突破篮下而闻名的 23 岁球员来说是一个惊喜。他在篮下的终结能力和关键时刻的决策能力还有提升空间，但他无疑是森林狼队的核心。

交易市场：如果在湖人队之前，独行侠队打电话给森林狼队，想用东契奇交易爱德华兹，森林狼队肯定会拒绝。这足以说明他对这支球队的重要性。

（Untouchable

Anthony Edwards

Contract: Year 1 of a five-year, $245 million deal.

Season: 26.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 44.6 field-goal percentage, 42.1 3-point percentage, 83.2 free-throw percentage.

Outlook: After a little bit of an underwhelming start to the season while adjusting to life without KAT, Edwards has found his groove. He has been the best 3-point shooter in the league this season, a revelation for a 23-year-old who built his reputation with powerful drives to the basket. His finishing at the rim and decision-making in crunchtime can improve, but he is the unquestioned and worthy center of the Wolves universe.

Trade market: If the Mavericks would have called the Wolves before the Lakers and asked for Edwards in a Dončić trade, the Wolves would have said no. That’s how important he is to this team and this market.）

2、不会被交易

鲁迪·戈贝尔

合同：一份 3 年 1.1 亿美元合同

赛季表现：场均 10.7 分、10.3 个篮板、1.5 次盖帽，投篮命中率 65.2%，罚球命中率 68.6%

前景：戈贝尔最近表现好多了，在过去五场比赛中场均得到 13.6 分、10.8 个篮板和 2.0 次盖帽，这让森林狼队在他赛季初表现低迷后松了一口气。他的篮板数据接近职业生涯最低，进攻也比他平时的标准更笨拙。两周前，戈贝尔承认自己的表现没有达到预期。如果森林狼队想在季后赛中成为一支有竞争力的球队，就需要他保持最近的上升势头。

交易市场：对于一个有下滑迹象的 32 岁球员来说，交易市场不会很活跃，但这并不重要，因为他本赛季不能被交易。

（Not going anywhere

Rudy Gobert

Contract: Year 1 of a three-year, $110 million deal.

Season: 10.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 65.2 FG percentage, 68.6 FT percentage.

Outlook: Gobert has played much better of late, averaging 13.6 points, 10.8 boards and 2.0 blocks in the last five games, a bit of a relief to the Wolves after a very sluggish start to the season. His rebounding numbers are near the lowest of his career and his offense has been clunkier than even his normal standard. Two weeks ago, Gobert acknowledged that he had not played up to his expectations. The Wolves need him to sustain this recent uptick if they’re going to become a team to be reckoned with in the playoffs.

Trade market: It wouldn’t be robust for a 32-year-old showing signs of regression, but it doesn’t matter. He is ineligible to be traded this season.）

纳兹·里德

合同：一份 3 年 4200 万美元合同

赛季表现：场均 13.8 分、5.0 个篮板、0.8 次盖帽，投篮命中率 48.9%，三分命中率 42.3%，罚球命中率 79.1%

前景：在上赛季获得 NBA 最佳第六人奖之后，里德在本赛季初很难找到投篮手感。在唐斯被交易后，他可能期望得到一个首发位置，但在过去一个月里，他和兰德尔配合得很好。1 月份他的三分球手感火热（80 次三分出手命中率为 57.5%），数据也回到了应有的水平。周六对阵奇才队时，他右手手指扭伤，但伤势不严重。

交易市场：如果森林狼队将里德摆上货架，会有一些追求者。他的合同在下赛季有球员选项，如果森林狼队担心今年夏天失去他，可能会考虑交易他。但明尼苏达致力于留住这位双城最受欢迎的运动员之一，周六在标靶中心还计划举办纳兹·里德摇头娃娃（bobblehead night is planned for Target Center）之夜。可以肯定的是他会留在这里。

（Naz Reid

Contract: Year 2 of a three-year, $42 million contract.

Season: 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, 48.9 FG percentage, 42.3 3PT percentage, 79.1 FT percentage.

