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NBA Northwest power rankings: Utah Jazz scuffling through 20 games

By Ryan Aston

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 16: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on November 16, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 16: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on November 16, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Jimmy Butler Timberwolves Trade
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 07: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves dribbles the ball up court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on November 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

4) Minnesota Timberwolves

Record: 9-11 (4th Northwest, 13th Western Conference)

The Butler situation definitely got weird in the end. And you have to feel for Wolves fans who, just a year ago, thought their squad was finally set to take their chair at the big kids table when they acquired he and point-man Jeff Teague.

Let’s go glass half-full, though — they beat the Portland Trail Blazers on the 16th, and have notched back-to-back wins after a near-miss against the Denver Nuggets. They made a pretty good haul in trading Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, too.

Robert Covington is a gamer, and I, for one, hold firm to the belief that Dario Saric will develop into one of the league’s elite floor-spacing big men. Saric’s fit with Karl-Anthony Towns is particularly intriguing. Through six games, Minny has outscored opponents by 12.3 points/100 poss. in the 63 minutes they’ve shared the floor.

Elsewhere on the roster, Derrick Rose has turned back the clock (at nearly 20 and five with a 49-48-86 shooting line) and Andrew Wiggins (16-4, 38-37-75) is looking like the biggest overpay in the Association.

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