Naz Reid also has a player option he’s reportedly likely to decline in advance of a more lucrative payday, but the team views him highly and one of the reasons the Wolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns last offseason was financial flexibility to sign players like Reid.
“I’ve been here for six years, and I don’t plan on doing anything differently,” Reid said. “Hopefully, it’s the same way, same feeling on the other side.”
Alexander-Walker is also an unrestricted free agent. Plenty of questions surround just how the Wolves will be constructed next season. Young players like Terrence Shannon Jr., Rob Dillingham and Jaylen Clark could fill larger roles depending on what happens with those who were in the top eight of the rotation.
Even after last season, the Wolves opted not to run it back and made the trade for Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. They ended up back in the conference finals after taking a winding path to get there, but the trip ended the same — a shellacking in Game 5. The Mavericks led by as many as 36 in Game 5 last season; the Thunder topped that with a 39-point lead at one point Wednesday.
“It’s disappointing for us, disappointing for our fans, disappointing for everyone in the moment, but man, we work, we do the right things, we come in early, leave late,” Conley said.