Muhammad turned down better paying offers that included the bi-annual and room exception to return to a potentially playoff-bound Minnesota team and return to free agency in 2018 with the option of Minnesota re-signing him to a longer team deal, sources said. The Timberwolves could be more limited next summer in the players they can acquire in free agency, and owning Muhammad's Bird Rights could make him the team's most viable long-term option. Minnesota renounced Muhammad's cap hold, making him an unrestricted free agent in July. It was move that allowed the Timberwolves to clear salary cap space to sign free agents Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson. read more http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20684254/guard-shabazz-muhammad-returning-minnesota-timberwolves
