Utah Jazz: Pre-Camp Northwest Division Power Rankings

By Ryan Aston | Sep 25, 2016

Jan 13, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) drives to the basket on Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) and center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first quarter of the NBA game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Andrew Wiggins Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 3, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) high fives center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) in the third quarter against the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 88-78. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

4) Minnesota Timberwolves

With a super-talented young core in place and a strong, defensive-minded coach at the helm in Tom Thibodeau, the Minnesota Timberwolves are the team on the rise. In many ways, they’re like the Jazz of the last two seasons. However, the T-Wolves are also fundamentally different in one crucial way.

They have a bona fide franchise player and future MVP candidate in Karl-Anthony Towns.

Towns, along with former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn, will be making waves around the Association for the next decade. However, like the Nuggets, they still have some growing up to do.

In the meantime, they’re a must-watch League Pass team that is probably slated for a fourth place finish in the division.

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