According to Shams Charania, ESPN’s senior NBA insider, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly traded Josh Green and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz for Cody Williams and John Konchar.
The Timberwolves were expected to move Josh Green by either waiving him or trading him, as they were projected to be $2 million over the second apron threshold. This move brings back two expiring contracts (Williams’ contract has a team option in 2027-28) that could give the Timberwolves more cap flexibility.
This trade also gives the Timberwolves a young former first-round draft pick who could be a long-term prospect, plus a contract like John Konchar’s $6.16 million, which they are expected to waive and stretch.
“The Timberwolves are expected to keep Cody Williams, the No. 10 pick in 2024, and waive-and-stretch John Konchar, sources said. They found a home for Josh Green on a Jazz team that wanted an additional 3-and-D wing; moving his $14.7 million deal gives Minnesota the salary space to sign Jonathan Kuminga using the taxpayer midlevel exception,”wrote Shams Charania on X.
Josh Green is coming off the 2025-26 season averaging 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists while shooting 45.9% from the field and 42.0% from the field. He lost his rotation minutes last season with the Hornets before they traded him to the Timberwolves.
On that $14.7 million contract, he gives the Jazz a mid-sized contract that could help with trades. He becomes Utah’s third-highest-paid player behind Jaren Jackson Jr. and Lauri Markkanen, and just ahead of Darryn Peterson.
Meanwhile, the former 10th overall pick from 2024, Cody Williams, was averaging 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists while shooting 46.8% from the floor in 2025-26. He has the potential to be a solid bench contributor if he becomes more consistent. Or he could be a salary filler in another potential blockbuster trade that the Timberwolves could be planning.
Hence, this seems like a win-win trade for both franchises. Let’s take a look at the updated roster depth chart to understand the impact of this trade on the Timberwolves.
Point Guards: LaMelo Ball, Bones Hyland, Zyon Pullin
Shooting Guards: Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, Isaiah Evans
Small Forwards: Jonathan Kuminga, Ayo Dosunmu, Jaylen Clark, Cody Williams
Power Forwards: Jaden McDaniels, Terrence Shannon Jr., Enrique Freeman, Trey Kaufman-Renn
Centers: Rudy Gobert, Joan Beringer, Rocco Zikarsky
Waiving Josh Green’s $14.7 million contract would have been a tougher option for the Timberwolves, as they would have had to carry significant dead money over the next three seasons. Meanwhile, waiving Konchar will be a much lesser hit to the salary cap (approximately $2 million over the next three seasons).
Therefore, this seems like a smart asset-management move for both franchises. It will be interesting to see whether this leads to further moves for the Timberwolves, as they could be looking at another blockbuster trade.
