The Minnesota Timberwolves have been strong this season, sitting at the fourth seed in the Western Conference entering Sunday's NBA slate. However, they still haven't proven enough to be viewed as an elite team, as anytime something starts to go right, they hit a roadblock. The team is clearly talented, but their depth could hold them back.

The Timberwolves underwent some minor changes to their roster this past offseason, but losing Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Atlanta Hawks and signing Naz Reid to a $125 million extension limited the team from bringing in any other pieces. However, the hope was that the young players on the roster would emerge, specifically their former Top 10 pick, Rob Dillingham.

In his second season with the Timberwolves, Dillingham has gotten worse, averaging fewer minutes per game, shooting 10% worse from the field, and not looking anything like the player he was at Kentucky, who averaged 15.2 points on 44.4% three-point shooting coming off the bench. While he just turned 21, the Timberwolves might be done waiting around for him.

According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Timberwolves are open to trading Dillingham.

"I have heard, by the way, that parting with Dillingham is indeed on the table. The Wolves were certainly aggressive in acquiring the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft to select Dillingham, but he simply hasn't been able to fill Minnesota’s playmaking needs as quickly as hoped and could well benefit from a change of scenery," he wrote.

The Timberwolves traded a 2030 first-round pick swap and a 2031 unprotected first-round pick to trade up to select Dillingham with the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. While the guards selected near him, like Nikola Topic, Devin Carter, and Bub Carrington, haven't done much either, it was still a high price to pay for a draft class that was viewed as weak.

The best situation for Dillingham would be to go to a situation where he has zero pressure to contribute to winning right away, or somewhere he can learn behind an established guard. Bad teams like the Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets don't make sense, but teams like the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Memphis Grizzlies make sense.

Even though he was drafted with a Top 10 pick, it's hard to see any team being willing to give up more than two second-round picks or an expiring contract to acquire him. All hope isn't lost, but there isn't much standalone value with Dillingham at this point.