NEW ORLEANS – When the Timberwolves made the trade to get D’Angelo Russell from Golden State, the luxury tax played a big role in the deal. The Warriors wanted to get under it, while Wolves owner Glen Taylor was willing to go into it to make the deal happen.
It’s one of the reasons why Russell is now on the Wolves, because the Wolves and Taylor were willing to take on the contracts of Jacob Evans and Omari Spellman and go over the tax line.
After buying out Allen Crabbe over the weekend, the Wolves sit approximately $400,000 above the luxury tax line, a source said.