There are other options for the Timberwolves.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may have to make their peace with the fact that LeBron James is likely not looking in their direction in his free agency.
Recent reports from ESPN's Shams Charania have indicated that James' top-three teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers with the Golden State Warriors coming in a distant, but not insignificant, fourth.
The Timberwolves have been nowhere to be seen in any of those reports despite being linked to James a a suitor early on and seemingly having everything that he wanted in terms of team talent and environment, but if it's the case that James won't be considering the Timberwolves, then the best thing for the team to do is simply move on, rather than expend resources trying to court him.
What To Do Now
Where do they move on to, though? The Timberwolves have a fairly complete roster as it is and don't have many pressing needs to address after trading for LaMelo Ball, which gave the Timberwolves the playmaker that they needed all of last season.
There are some losses in terms of big men though, with both Julius Randle and Naz Reid traded away, so if there's any area that the Timberwolves need to pay attention to it would be adding more size or wings to the roster and potentially adding some starting talent.
Looking at the present Minnesota roster, Ayo Dosunmu is slated to be the Timberwolves' starting small forward after being a spark off the bench for Minnesota last season after being traded from the Chicago Bulls.
Dosunmu is a talented player to be sure and one that the Timberwolves showed their faith in by signing him to a multi-year contract this offseason, but adding another wing either to take that starting spot or at least serve as a backup for Dosunmu could be a wise move for Minnesota to make.
Targeting A Wing
When it comes to available wings, the Timberwolves do have a lot of options.
They could take a big swing and try to poach Peyton Watson away from the Denver Nuggets, though that may be tough, or they could aim in a more support-oriented direction by pursuing Tari Easton, Bennedict Mathurin or Ziare Williams.
Of course, the irony is that James would be a great small forward to bring in for the Timberwolves, but with Minnesota seemingly off his radar, any of the above options would be positive moves for Minnesota that could add some much needed depth to a Timberwolves team that has had a productive offseason overall, even if it doesn't end with James.
