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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