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Etienne Catalan: LaMelo Ball ( @MELOD1P ) will wear No. 1 for the #Timberwolves. Number last worn by Terrence Shannon Jr. in 2026. #NBA
The once supersized Wolves are now looking very thin in the frontline. They will have a difficult time finding an upgrade with no draft picks left to trade. They might need to part with one of Terrence Shannon Jr. or Joan Beringer to get a team interested. Otherwise, they’re looking at starting a lineup featuring LaMelo Ball, Ayo Dosunmu, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, and Rudy Gobert. The Wolves would have limited options for upgrading the frontcourt. They will no longer create a $33 million trade exception and lose access to all trade exceptions created last season, including the $10.8 million one. They also lose the $5.5 million bi-annual exception and get the reduced $6 million taxpayer mid-level exception instead of the $15.5 million one. They are highly unlikely to get a starter with that amount.
Sam Quinn: If Minnesota is keeping Donte DiVincenzo, they somehow have to turn Josh Green's $14.7 million salary into a playable power forward. Without draft picks, they might have to include Terrence Shannon to do so. But that's the next order of business here.
Ryan Eichten: Chris Finch on what he sees for Terrence Shannon and Jaylen Clark: "It's about creating pathways for those guys to be able to play. You might say like, isn't that the coach's job? But sometimes, you know, there's a gridlock. So we've gotta look at how we can either kind of change things around or get to a point where these guys can get a more consistent role." (2/2)
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The Timberwolves, meanwhile, are also seen by some as an emerging option for the Bucks. While Antetokounmpo is known to prefer a trade involving a team in the Eastern Conference, league sources say the Bucks are interested in what Minnesota has to offer. If the Timberwolves want to get into the mix, league sources say the Bucks would want a package including Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid, Terrence Shannon Jr. and their two tradable first-round picks (No. 29 in this year’s draft and their 2033 pick). Yet considering McDaniels’ immense value alongside Edwards as an elite perimeter defender, as well as his impressive postseason performance, team sources say Minnesota has indicated that McDaniels is off limits. Per those sources, the same goes for 19-year-old big man Joan Beringer.
Jon Krawczynski: Shannon is available. That’s a big help for the Wolves
Timberwolves PR: UPDATED Minnesota @Timberwolves Status Report in advance of tonight’s Game 6 vs. San Antonio Spurs: QUESTIONABLE Shannon Jr- Head Contusion
Chris Hine: TJ Shannon on Wembanyama: "He’s gonna have to block it every time. I ain’t gonna stop going downhill. I told him that when he said a little something after he blocked my second one, but he got to block it every time, and I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time."
Kyle Theige: In his first two playoff starts, Terrence Shannon Jr. has played a combined 70 minutes, scored a total of 40 points, and tallied ZERO turnovers.
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The Timberwolves had six players finish with double figures in scoring, and the team countered a historic effort from Wembanyama, whose 12 blocks were the most in a playoff game since the stat became official in the 1973-74 season. Julius Randle led the Wolves with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Terrence Shannon Jr., who started in place of Edwards, added 16 points and five rebounds.
MrBuckBuck: The last moments of game 6 - Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, as the Wolves win the game, and the series 4-2. Including postgame interview on the court with Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. McDaniels and Jokic weren't even looking at each other, no dap or anything.
The last moments of game 6 - Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, as the Wolves win the game, and the series 4-2.
— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) May 1, 2026
Including postgame interview on the court with Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr.
McDaniels and Jokic weren't even looking at each other, no dap or anything.
Also on… pic.twitter.com/splNdKQexl
Dane Moore: Chris Finch said after Game 5 that Terrence Shannon Jr.'s minutes were limited in Game 5 due to gameplan mistakes. Finch was asked at practice today how he goes about helping Shannon clean that up. "I don't clean that up. He cleans it up. It starts with gotta be ready, he's gotta be engaged, he's gotta be fully committed to that side of the ball... The only way I can clean him up is to sit him on the bench, right? That's the only way I can clean it up. He knows what we need from him right now. So he's gotta be ready, and he's gotta be ready to execute defensively. There's no reason that he shouldn't be a good defender with his body type, with his athleticism, and he's a pretty smart player."
