The Minnesota Timberwolves will look very different when they take the floor this fall. Jimmy Butler will be wearing a T-Wolves jersey, for starters, and Ricky Rubio is now a member of the Utah Jazz.
Rubio’s replacement at point guard, though, is expected to come through free agency. The team is reportedly interested in signing Jeff Teague from the Indiana Pacers when free agency starts at midnight on Friday.
Tribune sources: Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers point guard Jeff Teague have mutual interest once free agency starts
— tribjazz (@tribjazz) June 30, 2017
Rubio was rumored to be on the move for some time now, but it’s interesting that Utah acquired him given they have their own issues with Gordon Hayward to address. Whether Rubio is enough to keep Hayward in Utah is anyone’s guess, but obviously the Timberwolves think they have a suitable replacement in Teague if he were to sign in Minnesota.
They’re not the only team after Teague, as the Knicks have also expressed interest that Teague’s people have reciprocated over the last few days.
Meanwhile, the Pacers watch Teague walk away this weekend and still have to decide what to do with Paul George. Whether you believe the Timberwolves are making the right move in essentially picking Teague to replace Rubio, you have to admit they’re having a better offseason than the folks in Indiana.
