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Tim Connelly is a deflector by nature. He likes to aw-shucks his way through explaining how he executes his toil as the leader of a front office. He brushes aside drafting in Denver as dumb luck and will often shrug his shoulders when talking about a trade, saying he just hopes it works for both teams.
Advertisement He has played a prominent role in assembling the championship roster in Denver and helping to turn the into a contender that made it to the Western Conference finals this season. It was more of the same from him after the NBA Draft this week, into the top 10 to grab Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham and then Illinois wing with the 27th pick to address a major need on the Wolves roster. After Connelly tried to duck credit on Wednesday night, his friend and Timberwolves senior vice president of basketball operations Matt Lloyd did the talking for him.
“The guy was a complete monster the last two days putting us in a position to add to the team with limited resources,” Lloyd said on Thursday after Round 2. Lloyd joked (presumably) that Connelly slept for a total of 16 minutes over the previous few days while he combed the rest of the league looking for opportunities to add talent. The Timberwolves see their championship window as now, but their payroll is about to skyrocket, limiting their avenues for improving the team.
With few resources to use to pick up a selection, Connelly tapped into his vast array of contacts around the league to generate options where, initi.
