Anthony Edwards believes the Minnesota Timberwolves have assembled a roster capable of making a serious run in the 2026-27 season after adding Jonathan Kuminga.
“Ya’ll see what going on. This sh*t over, man. Wrap this sh*t up. This sh*t over this year, man,” Edwards said after Kuminga arrived in Minnesota.
Kuminga gives the Timberwolves another athletic forward to place alongside Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert. The 23-year-old signed a two-year, $12.4 million contract with a player option for the second season after Minnesota created the necessary salary flexibility by trading Josh Green to the Utah Jazz.
The move capped an offseason in which Minnesota dramatically reshaped its roster. The Timberwolves acquired Ball and Green in a four-team blockbuster before moving Green to Utah, while Julius Randle and Naz Reid also departed as part of the franchise’s effort to build a new supporting cast around Edwards.
Kuminga spent the 2025-26 season with Golden State and Atlanta, averaging 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 36 games. He shot 46.3% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range, including 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20 games with the Warriors and 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 16 games with Atlanta.
His best statistical season came in 2023-24, when Kuminga averaged 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 74 games for Golden State while shooting 52.9% from the field. He has averaged 12.5 points and 4.2 rebounds over his first five NBA seasons.
Kuminga now joins an offense led by Edwards, who averaged 28.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 61 games last season. Edwards shot 48.9% from the field and 39.9% from three-point range while earning an All-Star selection and finishing third in Clutch Player of the Year voting.
The Timberwolves also added Ball, who averaged 20.1 points and 7.1 assists last season. His combination with Edwards gives Minnesota two high-volume perimeter creators, while McDaniels and Gobert provide continuity from last season’s rotation.
Minnesota went through significant turnover after reaching the second round of the playoffs in 2025-26. Randle, Reid and Green are gone, while Ayo Dosunmu returned on a five-year, $112 million contract and several rotation pieces were retained.
The major question surrounding the new-look Timberwolves is frontcourt depth after the departures of Randle and Reid. Kuminga can provide size and athleticism at forward, but Minnesota will need its revamped rotation to compensate for the production and versatility lost in those moves.