Outlook: Coming off an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, Reid struggled to find his shooting in the early portion of the season. He might have expected a starting role after Towns was traded, but he has found a great rhythm with Randle over the last month. A red-hot shooting stretch in January (he shot 57.5 percent on 80 3-point attempts) has his numbers back where they need to be. He sprained a finger on his right hand on Saturday against the Wizards, but the injury is not believed to be serious.

Trade market: Reid would have some suitors if the Wolves made him available. He has a player option on his contract for next season, which could make the Wolves consider moving him if they were worried about losing him this summer. But Minnesota is committed to retaining one of the most popular athletes in the Twin Cities and Naz Reid bobblehead night is planned for Target Center on Saturday. Safe to say he will be here.）

丹特·迪温琴佐

合同：一份 4 年 4700 万美元合同

赛季表现：场均 11.0 分、3.7 个篮板、3.6 次助攻，投篮命中率 39.7%，三分命中率 36.9%，罚球命中率 82.0%

前景：又是一个慢热的球员，迪温琴佐在交易到明尼苏达后花了一些时间才找到自己的位置。在他试图在森林狼队的阵容中找到自己的位置时，经历了一些成长的痛苦。但他后来打得足够好，从替补晋升到了首发阵容，这一变动帮助森林狼队取得了连胜，这也让他在 1 月 15 日遭受的草皮趾伤变得更加棘手。在唐斯的交易中，他的表现完全符合球队的期望。

交易市场：如果森林狼队将他交易，会有不少球队对他感兴趣。他的合同是联盟中最好的之一，他是一名双能卫，能投篮并能防守多个位置，这正是大多数球队所需要的。这也是他会留队的原因

（Donte DiVincenzo

Contract: Year 2 of a four-year, $47 million deal.

Season: 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 39.7 FG percentage, 36.9 3PT percentage, 82.0 FT percentage.

Outlook: Another slow starter, it took a little time for DiVincenzo to find his place in Minnesota after the trade. There were some growing pains as he tried to find his place in the Wolves hierarchy. But he started playing well enough to earn a promotion from the bench to the starting lineup, a move that helped the Timberwolves get on a roll, which is what made the turf toe injury he suffered on Jan. 15 so difficult. He’s been everything they could have hoped for when they made the Towns trade.

Trade market: He would have no shortage of teams interested in him if the Wolves made him available. He has one of the best contracts in the league and is a combo guard who can shoot and guard multiple positions, exactly what most teams need. Also exactly why he’s staying put.）

3、只可能被用来换球星

杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯

合同：一份 5 年 13100 万美元合同

赛季表现：场均 10.9 分、5.4 个篮板、0.9 次盖帽，投篮命中率 46.2%，三分命中率 34.0%，罚球命中率 80.0%

前景：麦克丹尼尔斯可能是森林狼队本赛季至今的一个缩影。他赛季初表现缓慢，被困在一个不适合他的定点投篮角色中。很多人希望他在第五个赛季能取得的飞跃并没有出现。但他最近打得好多了，从一个不会投篮的接球投篮球员变成了一个更具进攻威胁的多面手，能运球突破和打转换进攻。他的防守最近也重新找回了状态。让人对未来有信心的一个重要原因是麦克丹尼尔斯开始对得起他的合同了。

交易市场：尽管数据不是特别出色，但一个有他这样身体素质的 24 岁球员会引起很多球队的兴趣。森林狼队会把他放入福克斯的交易包裹中吗？也许会。但要让他们放弃他，必须要有重大的回报。

（Only for a star

Jaden McDaniels

Contract: Year 1 of a five-year, $131 million deal.

Season: 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, 46.2 FG percentage, 34.0 3PT percentage, 80.0 FT percentage.

Outlook: McDaniels may be the embodiment of the Wolves season so far. He started the season slow, stuck in a corner-shooting role that did not fit him. The leap that many hoped he would take in his fifth season was nowhere to be found. But he’s played much better of late, morphing from a catch-and-shoot player who couldn’t shoot to a more versatile offensive threat who attacks off the dribble and gets out in transition. His defense has re-emerged lately, too. One of the biggest reasons for confidence going forward is McDaniels is starting to live up to his contract.

