Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves Could Compete for 6-Time All-Star in Surprising NBA Free Agency Scenario

Kyle Lowry is in the twilight of his NBA career. But he probably feels he still has some gas left in the tank to contribute to a team, perhaps a contender. How about the Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves?

In an article by Dan Favale of Bleacher Report, he floated the idea of Lowry signing with either the Nuggets or the Timberwolves.

To what end Denver and Minnesota can guarantee his role is debatable. Both could use upgrades at the backup point guard spot. The Nuggets have Reggie Jackson (player option) and the Timberwolves landed Monte Morris at the deadline, but Lowry is the steadier defender and off-ball mover and can still run things and fire off pull-up jumpers in a pinch.

Forced to choose one or the other, Minnesota is the better fit. The Nuggets won’t want to burn roster spots on both Lowry and Jackson—though they could look to use the latter’s salary in a trade that nets a second-line big—and the Wolves will have more minutes available if they don’t retain Morris and don’t want to run Mike Conley into the ground during his age-37 season.