A lot of people have wondered whether the Minnesota Timberwolves were going to continue spending under the new ownership of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, and whether a numbers crunch will exist if they try to re-sign free agent Ayo Dosunmu this summer.Well, Minnesota is making a trade to help alleviate some of that cap crunch. In a three-team deal, the Wolves have agreed to trade Julius Randle and the 28th pick in this year’s NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets, with the Timberwolves receiving the 33rd pick in this draft and forward Mo Gueye, and the Chicago Bulls bringing Nic Claxton into their cap space.ESPN first reported the trade. Is this just a salary dump, or is there a method to the madness for the Wolves? Did the Bulls alter their draft plans by bringing in Claxton? Are the Nets going to utilize Michael Porter Jr. and Randle together? Let’s bust out the red ink and slap some grades on this deal.Minnesota Timberwolves acquire 33rd pick, Mo GueyeThis is a necessary evil of the apron era, with teams terrified of going into the first- and second-apron payroll thresholds to retain their rosters.Gueye is on a non-guaranteed deal and will probably be waived once the trade goes through, so this is all about the numbers crunch the Wolves found themselves in, with Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid making a combined $134.8 million next season. Randle, who turns 32 in November, makes $33.3 million next season and would push them well past the projected salary cap ($165 million) and much closer to the projected aprons ($209 million for first, $222 million for second). That doesn’t even include filling out the roster and someone like Donte DiVincenzo ($12.5 million) being on the roster but likely missing the season with his Achilles tear.