The Timberwolves have been ridden with injuries over the past year. Due to this, they weren’t very good. They have a tough offseason ahead of them, even though some good may come out of it.
The main objective for the Timberwolves this offseason is getting the best deal they can for Kevin Love. As of right now it seems as if the Warriors are going to land Love and Minnesota will get Klay Thompson and David Lee in return. This trade would break even for both teams. Minnesota will get something for Love rather than nothing, but the Warriors lose their second best scorer and one of their best rebounders. If this deal doesn’t get done with Golden State, the Celtics have been another team widely talked about in conversations about Love’s landing place.
Aside from Love, Minnesota holds the 13th pick in the draft. This will give them the opportunity to grab a player who will be a big contributor to the team down the road. The general consensus amongst mock draft is that they will land Rodney Hood. He would provide instant offense for the Timberwolves and is a pretty good outside shooter.
Minnesota looks to be a team that is stuck in the middle. They aren’t good enough to make a championship run but aren’t bad enough to get a franchise player in the draft. They will need to either try to make a blockbuster deal and get a superstar or trade away some assets to get draft picks. Until they do one of the two, they will continue to be a mid-tier team.
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