Overview
- Reports published June 19–20 say Minnesota has added Josh Giddey to a list of potential targets after Timberwolves reporter Darren Wolfson raised the connection.
- Giddey is a 23-year-old, 6'7" guard coming off a career 2025–26 season in which he averaged 17.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.3 rebounds across 54 games.
- The guard is under a reported four-year, $100 million deal that runs through 2028–29, a contract factor that would raise the cost for any team that tries to acquire him.
- Chicago is in a teardown-style rebuild and is not known to be actively shopping Giddey now, so any trade would depend on price, fit and front-office choices in Chicago.
- Minnesota's interest reflects an urgent need for a playmaking backcourt partner for Anthony Edwards after Mike Conley faces free agency and Donte DiVincenzo suffered an Achilles injury, and a move for Giddey would reshape both teams' short-term plans.