Well, one thing you can say about the Timberwolves' first day of free agency was they didn't sign anyone to any bad contracts.
That's because as of Monday night, the Wolves hadn't agreed to any reported deals or sign-and-trades with any free agents as several players around the league found deals.
That could change quickly, especially since negotiations can go well into the night on the West Coast, where President Gersson Rosas and the Wolves are in Los Angeles to meet with players and agents.
Either way, Rosas has said the Wolves' primary vehicle for roster turnover would be trades, and trades can take time to materialize as free agency opens. The question was just how much Rosas might push to make a deal in order to turn the Wolves into contenders sooner than later, especially with a new ownership group coming aboard in Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
About the only thing accomplished Monday was clarifying some targets that won't be coming to the Wolves. Rosas was still seeking to bulk up the Wolves' frontcourt after trading Ricky Rubio to Cleveland for Taurean Prince on draft night.
Less expensive forward targets — players like JaMychal Green, Zach Collins and Torrey Craig each signed deals. Green re-upped with Denver, Collins signed with San Antonio and Craig with the Pacers.
The more optimistic Wolves fans might point to the fact that a few of the Wolves' big targets in trades or sign-and-trades, like Philadelphia's Ben Simmons and Atlanta's John Collins, still hadn't been moved or, in Collins' case, agreed to a new deal.
The 76ers have reportedly been asking for a king's ransom in exchange for Simmons and teams haven't been willing to step up to those demands. Collins is a restricted free agent and played a big part in the Hawks' run to the Eastern Conference finals. He would seem to be an important part of Atlanta's future, but restricted free agency can sometimes be a tangled, lengthy and frustrating process for parties involved.