Trade market: Even though the numbers haven’t been great, a 24-year-old with his measurables would garner a lot of interest. Would the Wolves have included him in a Fox package? Maybe. But it would take a major return for them to part with him.）

罗布·迪林厄姆

合同：一份 4 年 2850 万美元新秀合同的第一年

赛季表现：场均 5.8 分、2.4 次助攻、1.4 次失误，投篮命中率 50.0%，三分命中率 43.8%，罚球命中率 42.9%

前景：由于迪温琴佐的受伤，这位八号秀才开始获得稳定的上场时间。到目前为止，他的表现有起有伏，但总体上是上升的。球队急需他的控球和创造投篮机会的能力。芬奇需要对他表现出更多的信任，比如在周六对阵华盛顿的比赛中，在迪林厄姆第三节表现不佳后，芬奇在第四节让康利打满了 12 分钟，而没有给迪林厄姆机会。他会有表现糟糕的时候，但也会有惊艳的时刻。

交易市场：他的进攻能力和新秀合同会引起其他球队的兴趣。如果森林狼队要交易他，必须是作为换取一名有影响力球员的主要筹码。我认为本周不会发生这种情况。

（Rookie Rob Dillingham has had his ups and downs this season, but the Timberwolves are high on him. (Ellen Schmidt / NBAE via Getty Images)

Rob Dillingham

Contract: Year 1 of a four-year, $28.5 million rookie deal.

Season: 5.8 points, 2.4 assists, 1.4 turnovers, 50.0 FG percentage, 43.8 3PT percentage, 42.9 FT percentage.

Outlook: The eighth overall pick is only just starting to get consistent minutes thanks to DiVincenzo’s injury. It’s been understandably up and down so far, but there have been more ups than downs. His ballhandling and shot creation is desperately needed on this team. Finch needs to start showing a little more trust in him, like going to him in the fourth quarter on Saturday against Washington when he played Conley all 12 minutes after Dillingham had a tough shift in the third quarter. There are going to be ugly moments, but there will be electric ones, too.

Trade market: He would draw interest from other teams for his offensive juice and his rookie contract. If the Wolves were to part with him, it would have to be as a main part of a package for an impact player. I don’t see that happening this week.）

4、情况比较复杂的：

朱利叶斯·兰德尔

合同：一份 4 年 11700 万美元合同的第三年

赛季表现：场均 18.9 分、7.2 个篮板、4.5 次助攻，投篮命中率 46.2%，三分命中率 34.2%，罚球命中率 81.1%

前景：他的适配性不太理想。把一个喜欢持球但三分球不太好的球员放在之前唐斯的大前锋位置上，导致了一些难看的半场进攻。虽然唐斯在纽约打得风生水起，但兰德尔在明尼苏达却打得很艰难。不过，随着赛季的推进，虽然他的得分数据逐渐下降，但他的效率却提高了。他 12 月的净效率值为 +4.2，1 月为 +6.1。自从他因腹股沟拉伤缺阵后，森林狼队两场比赛都输给了弱队。

交易市场：对于一个下赛季合同有 3300 万美元选项的球员来说，交易市场并不活跃。如果森林狼队想交易兰德尔，可能需要激励另一支球队接手他，而他们对此并不感兴趣。腹股沟的伤势可能会让他缺席全明星赛，这也让情况变得更糟。现在交易他几乎肯定会让球队在短期内变得更差，而且他们在选秀中没有首轮签，所以摆烂也没有好处。抱歉，森林狼队球迷，但球队比你们更看重兰德尔。

（It’s complicated

Julius Randle

Contract: Year 3 of a four-year, $117 million deal.

Season: 18.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 46.2 FG percentage, 34.2 3PT percentage, 81.1 FT percentage.

Outlook: The fit has been less than ideal. Putting a player who loves the ball in his hands but isn’t a great 3-point shooter into the power forward spot previously held by Towns has led to some hard-to-watch half-court possessions. While Towns has flourished in New York, Randle has labored in Minnesota. But while his scoring numbers have gradually gone down as the season has progressed, his effectiveness has risen. His net rating in December was plus-4.2 and in January was plus-6.1. And the Wolves have lost both games to bad teams since he went out with a groin strain.

