From Giannis to Kyrie and even Ja Morant, if a superstar talent has been rumored to be available of late, the Wolves have been one of the teams listed with interest.

Per usual, president of basketball operations Tim Connelly seems pretty flexible in his search to acquire more talent. But for the most part, he and his front office have reportedly been most interested in finding a great point guard to pair with with Anthony Edwards.

Beyond the aforementioned Irving and Morant whispers, Minnesota has also been connected to standout guards Darius Garland (Cavs) and Koby White (Bulls).

Then this week, another guard was added to the Wolves’ rumor pile when they were mentioned as one of the teams showing interest in Atlanta Hawks star point guard, Trae Young, who is working with the Hawks to get out the ATL.

MN Timberwolves have shown no interest in Trae Young

But are the MN Timberwolves really interested in the one-time University of Oklahoma superstar? Well, not if you ask the website of trusted NBA insider, Marc Stein. On Tuesday, Jake Fischer posted on Stein’s substack that the Minnesota Timberwolves have shown no interest in Young — an 8-year league veteran.

According to Fischer — who believes the most likely landing spot for the 27-year-old ball-dominant guard is Washington — any previously reported Wolves interest in Trae Young was manufactured by his agency. which has been “suggesting Minnesota and Brooklyn as two attractive potential destinations”.

I’m told that Young’s camp has suggested Minnesota and Brooklyn, from their side, as two attractive potential destinations.

Yet I’m also told that neither the Timberwolves nor the Nets are in pursuit.

For all the leaguewide discussion about the Timberwolves’ search for more playmaking, they would face similar issues in a theoretical Young trade as Milwaukee. How many key players would the Wolves have to sacrifice to match Young’s salary? Answer: Too many.

Jake Fischer – Marc Stein Substack

Trae Young has played in only ten games this year for the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 19. points and 8.9 assists per game — both down from his career averages. Young was in the lineup for Atlanta’s first five games of the season, until he suffered a sprained MCL on October 29 against the Brooklyn Nets.

Young shouldn’t feel bad that the MN Timberwolves are not interested in his services. Because Fischer didn’t stop with Connelly’s lack of interest in the former University of Oklahoma superstar.

Wolves no longer searching for superstar help at trade deadline

According to the NBA insider, Minnesota is no longer interested in trading for a superstar at all, especially before the February trade deadline — not at point guard or any other position. Why not? Because it would kill all the depth they gained in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade.

Instead, the Wolves’ front office is in search of moves that can improve the fringes of their rotation. Specifically, Connelly is hunting for a guard whose being paid around $15 million combined, which would allow Minnesota to match salaries by packaging Mike Conley and Rob Dillingham in return.

I’ve been told pretty emphatically this week that Minnesota is not only uninvolved on the Young front but also isn’t chasing any high-priced guards.

It sounds as if the Wolves, should they make a move to enhance their backcourt, are much more focused on adding a mid-tier-salaried player at the position. They can easily combine Mike Conley Jr.’s $10.7 million expiring contract and second-year guard Rob Dillingham’s $6.5 million to absorb incoming salary in the mid-level-exception range and could conceivably add a few more end-of-roster players if they need to go a little higher.

Jake Fischer – Marc Stein Substack

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With Trae Young in the lineup, the Atlanta Hawks are 2-8 this season with him averaging . When he is out of the lineup, they are 15-13. After suffering his injury, Atlanta rose to one of the hottest surprise teams in the league. At one point, they built their record all the way up to 13-8.

Unfortunately, when Young returned on December 18, the Hawks went on an immediate six-game losing streak. And now, Trae is no longer taking the floor for Atlanta. In fact, he has not dressed since December 27.

Trae Young has 245 more THREES and almost 1K (971) more ASSISTS than any other player in franchise history!

2nd player to ever lead the NBA in total points and total assists. Only Harden and LeBron have more career games with 30+ PTS & 10+ AST pic.twitter.com/QfkqmE31al

— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) January 5, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves looking to move on from Rob Dillingham

Fischer added that the Minnesota Timberwolves are indeed welcome to moving on from second-year guard and former No. 8 overall pick, Rob Dillingham — a clear sign that they very much regret moving into the top of the first 2024 first round to select the talented Kentucky freshman who just turned 21 years old on Monday.

I have heard, by the way, that parting with Dillingham is indeed on the table. The Wolves were certainly aggressive in acquiring the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft to select Dillingham, but he simply hasn’t been able to fill Minnesota’s playmaking needs as quickly as hoped and could well benefit from a change of scenery.

