The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to buyout Allen Crabbe's contract, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Crabbe, who will be playoff eligible for his new team, is averaging 3.2 points this season. 

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been fined $25,000 for violating the NBA's player resting policy.

The Wolves rested D'Angelo Russell during a road game against the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 23 even though he was a healthy player. 

Russell was acquired by the Wolves at the trade deadline. 

Karl-Anthony Towns will miss at least the next two weeks after fracturing his wrist. 

Towns will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Towns missed 15 games earlier this season with a sprained knee. 

Karl-Anthony Towns is out indefinitely after injuring his left wrist.

Ryan Saunders held Towns out of practice, and said he didn't know how many games he would miss. 

An MRI last week revealed the injury.

Towns missed 15 games earlier this season with a left knee sprain. 

Evan Turner will workout with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, league sources told Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

Turner, currently a member of the Timberwolves, has received permission from the team with a buyout pending.

Turner is averaging 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds on the season.

Glen Taylor hasn't considered firing Ryan Saunders as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves despite a disappointing season in which they had a 5-27 streak before the trade deadline.

Saunders is in the first season of his contract. 

“No, no, no, he is hired,” Taylor said. “A young guy and he is going to get better as time goes on and we just have to give him that time.”

Taylor believes Minnesota's deadline acquisitions are a better fit for the roster.

“[Saunders] is excited about this change that now he has guys that can play the kind of basketball he wants,” Taylor said. “He is really a believer in the three-point shot, moving the ball fast, and getting up and down the court. He needed some players that were better three-point shooters than what we had previously.”

Malik Beasley scored 23 points, including 20 in the first half, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 142-115 in his debut.

"I was in the zone. I couldn't see anybody or hear anybody, and it just felt good," said Beasley.

The Timberwolves hit a franchise-record 26 3's in the game.

Beasley added that he's focused on making a playoff push with his new team.

"We're in a playoff race right now -- 31 games left. It's not over. I'm pushing to get into the playoffs. Straight up. Shoot for the moon, get stars. If we don't make the playoffs, we ended a great season going into another season.”

The Golden State Warriors hope Andrew Wiggins will come closer to fulfilling his potential than he did with the Minnesota Timberwolves as he fills a lesser role with fewer expectations.

"There's a difference in the role that we're gonna ask him to play, too," Kerr said. "Minnesota needed him to be a star. And we're not asking him to be a star. We're asking him to play a role on a team that already has some star players. There's a huge difference there.

"When you have to play that role, it means bringing energy every night more than it means putting up numbers. He's very capable of giving us numbers, but what we need is energy and the commitment defensively and sprinting the floor."

Wiggins also plays a position of need for the Warriors more than D'Angelo Russell.

"It's a positional fit when we're healthy," Kerr explained. "The big hole in the roster really is at the three. Wings are really hard to come by -- both in the draft and in free agency. Positionally, this makes a lot of sense.

"Wiggins is an electric athlete and we want to play fast. He's gonna be on the wing -- we're gonna try to push the ball ahead -- and we're gonna ask him to sprint the wing every time down the floor. He's got the length and the speed to fill that role as a small forward. There's a lot to like.

"He's been in a tough spot and people have talked about him underachieving the last few years, so let's see what we can do and let's see what he can do next to a group of players who have been wildly successful."

Karl-Anthony Towns has had a frustrating season, but the acquisition of D'Angelo Russell by the Minnesota Timberwolves is a clear highlight for him.

“I’d be lying if I told you I thought it was possible,” Towns told The Athletic on Thursday. “I’m shocked like everybody else. We’ve been putting it into the universe since Day 1. We’ve never been shy about saying it in the media or interviews or wherever it may be. If you want something to happen, you have to keep believing and keep saying it to the universe and repeating it and one day the universe will hear it and give you your wish.”

The future of Towns with the Wolves has been the subject of speculation given their struggles. Towns can't become a free agent until 2024.

“I think with D-Lo here, it’s always going to be a big incentive for me to want to stay,” Towns said. “D-Lo is a big part of everything the vision is. D-Lo always knows he’s going to be wanted because his brother is here with him and he always knows he’s going to have his back covered because I’m always going to be there for him.”

The Golden State Warriors decided against waiting until the offseason to resolve their situation with D'Angelo Russell, trading him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 first round pick and a 2021 second round pick.

"I just don't think D'Angelo Russell has a lot of trade value," said Zach Lowe. "I know D'Angelo Russell doesn't have a lot of trade value. I think they maybe got one other hard offer for him that was not close to this."

The New York Knicks also reportedly had interest in Russell.

Lowe cited Russell's mediocre defense and relatively average offense as reasons against him having much trade value.