The Minnesota Timberwolves were at the end of their rope. Their superstar had taken them as far as he was physically capable. They had experienced some recent success (40-win season in 2013-14) but averaged just 25 wins in the eight seasons prior. It was clear that there was not much of a future building in Minnesota.
That’s when the Timberwolves made the move to trade Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins (and Anthony Bennett, I guess).
Wiggins was the number one pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and had an electric game to go with the hype.