Timberwolves expected to hold onto Cody Williams, clear salary room with a Konchar waive-and-stretch

The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to keep Cody Williams in the organization after the team selected him with the No. 10 pick in 2024, according to reports citing league sources. Alongside that expected retention, Minnesota is also expected to use a waive-and-stretch mechanism on veteran forward John Konchar, a move designed to manage payroll flexibility rather than change the on-court direction overnight.

Konchar’s contract status is important because a waive-and-stretch creates a different accounting path for a team’s salary obligations than simply keeping a player on the standard roster. In practical terms, it can reduce immediate cap pressure and help a franchise add talent in the same offseason window, particularly when the team wants to pursue a specific player type such as a plug-in wing or forward who can fit multiple lineups.

Minnesota’s roster math is tied to a separate action earlier in the market. The report indicates the Timberwolves moved Josh Green’s contract to a different destination, finding a home with the Utah Jazz, a team described as seeking an additional 3-and-D wing. That kind of fit language matters for roster construction, because it suggests Green’s style and skill set were viewed as closer to Utah’s needs than to Minnesota’s current priorities.

With Green’s salary no longer on Minnesota’s books, the Timberwolves are described as looking to use the resulting space to pursue Jonathan Kuminga, with the report specifically referencing the taxpayer midlevel exception as the mechanism for signing him. For Minnesota, Kuminga’s profile would align with a broader NBA trend: adding length, defensive versatility, and offensive pressure as teams seek higher ceiling in playoff matchups.

The Timberwolves’ offseason balancing act reflects how modern roster-building often works: teams can be “active” in more than one way at once. They retain young players they view as part of the long-term core, they reshape the margin of their payroll with accounting tools such as a waive-and-stretch, and they look for targeted additions that can adjust matchups. Each step has to fit within the league’s salary rules, and the order of moves can determine what options remain open.

It is also worth noting that this is still an expectation framed by league sources, not an official announcement from the team. Until Minnesota confirms contract details and any transactions through league channels, the precise timing and final roster configuration can change. Still, the reported direction is clear: hold the 2024 pick, trim salary accounting friction with Konchar, and convert newfound flexibility into a Kuminga opportunity.