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The agreement includes Connelly pushing back an opt-out clause that he had in his contract until after next season, the sources said. With questions about the team’s ownership swirling, Connelly could have chosen to opt-out as soon as the Wolves were eliminated by Dallas in their first Western Conference finals appearance in 20 years. But Connelly and his family wanted to stay … [Read more...] about

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The NBA’s media rights deals will nearly triple beginning with the 25-26 season, while expansion will also give existing owners an influx of money in the coming years. “I do not think they would tear the team apart, however, I do think there’s a possibility if the ownership change took place that Karl Towns’ role would be reevaluated,” said Windhorst. … [Read more...] about

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One golden rule that has still held up: Every champion but one for the last 44 years has been a top-three seed with at least 52 wins (prorated to 82 games) and a plus-3 net rating; that will hold up if Boston prevails in the NBA Finals, but not if Dallas wins. (The three teams in the West that met this criteria, Oklahoma City, Denver and Minnesota, have all been eliminated; the … [Read more...] about

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Minnesota ownership to keep team competitive despite luxury tax?

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Glen Taylor has indicated internally a willingness to pay the luxury tax to keep the team competitive, team sources said. Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have said they would do the same should they prevail in their fight to buy the team. If either side decided to cut payroll, Towns’ max salary and a frontcourt that also has Gobert and Reid as bigs would get trade machine … [Read more...] about Minnesota ownership to keep team competitive despite luxury tax?