If iron sharpens iron, then the Minnesota Timberwolves roster will be razor-sharp when the team reconvenes for practice and preseason. After all, international basketball competition seems to be spreading on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster as quickly as the 2020 coronavirus.
It began with Minnesota Timberwolves All-Pro center Rudy Gobert’s 2022 performance in the 2022 FIBA World Cup for his native country of France. While he tweaked himself with a minor injury after the competition ended, an injury that would significantly complicate efforts to get the entire Timberwolves roster on the basketball court and introduce players to one another.