One of the four teams that disgruntled Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving listed as a potential trade destination was the Minnesota Timberwolves.In addition to the New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, Irving said he'd welcome a chance to head north and play for the Timberwolves, who have a young corps of star players and traded for star forward Jimmy Butler on the night of the NBA Draft.However, according to recent reports, the Timberwolves may not be able to pay the price it would take to land a player of Irving's caliber.Per reporter Darren Wolfson of KSTP, the Timberwolves are hesitant to offer former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins in any trade for Irving, which will make a trade nearly impossible:

Without Wiggins, who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Draft before he was shipped to Minnesota in exchange for Kevin Love, the Cavaliers would likely have zero interest in making a deal with the Timberwolves.

Plus, according to USA TODAY, the Timberwolves enjoy having Wiggins around and team owner Glen Taylor said Minnesota will likely offer the star wing player a hefty five-year maximum extension:

“First of all, I think he likes it here, we like him, he can get the very best contract from me, better than he can get from anyone else,” Taylor said. “I don’t think we have any trouble of offering him the max anyway.”

Wiggins is only 22 years old and averaged 23.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists last season, so he's a valuable piece of what the Wolves are trying to build around big man Karl-Anthony Towns and Butler.

Taylor insisted the Timberwolves are serious about offering Wiggins a long-term extension, which would be in the five-year, $148 million range, to stay in Minnesota:

“We are talking to his agent right now about extending him out another five years, so we can do that,” Taylor said.

Making an Irving-to-Minnesota trade even less likely is the fact that the Timberwolves signed point guard Jeff Teague to a three-year, $57 million contract this summer, so they are seemingly set at that position unless the Cavs are willing to accept Teague in a trade for Irving.

Though Teague is certainly not quite on Irving's level talent-wise, the Timberwolves have plenty of scoring threats on their roster and need a guy at the point-guard position who can distribute the ball and keep everyone happy.

Therefore, keeping Teague and Wiggins may be a better option for Minnesota than pulling the trigger on a trade for the Cavaliers' star.