The Minnesota Timberwolves have a slew of decisions to make ahead of the 2020 NBA Draft, equipped with the No. 1 selection and a huge chance to add a key component to their roster.
Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas provided some insight as to what Minnesota might do come draft time. Basically, everything is on the table:
“We’re going to knock on every door and we’re going to have a conversation with everybody,” Rosas told Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. “We’re going to get to the bottom of everything.”
Now that the initial political answer is out of the way, Rosas peeled a bit into the strategy of the Timberwolves' war room:
“We’re super open-minded. Nobody’s off the board,” said Rosas. “We’re going to do incredible due diligence, whether it’s a point guard, whether it’s a big. I’m 100 percent in the camp of ‘find the best player with the best upside.’ That’s the path we’re going to take.”
The Timberwolves have been strongly linked to Georgia standout Anthony Edwards, considering he's the best talent available by consensus and also fills a positional need for the franchise. Drafting a center in James Wiseman would be opting for an apprenticeship under franchise player in Karl-Anthony Towns, and opting for LaMelo Ball would be disrupting the trade Rosas worked to hard to engineer, as he dealt Andrew Wiggins in exchange for D'Angelo Russell.
Yet the most important thing for the Timberwolves is to not whiff with the No. 1 pick. Rosas assured there isn't a no-brainer solution to drafting this high:
“Nobody bats 1.000. There’s no formula for this. You’ve got to do your work,” said Rosas. “You’ve got to pick the right guy and keep him healthy and develop him.”
Edwards looks like a likely lock at No. 1 considering his skill set as a high-scoring guard, but don't blink twice if the Timberwolves move down in the draft if none of the top options really entice them.
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