Jake Fischer – Marc Stein Substack

With the NBA season officially over and the draft roughly a month away, trade rumors are going to heat up. At the center of all these rumors will be the Minnesota Timberwolves, who hold a bunch of tradable assets. These assets include the #1 pick, #17 pick, #33 pick, Jarrett Culver, Josh Okogie, and more.

One team that seems very interested in making a push for the #1 pick is the Atlanta Hawks. If the two teams get together for a trade, there is one scenario I like for both teams.

In this scenario the Wolves acquire power forward John Collins and the #6 overall pick for Jacob Evans and the #1 pick.

John Collins (33 PTS & 13 REB) balled out in the Hawks' win last night ? pic.twitter.com/VfwH4ZHCde

— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 29, 2020

Minnesota Timberwolves reasoning:

John Collins is a power forward who averaged 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game last season, while shooting 40% from the three point line. He is a great young player who will become a restricted free agent after this upcoming season.

There’s no clear #1 “save your franchise” type player (so we think) in the 2020 draft and Rosas seems destined to trade the top pick because of it. Acquiring Collins and only having to drop 5 spots (#6) in the draft, would have to be considered a homerun move. At #6, the Wolves could still get a solid prospect like Isaac Okoro, who wants to come to Minnesota.

Atlanta Hawks reasoning:

Atlanta has reportedly been hesitant to pay Collins big money and they one of the most mentioned teams inside NBA hot stove conversations. A lot of this trade would depend on whether or not the Hawks truly believe they can acquire a franchise-changing player with the first overall pick.

If the Hawks are ready to deal, we know Gersson Rosas will pick up the phone.

Cooper Carlson | Minnesota Sports Fan

When discussing the Timberwolves recent loss to the woeful Grizzlies, PG Jeff Teague referred to the eight-point defeat as this season’s “worst loss.” For Teague and his teammates, another Target Center-hosted contest offered a shot at redemption. Minnesota, just like Mason Verger in Hannibal, desperately needed to gain some face:

While Wednesday’s contest vs. Atlanta was closer than one would have liked, Tom Thibodeau’s squad hopped back into the win column. I shouldn’t have referred to the Wolves as Thib’s team. When it came to the 126-114 victory over Atlanta, Karl-Anthony Towns ran the show.

A new @Timberwolves franchise record! 56 points!! Are you serious @KarlTowns?? That’s how you bounce back and answer the bell!

— Kyle Rudolph (@KyleRudolph82) March 29, 2018

Sidebar: #Skol

KAT’s 56 point destruction of the Hawks will go atop the almost-twenty-year-old franchise’ record books. Sorry, John Legend Mo Williams, but the 52 large ones you posted in 2015 now sits in second.

Btw, I know Mo Williams and I look similar. When I was at the game Sunday his teammates told me they call him John Legend

— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 14, 2010

As for Towns, he finished the proverbial gold medal performance; 19-32 from the field, 6-8 from three and 12-for-15 from the stripe. In addition to all of the buckets, the 2015 draft’s first overall selection also secured 15 rebounds. For comparison purposes, ESPN looked to the one and only, Shaquille O’Neal:

With a Timberwolves record 56 points, Karl-Anthony Towns also grabbed 15 rebounds. He’s the youngest player with 50 points and 15 rebounds in a game since Shaquille O’Neal on April 20, 1994 vs the Timberwolves (O’Neal was 22 years, 45 days, Towns is 22 years, 133 days). pic.twitter.com/NCrSDiQSmG

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 29, 2018

If you also include his 4 assists and 1 block, not even the Big Aristotle can hang:

NBA players since 1983-1984 with at least 56 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block in a regular season game: Kevin McHale, Michael Jordan, Anthony Davis, Karl Anthony-Towns. Towns is the youngest to do so (22 years, 133 days)

— Corey Price (@coreyp08) March 29, 2018

That’s absolutely absurd. While others are throwing more numbers at the performance than Rain Man playing Blackjack, KAT took to social media for just one request:

Soooooo @Kawahine_ can I play PUBG???

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) March 29, 2018

He just wants to play some video games, but the decision laid with his gal…. On the heels of his historic performance, Ms. Andrade seemed happy to provide her blessing.

Remember KAT: MORE BIG PERFORMANCES = MORE NIGHTS OF GUILT-FREE GAMING

56 points you can do whatever you want baby! https://t.co/u2Xif6UIbF

— Kawahine Andrade (@Kawahine_) March 29, 2018

Jackpot.

Next Game: The Wolves travel to face the Mavericks (Friday, 7:30 PM CST).

Current West Standings Heading into Thursday:

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