The Minnesota Timberwolves wish to re-sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker in free company as his comes off a two-year, $9 million deal, however his new contract may very well be exorbitant for the franchise to match. Some league executives mission Alexander-Walker as signing for as excessive as $20 million per yr on common, which is nicely above the mid-level exception.
Alexander-Walker was thought-about an afterthought when the Wolves acquired him together with Mike Conley as a part of the D’Angelo Russell and Russell Westbrook commerce with the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz.
“We love him,” Chris Finch instructed Jake Fischer again in January. “He’s been so necessary to us. He’s one in every of our most constant performers.”
The Wolves traded away Karl-Anthony Cities earlier than the beginning of the season with a purpose to assist stability their wage cap.
