With the NBA season around the corner, I have been listening to far too many NBA podcasts previewing the upcoming season, both about the Wolves and the NBA at large. Two things are fairly clear as we head into this season that seem connected.
1) This NBA season is wide-open, with a 4-5 top-tier teams, 4-5 more teams that believe they are one move or a stroke of luck away from a championship run, and 10-12 more teams that believe they can make the playoffs.
2) The Wolves are not in that group of 14-22 teams and just hired a bunch of well-respected front-office and coaching staff that predominantly have ties to the Rockets, 76ers, Nets, and Trailblazers.