Trade market: There isn’t much of one for a player with a $33 million option on his deal for next year. If the Wolves wanted to move Randle, they would likely have to incentivize another team to take him, and they’re not interested in that. The groin injury that could keep him out through the All-Star break doesn’t help matters. Trading him now would also almost certainly make them a worse team in the short term, and they don’t have their first-round pick in the draft so the benefit of a mini-tank is not there. Sorry Wolves fans, but they like Randle more than you do.）

尼基尔·亚历山大 - 沃克

合同：一份 2 年 900 万美元合同的第二年

赛季表现：场均 8.7 分、2.9 个篮板、2.4 次助攻，投篮命中率 44.2%，三分命中率 39.6%，罚球命中率 73.1%

前景：亚历山大 - 沃克本赛季是球队最有价值的成员之一，他是板凳席上非常稳定的存在，能投中空位投篮并在高水平上进行防守。他从 NBA 边缘轮换球员成长为一支获胜球队的重要一员，在更衣室里很受欢迎。

交易市场：这就是为什么情况复杂。亚历山大 - 沃克是整个联盟中性价比最高的球员之一，但今年夏天他可能会大幅加薪。森林狼队在薪资膨胀的情况下能留住他吗？如果不能，他们可能会考虑交易他。但他的薪水如此合理，要找到一个公平的交易价值非常困难。森林狼队很喜欢 NAW 并想留住他，所以他几乎肯定会在截止日之后留在球队名单上，希望如此。

（Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Contract: Year 2 of a two-year, $9 million deal.

Season: 8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 44.2 FG percentage, 39.6 3PT percentage, 73.1 FT percentage.

Outlook: Alexander-Walker has been one of the most valuable members of the team this season, a super-consistent presence off the bench who knocks down open shots and defends at a high level. He is beloved in the locker room for the climb from the fringes of NBA rotation life to an integral piece of a winning team.

Trade market: This is why it’s complicated. Alexander-Walker is one of the best bargains in the entire league but will likely be due a huge raise this summer. Can the Wolves afford to keep him with their payroll swelling like it is? If not, they could look to move him. But his salary is so reasonable that it would be very difficult to find a fair trade in terms of value. The Wolves love NAW and want to keep him, so he will almost certainly remain on the roster through the deadline and, hopefully, beyond.）

迈克·康利

合同：一份 2 年 2100 万美元合同的第一年

赛季表现：场均 8.1 分、4.5 次助攻、1.3 次抢断，投篮命中率 36.7%，三分命中率 38.2%，罚球命中率 90.3%

前景：自从在与爵士队的交易中来到森林狼队后，康利一直非常重要。他是球队中的定海神针，能带领球队度过动荡时期。但他本赛季也显示出了年龄的迹象。他在三分线内的投篮命中率大幅下降。芬奇仍然很信任他，康利在这个新的进攻体系中也找到了更多的定位，但他的产量与上赛季相比有所下降。

交易市场：一支需要替补控球后卫的球队可能会考虑他，但 37 岁的他，回报可能过于微薄，不值得交易掉对球队如此重要的他。

（Mike Conley

Contract: Year 1 of a two-year, $21 million deal.

Season: 8.1 points, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 36.7 FG percentage, 38.2 3PT percentage, 90.3 FT percentage.

Outlook: Conley has been so important to the Wolves since coming over in a trade with the Jazz. He is the adult in the room, a steadying hand that gets them through turbulent times. But he has shown signs of his age this season. His shooting inside the arc has fallen off a cliff. Finch still has great trust in him and Conley has found more of an identity in this new-look offense, but he is not where he was last season in terms of production.

