Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, September 8 · 2 d ago
Timberwolves Checked In On Sasha Vezenkov
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Before they reached an agreement to sign free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, the Timberwolves explored the possibility of trying to recruit forward Sasha Vezenkov back stateside, league sources tell Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). Vezenkov, 31, signed with the Kings in 2023 on the heels of being named the EuroLeague’s MVP with […]
Confidence
43%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −2 | 2 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Jonathan Kuminga
Timberwolves · F · 12.2 pts · 5.6 reb · 2.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $6.06M · next season $6.37M
Minnesota Timberwolves
$215.3M · above the first apron · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Sacramento Kings
$189.3M · over the cap · 12 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Jonathan Kuminga → Kings
Send out at least $2.91M
The Kings are over the cap, so to take on $6.06M they need to send out $2.91M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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