Welcome to the Monday edition of The Cooler, where it always pays to look ahead. Let’s get to it:
*When dissecting the Timberwolves’ offseason needs, wants and potential spending, perhaps the most complicated situation belongs to Tyus Jones.
He’s a restricted free agent after not receiving an extension last year. Jones was drafted by Flip Saunders and later shoehorned into Tom Thibodeau’s system. Now he’s being evaluated by a third set of eyes belonging to Gersson Rosas, and it’s unclear how the new Timberwolves president feels about retaining Jones even if he appears to like him as a player and person.