When the Minnesota Timberwolves learned that backup Naz Reid was injured, a broken wrist that needed a minimum of six weeks and corrective surgery to heal, was that the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves chances of competing in the NBA Playoffs? Or did the injury merely provide the not-ready-for-Primetime Timberwolves a built-in rationalization or excuse if things went sideways?
Whatever else happened, Reid’s untimely injury certainly continued the season-long streak of adversity that had remained a strong headwind to the Minnesota Timberwolves throughout the 2022-23 NBA season. But even more challenging will be how to factor that injury into any offer that the Timberwolves may make to retain center Naz Reid with the team this year:
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid will undergo surgery on his fractured left wrist and will be sidelined for six weeks, sources tell ESPN.