Minnesota Timberwolves: 2026-27 roster preview
The roster the team opens 2026-27 with, what each player did in 2025-26, and how many minutes the outlook expects from him. Minutes come from last season, capped at 2,900 and scaled to a season; rookies and players without a rating count at replacement level (-2.1 per 100).
Outlook
+1.6
10th of 30
Projected wins
45
Roster strength: Impact × expected minutes, points per 100 over average
+4.9
Minutes kept: Share of last season's minutes still on the roster
66%
2025-26 net rating
+3.3
Who carries it
What each player adds to the roster's strength: his Impact times his share of the minutes.
- Above average
- Below average
| Status | Injury | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Donte DiVincenzoG | Returning | – | 8 | 30.5 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | +3.5 | +1.7 | +1.8 | 2,497 | +2.23 | Out |
| 27 |  Rudy GobertC | Returning | – | 13 | 31.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 1.7 | +2.1 | -1.1 | +3.2 | 2,379 | +1.25 | – |
| 3 |  Jaden McDanielsF | Returning | – | 6 | 31.7 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | 2,315 | +0.84 | – |
| 5 |  Anthony EdwardsG | Returning | – | 6 | 35.0 | 28.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | +2.6 | +3.0 | -0.4 | 2,133 | +1.43 | – |
| 1 |  LaMelo BallG | New · from CHA | – | 6 | 28.0 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 | +3.6 | +4.2 | -0.6 | 2,017 | +1.85 | – |
| 13 |  Ayo DosunmuG | Returning | – | 5 | 27.1 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.0 | 1,871 | +0.19 | – |
| 5 |  Cody WilliamsF | New · from UTA | – | 2 | 24.3 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -3.7 | -1.5 | -2.1 | 1,629 | -1.52 | – |
| 8 | Nah'Shon HylandG | Returning | – | 5 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | +0.9 | +1.2 | -0.3 | 1,179 | +0.28 | – |
| 7 |  Jaylen ClarkG | Returning | – | 3 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +0.2 | 890 | -0.08 | – |
| 0 |  Jonathan KumingaF | New · from GSW | – | 5 | 23.1 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 2.3 | +1.2 | -0.7 | +1.9 | 833 | +0.25 | – |
| 4 |  Terrence Shannon Jr.G-F | Returning | – | 2 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -2.0 | 534 | -0.28 | – |
| 19 | Joan BeringerF | Returning | – | 1 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.1 | 315 | +0.11 | – |
| 17 |  Drew TimmeF | New · from LAL | – | – | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 233 | -0.12 | – |
| 12 | Antonio ReevesG | New · from CHA | – | 2 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 69 | -0.04 | – |
| 15 |  Zyon PullinG | Returning | – | – | 8.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | – | – | – | 42 | -0.02 | – |
| 25 |  Enrique FreemanF | Returning | – | 2 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 37 | -0.02 | – |
| 44 |  Rocco ZikarskyC | Returning | – | 1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 37 | -0.02 | – |
 Norchad OmierF | New · from LAC | – | – | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 41 |  Trey LylesF | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 99 |  Kenyon Martin Jr.F | Did not play in 2025-26 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 |  Isaiah EvansF | Rookie | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
670 minutes nobody on the roster is expected to play go to replacement level.
Gone
Julius Randleto BKN79 games · 33 MPG · +1.5
Naz Reidto CHA77 games · 26 MPG · +1.4
Mike Conleyto BOS54 games · 18.4 MPG · -1.1
Kyle Andersonto TOR19 games · 19.1 MPG · -0.0- Rob Dillinghamnot on a roster35 games · 9.3 MPG · -3.5
Joe Inglesnot on a roster23 games · 6.7 MPG · –- Leonard Millerto CHI19 games · 5.1 MPG · -0.3
- Julian Phillipsto HOU13 games · 7.2 MPG · -0.7
Johnny Juzangnot on a roster21 games · 4.2 MPG · –