US media predicts that the Timberwolves will make big moves under salary pressure, and many teams in the league are willing to walk

The Minnesota Timberwolves have three key free agents in the offseason, Randall, Naz Reed, and Alexander Walker. The Timberwolves can theoretically retain three players, but it is obvious that retaining Randall and Reed seems to be more likely than retaining Alexander Walker.

Alexander Walker's value in the NBA has increased significantly with the Wolves over the past two seasons.

He ranks in the top 7 in the same position in the past two seasons of real positive and negative defense values, and can effectively limit his opponent's shooting percentage, dropping from 48.9% to 46.1%, and has undertaken the task of defending the opponent's core players many times in the playoffs.

Walker's three-point shooting ability has also improved. In the three seasons of the Timberwolves, his average three-point shooting percentage has remained above 38%, and has increased to 41.4% in the 2024-25 playoffs, becoming an important outside firepower point for the Timberwolves.

His progress has also made him a key rotation player for a team in the playoffs, rather than a free throw player from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Utah Jazz in 2022, but the biggest variable that may occur is that due to the tight salary space of the team, especially under the pressure of Randall and Naz Reed's contract, the Timberwolves are likely to be unable to keep Alexander Walker.

Naz Reed was the sixth man of the year last year and played a very important role in the Timberwolves. He plans to become a non-restricted player in his exit contract this summer, and several players are currently showing interest in him, and the Timberwolves are currently interested in him.

According to statistics, Randallsea averaged 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.8 steals per game, with shooting percentages of 48.3% and 47.2% respectively, with a total plus and negative value of -24.

ESPN reporter said in its first interview on Friday: The Timberwolves have taken some measures to keep the team competitive, and they will have some big moves in the next few days.