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5 Years Ago | Wolves Win 2015 Draft Lottery

Time sure does fly.

Five years ago, on May 19, 2015, the Timberwolves won the 2015 NBA Lottery.

This set up Flip Saunders and the team to select Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns with the No. 1 pick.

Although, at this time, there was some steam that Jahlil Okafor could go first.

The night was a truly special one for a variety of reasons. Of course, for the team, it was huge. Towns has become a cornerstone player. His 50.4 win shares during his career are almost double the next highest player from this draft class (Montrezl Harrell has 26.