Timberwolves reveal compensation for draft-night trade with Pistons

A future second-round pick and cash are coming back in the trade that sent Wendell Moore Jr. to Detroit.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Wendell Moore Jr. (7) during a break against the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis on April 9, 2024. / Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports

The Timberwolves announced on Saturday that they acquired a future second-round pick and cash considerations in the NBA draft-night trade that sent Wendell Moore Jr. and the No. 37 overall pick in the 2024 draft to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the No. 53 overall selection.

The trade had not been fully finalized and reports had not revealed the additional compensation, though it was expected the Timberwolves would receive cash in return. The Wolves later traded the No. 53 pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in another trade in which the compensation was unclear.

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— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 6, 2024

It appears as though the trade of the No. 53 overall pick —Connecticut's Cam Spencer — to Memphis was worked into the Timberwolves-Pistons deal as the draft-night trade that sent Moore to the Pistons was a four-team trade between the Timberwolves, Pistons, Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors.