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NBA Draft: 5 Late-Round Prospects The Timberwolves Should Target

By Aaron Mah

Oct 10, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders talks with owner Glen Taylor prior to the second half of the game with the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center. The Timberwolves win 116-110. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders talks with owner Glen Taylor prior to the second half of the game with the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center. The Timberwolves win 116-110. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Who Should The Minnesota Timerwolves Target With Their Late Round Picks?
Oct 10, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders talks with owner Glen Taylor prior to the second half of the game with the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center. The Timberwolves win 116-110. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /

Not surprisingly, the coming draft will unequivocally be one of the most seminal moments in the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise’s history.

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Not only do the Wolves hold the No. 1 overall pick for the first time ever, the team — after a decade filled with listless losing — finally has a couple of worthwhile franchise-changing building blocks *ahem, Mr. Andrew Wiggins*.

Accordingly, the rookies they bring on board through this year’s draft should coincide with the team’s vision and fit with their incumbent core of promising, high-ceiling prospects.

And while the first overall selection will ultimately boil down to the two long-armed behemoths that headline this year’s NBA Draft (here is a full breakdown of both Jahlil Okafor and Karl-Anthony Towns), there is a significant amount of uncertainty surrounding what the Wolves will do with their two second-round picks.

Of course, the NBA Draft inherently comes with its hordes of quandaries, as outside of the top four picks, the rest of the selections usually evolve into an unpredictable crap shoot.

But in addition to the natural precariousness of the draft, Timberwolves C.O.P. (coach, part-owner, and president of basketball operations) Flip Saunders has outwardly expressed his desire to trade one, if not both, of the team’s second-round picks for either an established veteran or a chance to move up into the late first round.

In the event that the Timberwolves do manage to move up in the draft or keep one of their second round picks (at No. 31 and No. 36, respectively), who should Minnesota look at? Which player can fill their positions of need? Which late-round prospect can enhance and elevate the play of their current core?

Here are five late-first to early-second round propects the Wolves should look to draft come June 25.

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