Trade market: It seems reasonable that a team in need of a backup point guard would look at him, but at 37 the return would likely be too modest to merit moving someone of his importance to this group.）

5、崭露头角

卢卡·加尔扎

合同：一份 2 年 450 万美元合同的第一年

赛季表现：场均 3.6 分、1.3 篮板，出战 18 场，投篮命中率 49.0%，三分命中率 29.4%，罚球命中率 75.0%

前景：随着兰德尔受伤，加尔扎开始获得更多的上场时间，并且打得相当不错。“我之前没让他多打真是太傻了，”芬奇最近说道。他在周六对阵华盛顿的比赛中表现不佳，但在他获得的有限时间里，他已经证明了自己是一个有得分能力的球员。

交易市场：我能看到一些球队会对他感兴趣，但他的薪水太低了，交易他对森林狼队没有好处。球队很欣赏他的职业道德。芬奇称他是自己执教过的最喜欢的球员之一。他不太可能被交易来换取类似的合同

（On the rise

Luka Garza

Contract: Year 1 of a two-year, $4.5 million deal.

Season: 3.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, 18 games, 49.0 FG percentage, 29.4 3PT percentage, 75.0 FT percentage.

Outlook: Garza is starting to get a little more run with Randle’s injury and he’s playing fairly well. “Silly me for not playing him more,” Finch recently said. He did not play well against Washington on Saturday, but he has shown to be a volume scorer in the scant minutes he’s gotten.

Trade market: I could see some teams being interested, but the salary is so low that it wouldn’t do the Wolves any good to move him. They love his work ethic. Finch called him one of his favorite players he’s ever coached. It’s doubtful he will be moved for another similar contract.）

杰伦·克拉克

合同：双向合同

赛季表现：场均 3.3 分、1.4 篮板，出战 8 场，投篮命中率 39.1%，三分命中率 30.0%，罚球命中率 83.3%

前景：克拉克在过去一周突然冒出来并且打得很好，给森林狼队带来了一些防守强度。看起来他在轮换中的地位已经超过了约什·米诺特。

交易市场：一些球队已经对克拉克进行了考察，但森林狼队很看好他的潜力。他们想给他更多的上场时间，看看他的表现。

（Jaylen Clark

Contract: Two-way.

Season: 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, eight games, 39.1 FG percentage, 30.0 3PT percentage, 83.3 FT percentage.

Outlook: Clark has come out of nowhere in the last week and played well, giving the Wolves some defensive tenacity. He has done enough early, it appears, to leapfrog Josh Minott in the rotation.

Trade market: Some teams have done their due diligence on Clark, but the Wolves like his potential. They want to give him more run and see what they have.）

6、边缘球员

森林狼队有一些有潜力的年轻球员，如米诺特、伦纳德·米勒和小特伦斯·香农，他们本赛季很少上场。他们是很有吸引力的球员，但仅凭他们自己还不足以促成一笔重要的交易。乔·英格尔斯拿着底薪合同，在交易市场上没什么价值。

7、预测

虽然西部周围有重磅交易发生，但森林狼队似乎没有太多动作。在过去两个月里，球队内部对球队机会的看法有所改善，他们真正可交易的资产——如爱德华兹、麦克丹尼尔斯、里德和迪林厄姆等球员——被视为球队长期核心的一部分。

如果目前的情况保持不变，我认为不会有交易发生。为了本赛季的目标，甩卖兰德尔没有意义。而且出去引进另一名轮换球员可能会影响给像迪林厄姆这样的年轻球员上场时间，这在本赛季已经是一个问题了。

康奈利在森林狼队任职初期并不回避重大交易，但这次明尼苏达的交易截止日可能会很平静

（On the fringe

The Wolves have a few promising prospects in Minott, Leonard Miller and Terrence Shannon Jr. who have played only sparingly this season, if at all. They are intriguing players, but not the kind that would entice a notable deal on their own. Joe Ingles is on a minimum deal and of little use on the trade market.

Prediction

While blockbuster deals are happening around them in the West, there does not appear to be much there for the Wolves. Their internal outlook on the team’s chances has improved over the last two months, and their truly tradeable assets — players like Edwards, McDaniels, Reid and Dillingham — are considered a part of the team’s long-term core.

If things hold as they are right now, I don’t see a move happening. Salary dumping Randle doesn’t make sense for their goals this season. And going out and acquiring another rotation player could get in the way of giving minutes to younger players like Dillingham, which has already been an issue this season.

Connelly hasn’t shied away from major deals early in his Wolves tenure, but this has the makings of a quiet deadline in Minnesota.）