The Minnesota Timberwolves are acquiring guard Rob Dillingham, who the San Antonio Spurs selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
The San Antonio Spurs have selected University of Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham — but not for themselves. The Spurs are trading Dillingham to the Minnesota Timberwolves, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Spurs are acquiring a 2031 unprotected first-round pick and a 2030 pick swap that's top-1 protected.This is the first mid-draft trade on Wednesday night.
3 seed, but were shockingly upset by No. 14 Oakland in the first round. Dillingham scored 10 points on 2-of-9 shooting with six rebounds and three assists in the team's 80-76 loss.Dillingham is the second Kentucky player to come off the board on Wednesday night. His teammate, guard Reed Sheppard, was selected with the No. 3 overall pick by the Houston Rockets.Dillingham is now joining one of the NBA's best teams from 2023-24. The Timberwolves overachieved, finishing at 56-26 as the No.
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