Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor: Team will keep D'Angelo Russell

D’Angelo Russell’s future with the Timberwolves is a big question mark. There were reports, including one from Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, saying that the team placed him on the trading block earlier in the offseason. 

Now it seems that Russell will stay put. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor appeared on The Scoop podcast with Darren Wolfson from 5 Eyewitness News on Thursday and discussed Russell’s role with the team next season:

“[Head coach Chris Finch] believes that with the new lineup, and with Russell in that lineup, that he’ll have a much better year just because of the way we’re going to play. He says he thinks there’s a big upside for Russell with this group of (players). That’s to his advantage and to our advantage if it works out.”

Taylor’s comments suggest that Russell features heavily in the team’s plans next season. Russell was not included in the blockbuster trade for Rudy Gobert, which evidently is a positive sign for his future in Minnesota.