3 players who won’t be traded unless it’s a star blockbuster
Recently, the The Minnesota Timberwolves have been up and downsnapping a five-game losing streak earlier this week and now winning two games in a row. The Timberwolves recently won Anthony Edwards is back from a foot injury, and all eyes are on the team as the trade deadline approaches.
Now NBA insider Michael Scotto of Hoopshape reporting on three names on the Timberwolves roster that the team seems reluctant to move on.
“While teams around the league have called up Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reed and Donte Divincenz, league sources say, the Timberwolves have a high regard for those players and are resistant to parting ways with them,” Scotto said. “McDaniels was considered virtually untouchable unless it was for a star like Giannis Antetokounmpo,” league sources told HoopsHipe.
Indeed, Giannis Antetokounmpo recently became available for trade from the Milwaukee Bucks, as reported by ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania, so teams are quickly putting together their best packages for the disgruntled superstar. Charania also reported that the Timberwolves were among the many teams interested in acquiring his services.
Scotto also noted that “Reed and DiVincenzo would probably have to be included in an All-Star trade scenario” for the Timberwolves to consider parting ways with them.
DiVincenzo enjoyed a bounce-back year in his second season with the Timberwolves after a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, while Reid continued to live up to his Sixth Man of the Year billing following a new deal last offseason.
Still, players like Antetokounmpo are hard to come by, and if the Timberwolves were to land the first line in the bidding war for him, it seems like anyone not named Anthony Edwards would be available.
Either way, the Timberwolves will next take the field Thursday night at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2026-01-29 16:09:00
