Lakers Predicted to Land Timberwolves Player in NBA Offseason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, LA will look to add some reinforcements this offseason.

The 2025 NBA draft is now less than a month away (June 25-26). The Minnesota Timberwolves, fresh off their second consecutive elimination in the Western Conference Finals, have a pair of picks — Nos. 17 and 31 overall — that they can use to add young talent to their roster, provided they don't package one or both selections in a trade of some sort.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, for the first time in franchise history, reached the conference finals in consecutive seasons.

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 in Game 5 to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012

After being eliminated from the NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Wolves season has come to an end as the NBA Draft looms.

Could the Timberwolves look to trade for Darius Garland? Here are 4 scenarios that could play out in the trade market before the NBA Draft.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AND THE FLORIDA PANTHERS The Thunder are rolling into the NBA Finals in historically dominant fashion. Oklahoma City destroyed Minnesota 124-94 to finish off the Western Conference finals in five games.

Oklahoma City closed out the Western Conference finals in five games, facing little resistance from Minnesota in the clincher.

Before examining what may happen with the Timberwolves offseason, let’s set a few assumed premises for how the Wolves will operate. The second apron is a financial threshold above the NBA’s luxury tax for exceeding the salary cap at which an additional layer of penalties goes into effect.