Five days before the Minnesota Timberwolves were set to host their 2021-22 Media Day, the team sent shockwaves through the NBA when they abruptly fired their President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas.
This stunning move capped off a less than thrilling offseason for the Wolves, which included no first or second round picks in the 2021 NBA Draft (due to the Andrew Wiggins for D’Angelo Russell trade) and no external free agent signings (Minnesota’s only moves were re-signing both of their restricted free agents in Jordan McLaughlin and Jarred Vanderbilt). Add in the uncertainty that comes with an ownership change and you had all the makings of what could have been yet another disastrous season for the Timberwolves.