Last season the Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the world and romped their way to the Western Conference Finals. Along the way they dispatched the defending champion Denver Nuggets, and young star Anthony Edwards made it clear that he’s a big-time performer who deserves high praise.
Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors didn’t even make the playoffs at all last year. They fell off of the NBA radar for the first time with a healthy Steph Curry in the fold, something that seemed impossible as recently as 2022 when they won the championship for the fourth time during the Curry era.