Vikings' Wilf Family Reportedly Not in Active Talks to Buy Timberwolves

The Wilf family, which owns the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, reportedly are not currently engaged in talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves to buy the franchise. 

Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic provided the details:

Current Timberwolves governor Glen Taylor released a statement on Tuesday that he was working with the global merchant bank The Raine Group to pursue a sale of the franchise.

"I was recently approached by The Raine Group to discuss the future of our franchise," he wrote, per ESPN. "From the time I bought the team in 1994, I have always wanted what's best for our fans and will entertain opportunities on the evolution of the Timberwolves and Lynx ownership structure."

He also told The Athletic's Shams Charania and Krawczynski that any sale will come with the assurance that the franchise will not be moved from Minnesota.

"Everybody's been told it has to stay in Minnesota," he said. 

"People have inquired who are interested, and very interested and have the money, but they want to move a team," he added. "They are not a candidate. We've made that very clear. In those terms, nothing has changed. We got a good team here. We think we have a good future and we want to do anything we can to keep it that way."

One prominent figure from the franchise's past, Kevin Garnett, has already expressed interest in putting together an ownership group to purchase the team:

Garnett added on Instagram (h/t ESPN): "I'm part of one of the groups trying. Lawd please let my group get this."

According to Charania and Krawczynski, the Wilf family "was approached several months ago by a search firm looking for interested buyers." They also reported that Wolves minority governor Meyer Orbach was a name to watch and that Taylor was seeking north of $1 billion for the team. 

The Vikings ownership group includes Zygi Wilf (owner and chairman), Mark Wilf (owner and president), Leonard Wilf (owner and vice chairman) and Jonathan Wilf (owner and executive vice president of strategic planning and business initiatives).

They purchased the Vikings in 2005.