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Getting a top five spot in the Western Conference, and avoiding the play-in tournament, would be an ultimate goal for Minnesota.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Before the Timberwolves played the Grizzlies on Thursday, executive vice president Sachin Gupta was on the phone walking from section to section in the arena. With the Feb. 10 trade deadline less than a month away, the feeling out process for how this market will unfold has begun.
Gupta made his reputation in the league in part on crafting trades, but for the first time in his career he will make the call on making a trade, as he has taken over the head of basketball operations since the September firing of Gersson Rosas.