Detroit has made its third trade of the NBA season, sending Monte Morris to Minnesota in a deal that should stabilize the Wolves’ second unit. Let’s take a look at the details of the trade as well as immediate X reactions to it.
Minnesota Timberwolves receive:
Detroit Pistons receive:
- Troy Brown Jr.
- Shake Milton
- 2030 Second-Round Pick
BREAKING: The #Timberwolves are acquiring Monte Morris from the Pistons for Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr, and a future second-round pick. pic.twitter.com/VWrJQFfUjX
— SKOR North – Minnesota Sports (@SKORNorth) February 7, 2024
Hey look, Monté Morris goes to a Western Conference bench that needed a point guard…
Also would seem to disqualify the Bones Hyland-Timberwolves connection, unless Tim Connelly wants the shooting guard version of Bones… https://t.co/kHGr5fNBcg pic.twitter.com/xLvwe08vZM
— Law Murray ???????? (@LawMurrayTheNU) February 7, 2024
It is important to note that after trading Monte Morris, the Pistons now have 16 players on their roster.
More moves are coming for Detroit before 3 p.m. ET tomorrow.
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) February 7, 2024
Minnesota upgrading from Shake Milton in the second unit was one of the most certain things to happen at this year's trade deadline ????
Former Wizard Monte Morris solidifies the Wolves' rotation: They are one of my few real championship contenders ???? https://t.co/6fDmmOXqdj
— Chris W. Crouse (@ChrisWCrouse) February 7, 2024
Love Monte Morris for the Wolves, pending what they are giving up to get him.
They tend to get very sideways when Conley is off the floor. Now, they have 48 minutes of very good PG play.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) February 7, 2024
We covered the Monte Morris trade to Minnesota on @AlleyOopPod last week with @DaneMooreNBA https://t.co/0aeRPZm9Tx pic.twitter.com/0kTwIJ9we7
— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) February 7, 2024
Minnesota had 4 seconds available to trade.
Morris is on an expiring $9.8M contract but has bird rights, allowing Minnesota to re-sign him and exceed the salary cap in 2024-25.
Brown and Milton have a non-guaranteed salary in 2024-25.
Brown: $4M and $4M (NG)
Milton: $5M and… https://t.co/EewGFrZbFF— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 7, 2024
Monte Morris is making $9.8M this season and is an unrestricted free agent at season's end
— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) February 7, 2024
Monte Morris hasn't played enough to qualify for this season's HNI, but he was 101st last season.
Shake Milton and Troy Brown Jr. are 309th and 264th, respectively, this season. https://t.co/OTmILpnN8N
— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) February 7, 2024
Former Wizards Troy Brown Jr. and Monte Morris in the same trade https://t.co/CucjrCruw0
— Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) February 7, 2024
Well, Monte Morris is gone
— PistonsMuse (@PistonsMuse) February 7, 2024
My apologies if this has already been reported but maybe the most important aspect of acquiring Monte Morris is that he has an elite nickname:
Count of Monte Assist/TO. pic.twitter.com/7k52nsML7q
— Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) February 7, 2024
https://twitter.com/katszn_/status/1755350725918425323
