Minnesota Timberwolves
This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.
Through the 2033 draft the Timberwolves control 3 first-round picks and 4 second-round picks, with 2 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2028, 2030, and 2032. 13 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.
In 2026 the Timberwolves pick twice: BKN's second (Brooklyn's own second conveyed to Minnesota at pick 33, in the June 2026 Julius Randle trade.) and SAS's second (San Antonio's own second conveyed to Minnesota at pick 59, routed via Indiana.); they also owe out their own first to MEM (Minnesota's own first conveyed to Detroit via the Mike Conley pick-swap chain, landing at pick 21; on draft night Detroit traded it to Memphis to move up, and Memphis selected Karim Lopez at 21.) and their own second to WAS (Minnesota's own second conveyed to Washington at pick 51, routed via Detroit and New York.).
In 2027 the Timberwolves owe out their own first to UTA (Unprotected first owed to Utah from the 2022 Rudy Gobert trade. Inside the UTA/MIN/CLE 2027 pool this is the slot UTA keeps as the second most favorable, after MEM takes the most favorable (UTA's own) and PHX takes the least favorable (CLE).) and their own second to POR (Unprotected second owed to Portland, acquired in a 2024 three-team trade.).
In 2028 the Timberwolves pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (Charlotte holds the right to swap its 2028 first for Minnesota's, from the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade. Minnesota keeps the slot unless Charlotte swaps.); they also owe out their own second to DEN (Unprotected second, owed to San Antonio in the 2023 deal then sent to Denver in the June 2026 Tarris Reed draft-night trade.).
In 2029 the Timberwolves owe out their own first to CHA (Charlotte gets the least favorable of the UTA, CLE, and MIN 2029 firsts, top-5 protected on Minnesota's slot; if Minnesota lands top-5 it does not convey and Minnesota instead sends its 2029 second to Utah. The July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade added a Charlotte right to swap that least-favorable pool pick for Minnesota's 2029 first, protected 6-30. Charlotte may convey the resulting pick to Phoenix in the pending Miles Bridges trade. Utah keeps the two most favorable. Minnesota's slot entered the pool in the 2022 Rudy Gobert trade.) and their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte if Minnesota conveys a first to Utah in 2029, otherwise to Utah. From the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade.).
In 2030 the Timberwolves pick twice: their own first, swap-encumbered (San Antonio holds swap rights from the June 2024 Rob Dillingham trade, and the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade added a Charlotte right to swap its own 2030 first for a Minnesota-held 2030 first. Minnesota's slot is protected for selection 1 and sits in the more-favorable-of-San-Antonio-and-Dallas structure; Minnesota retains a 2030 first pending resolution.) and MEM's second (Owed to Minnesota, protected 31-50.); they also owe out their own second to OKC (Unprotected second, owed to Detroit in the Monte Morris trade then flipped to Oklahoma City in the July 2026 Isaiah Joe trade.).
In 2031 the Timberwolves owe out their own first to SAC (Unprotected first owed to Sacramento, acquired in the February 5 2025 De'Aaron Fox three-team trade; originated in the June 2024 Rob Dillingham draft-night trade to San Antonio.) and their own second to CHI (Chicago takes the more favorable of the Minnesota and Golden State 2031 seconds and Detroit the less favorable. Minnesota's slot is the one projected more favorable and goes to Chicago.).
In 2032 the Timberwolves pick twice: their own first and PHX's second (Phoenix's own second conveys away in a Houston, Phoenix swap: Chicago takes the more favorable of the Houston and Phoenix 2032 seconds and Phoenix receives the less favorable, which then goes on to Minnesota. From the July 2025 seven-team Durant trade and the February 2026 Chicago-Minnesota deal.); they also owe out their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte in the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade.).
In 2033 the Timberwolves owe out their own first to CHA (Minnesota's own first owed to Charlotte, unprotected, in the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade.) and their own second to CHA (Owed to Charlotte in the July 2026 LaMelo Ball trade.).
The rule behind this
An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).
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Numbers come straight from the live Timberwolves cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.