Timberwolves' Julius Randle, Naz Reid contracts aren't actually complete yet

Julius Randle and Naz Reid are returning to nan Minnesota Timberwolves.

Well, that's what each nan reports say. But their contracts aren't really signed yet.

It should beryllium conscionable a matter of process connected Randle's reported three-year, $100 cardinal woody and Reid's reported five-year, $125 cardinal deal.

But nan Timberwolves and their forwards haven't completed those contracts yet.

"It’s not wholly clear why the Timberwolves' 2 large deals for their powerfulness forwards person been delayed," writes Hoops Rumors' Luke Adams. "My champion conjecture is that Minnesota is waiting connected a determination from different free supplier connected an connection that would usage nan team’s payer mid-level exception. In that scenario, nan Wolves would want to get Reid’s and Randle’s first-year salaries arsenic debased arsenic imaginable to guarantee their squad net stays beneath a second-apron difficult cap. If there’s not another non-minimum free supplier incoming, nan nine could perchance summation Reid’s and Randle’s first-year salaries slightly. That’s conscionable my speculation, however."

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That each makes sense, for sure.

And there's really nary consciousness astatine each of immoderate problems here, truthful nan peacefulness astir this business suggests Adams is spot on.

It'll beryllium absorbing to spot if Minnesota tin adhd different player, aliases if this is nan group they're moving it backmost with.

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