The Minnesota Timberwolves are keeping an eye on the relationship between Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in their pursuit of a third star to pair with Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.

“The Wolves have been looking into Booker’s potential availability for months but have been given no indication that he is available, league sources said.”

The front office could also make a run at Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers or New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, who has been made available in trade talks, also according to Charania.

Earlier this week, The Ringer's Ryen Russillo mentioned on “The Bill Simmons Podcast” that Booker wanting out of Phoenix is “the worst-kept secret in the NBA.” According to Charania, the Wolves have been monitoring the situation for a while now.

“The Wolves have been looking into Booker’s potential availability for months but have been given no indication that he is available, league sources said…There is a belief that Phoenix wants to see if the magic they discovered in Orlando can carry over to the start of this season, and it appears that they won’t have to wait much longer to find out if the union approves a plan to begin the season on Dec. 22.”

Devin Booker is good friends with Russell and Towns, a fellow Kentucky Wildcat.

He signed a five-year, $158 million extension with Phoenix in July 2018.

The 76ers have publicly maintained their desire to build around Simmons, though Wolves president Gersson Rosas, and Sixers president Daryl Morey have a strong relationship from their days together with the Houston Rockets.

The Timberwolves front office could be one of the most active in the league in the coming months as they determine what to do with the no. 1 overall pick in the Nov. 18 draft. Acquiring a young star of Simmons or Devin Booker's caliber would require dealing the top pick along with multiple future first-rounders, at the very least. Holiday, 30, could be a more feasible acquisition.

As Charania notes, the Minnesota front office has been consistently aggressive since undergoing a change in leadership last year.