Timberwolves free up salary space for Kuminga in trade deal
The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a trade with the Utah Jazz, sending out Josh Green to create salary room for signing free agent Jonathan Kuminga, while receiving Cody Williams and John Konchar in return.
NBA club Minnesota Timberwolves has completed a trade with the Utah Jazz aimed primarily at clearing financial room to sign a free agent. The deal was reported by well-known NBA insider Shams Charania.
According to the report, the Timberwolves are sending 25-year-old Josh Green to Utah, along with his $14.7 million contract. Green joined the team this summer as part of a larger deal that also involved LaMelo Ball, but he never appeared in a game for Minnesota. Last season, playing for the Charlotte Hornets, he averaged 4.3 points per game.
In return, the Timberwolves receive two players: Cody Williams, brother of NBA champion Jalen Williams, and John Konchar. Konchar's $6.16 million contract for the 2026/2027 season is reportedly set to be waived and stretched over multiple seasons, easing the team's salary cap situation.
Connection to the Kuminga signing
The trade is driven largely by financial considerations. It was previously reported that the Timberwolves had reached a free agency agreement with Jonathan Kuminga on a two-year deal averaging $6.2 million per season. Without this move, adding Kuminga would have pushed Minnesota's payroll above the NBA's second luxury tax apron. By moving Green's contract to Utah, the Timberwolves created the necessary salary space to add Kuminga without running into that threshold.
