By the time the Minnesota Timberwolves were finally able to make a draft pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, 32 players had already been chosen and removed from the Timberwolves’ options. And just for the record, the Utah Jazz had chosen three times. So you have to ask yourself: What I am up to daring to compare the Timberwolves rookie draft class to that of the Utah Jazz, right?
The reality is that there should be no comparison, at all. The Timberwolves not only did not have their first-round pick in this draft but had traded that pick to the Utah Jazz as one installment payment for center Rudy Gobert.