New Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell won't make his Minnesota debut on Saturday due to a quad injury.

Russell is the type of All-Star player Karl-Anthony Towns was hoping Rosas would deliver to him. Rosas came through in a big way. Even if it meant the Timberwolves had to part ways with Robert Covington and Andrew Wiggins.

Russell is averaging 23.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists on the season. He’s shooting 43.0 percent from the field, 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free-throw line.

Russell had an agreement with the Golden State Warriors before getting on a helicopter with the Timberwolves contingent this past offseason. That made for “an awkward goodbye on the tarmac,” one source told Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

But none of that stopped the Timberwolves. They knew they needed to get Russell to Minnesota no matter what. Towns’ level of frustration has been growing day by day.

After all, Minnesota has lost 13 straight games. Many were calling Thursday the Timberwolves’ first win in months just to keep the mood light.

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