Star Tribune · Jun 24, 2022
Timberwolves make draft-night trade with Memphis, select Walker Kessler at No. 22
Walker Kessler of Auburn blocked a shot by Jacksonville State’s Demaree King during the NCAA tournament.The Timberwolves started NBA draft night with one first-round pick. They ended it with two.
Tim Connelly's first big moves as Timberwolves president were trades after all.
As the Wolves came up on the clock at No. 19 overall, they swung a deal with the Grizzlies to move back in the draft and take Memphis' 22nd and 29th picks.
The Wolves selected Auburn's 7-foot center Walker Kessler at No. 22 and traded the 29th pick, and future seconds, to Houston for the 26th pick to take Duke guard Wendell Moore.