With 7 wins in the last 10 games, the Minnesota Timberwolves have regained their colors. Virtually qualified for the Playoffs, this team benefits from the return to form of D’Angelo Russell. Interestingly, the playmaker has thus revived the debates around his future.
Free at the end of the season, the former Los Angeles Lakers player has an uncertain future. With his good performances, the 26-year-old is likely to claim a big contract. And Wolves might struggle to offer him.
As we know, they failed to agree on an extension. As a result, a Russell trade remains possible before February 9th. According to information from HoopsHype mediaMinnesota is also likely to put it on the market.
With an already too large wage bill, Wolves cannot afford to lose him next summer without being able to replace him. Suddenly, from now on, the management of Minnesota must decide: with an exchange or by accepting the idea of giving him an XXL lease.
A key decision for the future of this franchise in the short term, but also over time. In any case, for his part, D’Angelo Russell does not seem destabilized by this uncertainty…
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