Wolves Move Up to No. 6 by Dealing Dario Saric and No. 11 Selection
By Jerry Trotta
Folks, turn your Adrian Wojnarowski Twitter notifications on as soon as possible because its the only way you're going to be able to keep up with the draft chaos.
We have another pre-draft trade.
Moments after the Atlanta Hawks traded up to what was the New Orleans Pelicans No. 4 overall selection, Woj has reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves have dealt Dario Saric and the No.11 pick to the Phoenix Suns to move up to the No.6 spot.
The only question remaining is what prospect Minnesota general manager Scott Layden is enamored with to move up five picks.
Based on the majority of projections and latest trades, the top players available should be Vanderbilt's Darius Garland, Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver, North Carolina's Colby White, and Duke's Cam Reddish.
According to Woj, T'Wolves president Gersson Rosas attempted to trade up to as high as the No. 4 and No. 5 pick but wasn't able to complete a deal and had to settle for No. 6.
Could Rosas too have fancied the idea of selecting DeAndre Hunter before the Hawks swooped in? Perhaps, but we'll soon know who Gersson and Co. trust to compliment the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins in Minny.