Minnesota Timberwolves Reportedly Trade Recent 1st-Round Pick

Wendell Moore Jr. is coming off a year where he appeared in 25 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, the former Duke star only averages 3.0 minutes of playing time per game. On Thursday, Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported that the Timberwolves have traded Moore to the Detroit Pistons. Via Charania: "Minnesota is trading Wendell Moore Jr. and the No. 37 pick in today's Day 2 of NBA draft to Detroit, sources say." Via Charania: "Detroit is sending No. 53 to Minnesota in the deal, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski." Moore Jr. was the 26th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and has played two seasons in the league (all with Minnesota). His career averages are 1.1 points per contest while shooting 44.3% from the field in 54 games. He has also appeared in seven NBA playoff games. Dane Moore of Blue Wire reported the financial details of the deal. Via Moore: "By replacing Wendell Moore Jr.'s $2.537M contract with a veteran minimum contract ($2.1M), the Wolves will save about $450k in sal