I know it's still real early but that Timberwolves pick really could end up conveying in the 1st round yet. Towns is ready to meaningfully contribute in a big way, Wiggins looks like a sure-fire star, they have good veteran leadership in KG and Kevin Martin. It's starting to look like They could make a push for the 8th seed in the West. As SaltLover said, it's truly a shame that Flip won't get to see it, because he turned a team that was based around K-Love and was scraping to stay competitive into 3 #1 overall picks and one of the best young cores in the league.
I still have a hard time believing Minnesota's youth will be able to bring it consistently enough to make a major playoff push out West, but they're doing it so far. Very impressive to get that huge lead but more impressive to knuckle back down and win after Atlanta came all the way back and took the lead.
Having KG/Prince/Miller there to stabilize and teach the young guys looks like an extremely savvy move. Not a coincidence there's one big, one wing, one PG in that group. Their contributions are greatly exceeding the limited amount they're able to do on the court. Which is good because Miller got a steal for a "breakaway" last night and looked like a 60 year old in a track meet. Stole it just behind halfcourt and had a defender in front of him and turned to face before he made it to the 3 point line
