Timberwolves trade Bryce McGowens to Hornets for Josh Minott

The Timberwolves are set to send Nebraska shooting guard Bryce McGowens, selected with the No. 40 pick in the 2022 draft, to the Hornets, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

In exchange, the Timberwolves will receive Memphis small forward Josh Minott, the No. 45 pick in this year’s draft, from Charlotte, as well as the 2023 second-rounder the Hornets acquired from the Knicks earlier in the draft, per Rod Boone of the Charlotte Observer.

McGowens, a 6-foot-7 wing, appeared in 31 games, all starts, for the Cornhuskers during his lone collegiate season. He averaged 16.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.4 APG and 0.7 SPG across 33.5 MPG. He converted 40.3% of his 12.8 field goal attempts and 83.1% of his 6.3 free-throw looks during 2021-22.

A Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree, McGowens was also named to the 2021-22 All-Big Ten Third Team in 2022.

The 6’-foot-8 Minott played more sparingly while with Memphis during the 2021-22 season, averaging 6.6 PPG and 3.8 RPG in just 14.6 MPG over the course of his 33 games with the team.