The Minnesota Timberwolves made two moves this past week that will have a big impact on their rotation.

The first move was signing Jonathan Kuminga to a two-year, $12.4 million deal. The addition of Kuminga completed their starting lineup as he’ll join LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, and Rudy Gobert as the first five on the court.

In signing Kuminga, the Timberwolves went over the second apron, meaning they needed to make a subsequent move.

The team worked quickly to make that move, dealing Josh Green, who is making over $14 million this season and was acquired as part of the LaMelo trade, to the Utah Jazz for Cody Williams and John Konchar, who make a combined $12 million.

The Timberwolves immediately waived and stretched the contract of Konchar for increased flexibility moving forward.

While Kuminga is the headliner from this past week as he’ll be one of the five starters, the Timberwolves are taking a chance on Cody Williams.

Williams is the younger brother of Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams, who has become one of the top two-way players in the league over the past four years.

Cody was the tenth overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, but hasn’t quite lived up to his potential in Utah. He played in 67 games last season, averaging 8.8 points, three rebounds, and two assists on 46% shooting from the field and 21% from three.

His advanced numbers aren’t great, especially on the defensive end, but Utah seemingly didn’t have a lot of desire to win at the end of the season, putting the whole team in a tough spot.

With the addition of Darryn Peterson alongside Ace Bailey and Keyonte George, Williams was the odd man out in the rotation.

The Timberwolves don’t need a lot of backcourt help as they already have Ball, Edwards, Ayo Dosunmu, Jaylen Clark, Bones Hyland, and Terrence Shannon Jr.

Williams is going to be behind all six of those guys in the rotation, but he will undoubtedly get some opportunities as the Timberwolves frontcourt rotation could force them to go small throughout the season.

The talent is there with Williams, and it’s a low-risk move for Minnesota to take a chance on a lottery pick only two seasons into his career.

If he can buy in on the defensive end and use his athleticism to play in transition, where the Timberwolves should thrive this season, he could surprise a lot of people.