On the other side of the Jimmy Butler deal, Robert Covington and Dario Saric will debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The new-look Wolves team will host Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans.

With point guard Jeff Teague and small forward Andrew Wiggins questionable due to injuries, it's safe to assume Covington could be inserted into the starting lineup in his first game wearing the Timberwolves threads. It remains to be seen if head coach Tom Thibodeau will replace Taj Gibson with Saric, but that is unlikely for the time being.

Covington and Saric are prototype players of the modern pace-and-space style of game. The Timberwolves may have let go of an All-Star talent in Butler, but they also acquired two young players who thrive in today's positionless basketball.

Covington, 28, is one of the better 3-and-D players in the league right now. In the 13 games he played this season for the Philadelphia 76ers, he was putting up career highs in field goal percentage (42 percent) and 3-point percentage (39 percent). On top of that, he was doing a little bit of everything on the defensive end with 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.

Saric, 24, has everything you want in a stretch forward. He is a good scorer, rebounder and passer. Saric has career averages of 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a 35 percent clip from beyond the arc.

Jerryd Bayless, the third player the Timberwolves acquired in the trade, is still recovering from a left knee injury.