When you employ a superstar on your roster, it puts pressure on the team and front office to perform around that star to maximize their abilities. The Minnesota Timberwolves have managed to put two different teams around Anthony Edwards the last two years, and both were good enough to make the West Finals. Granted, they lost both times in five games (the Mavs series was much closer than we’d like to admit, though), but they still have been one of the last four teams standing the last two seasons.
What is it going to take for this team to get over the hump? Edwards has already started to evolve, as he was the league’s most prolific three-point shooter last season. That came out of necessity, as the Wolves reshuffled the roster just days before the start of the season when they swapped Karl