NBA Rumors: T-Wolves Shopping No. 1 Pick, Dubs Interested in Wiseman, Edwards

For the first time, and surely the last, the NBA draft will be held in November. And with just weeks to go until the Nov. 18 event, there are major questions about what the teams with the first two picks will do.

We start with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who reportedly are keen to move their selection. Per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Wolves "have made it clear across the league that they are open to the idea of trading the No. 1 overall pick."

It isn't shocking. The Wolves are building around the duo of Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell, who are both 24. An 18- or 19-year-old who needs time to develop isn't on quite the same timeline. With Towns and Russell, the Wolves should be looking to get back into the playoff picture. Trading the top overall pick for a more established star makes sense.

How many stars will be available who are worthy of giving up the top overall pick, though? If the Washington Wizards were willing to part with Bradley Beal, surely the Wolves would be one of their first calls, though it's unclear if the Wizards are ready to go into a full rebuild.

The New York Knicks might call if they are eager to fix a long-running talent deficiency at point guard with LaMelo Ball, but their top trade assets are the No. 8 pick, RJ Barrett (he's not going anywhere), Mitchell Robinson (hard to see the Wolves building around two centers in the floor-spacing era) and Kevin Knox (still a developmental project after two ho-hum years). The Knicks don't seem like a logical trade partner for Minnesota.

The Chicago Bulls could be a team to watch. Would they be willing to give up Zach LaVine in some sort of a package for the top overall pick?

A reunion between LaVine and the Timberwolves would be interesting. A Russell-LaVine backcourt would be a bucket. It also wouldn't play a lick of defense. There would be a lot of high-scoring Timberwolves games next season.

It's worth monitoring. But the Wolves won't be alone in shopping their pick, with Krawczynski reporting that the Golden State Warriors "are believed to be open to shopping No. 2 as well, an indication of the lack of a perceived franchise-altering talent at the top."

The Warriors could probably offer an even more enticing package than the Wolves for an established superstar with the No. 2 pick, Minnesota's top-three protected selection in 2021 and Andrew Wiggins, among other pieces. If Beal is on the move, the Warriors would make fascinating suitors.

But let's say they keep the pick. Who are they targeting?

According to Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, the Warriors were very impressed with James Wiseman and Anthony Edwards after working out both players:

"Word out of the workouts is that both of them were 'beasts.' Wiseman is as big and skilled as advertised. They also liked him when they had their conversation/interview or whatever it was. Edwards' exceptional athleticism jumped out in person. He seemed to really impress the Warriors with his freakishness.

" ... For a team open about the need for more size and athleticism, it sounds as if they'd be fine with either player, depending on what Minnesota does ahead of them."

Using the pick wouldn't be ideal for Golden State, with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all in their primes and gunning for a title next season. Surely they, like the Wolves, would love to get an established star instead. But given the lack of a can't-miss prospect atop the board, teams may be hesitant to give up star-level of value in a trade.

A center like Wiseman would make sense for the Warriors, though it's hard to imagine him making a huge impact as a rookie. At the least, he seems likely to be something of a project, when what the Warriors need is a more finished product. He'd have a more natural path to playing time than Edwards, at least, who would be behind Thompson and Wiggins on the wing.

Perhaps the Warriors could consider an older prospect, like Obi Toppin, who would be more ready to contribute immediately. Maybe they could look to move down the board a few picks, grab another veteran role player in the deal and still draft a player like Toppin (22) or Deni Avdija, who is only 19 but has three professional seasons under his belt at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

There is more uncertainty atop the board this year than there has been in a long time, both because there isn't a generational talent available and because the Wolves and Warriors would prefer to trade their picks.