What does Tim Connelly have cooking up for the Minnesota Timberwolves between now and the start of the 2026-27 season? All has been rather quiet, not just around the Wolves, but across the entire league, as it waits for the NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks to come to a close. In the meantime, there have been some whispers linking Minnesota to a few different stars who are, or are expected to become available in the upcoming days and weeks - including Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. According to NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, Giannis is expected to be dealt by the Bucks either before or during the draft. However, he isn’t going to the Minnesota Timberwolves… or any team in the West, for that matter. Giannis, according to reports, wants to stay in the East (likely the Celtics or Heat), which is why Connelly hasn’t really engaged the Bucks in trade talks, to this point. The rest of the market outside of Boston and Miami remains tepid for Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Knicks talked last summer, but New York is playing in the NBA Finals as this all goes down and is not about to blow up this roster. The Cavaliers don’t want to trade former Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley, and that was their only real interest in Antetokounmpo. The Timberwolves will have to look elsewhere for their next big signing.