An almighty behemoth, skull collecting center from Montenegro first arrived in Minneapolis in 2010, two years after previous Wolves general manager Kevin McHale selected him with the first pick of the second round (31st overall) in the 2008 NBA draft.
His name was Nikola Pekovic, and he signed a three-year, $13 million contract after establishing himself as one of the best international centers with Panathinaikos.
Pek was built from cement (maybe a ton of bricks) and upon his arrival he immediately became one of the toughest players in the league. He looked more like a Game of Thrones character (probably the Mountain’s long lost brother) than a center capable of dueling Dwight Howard or DeMarcus Cousins.