The Timberwolves defense continues to improve, earning the Wolves a top-six ranking over the past five-plus weeks, starting with their win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 6. But the Wolves offense actually ranks first in the entire NBA over that same span.
While Jimmy Butler has been otherworldly, don’t lose site of the fact that starting point guard Jeff Teague missed seven games right after Christmas and that Andrew Wiggins has continued to struggle to be a consistently efficient offensive contributor. While Karl-Anthony Towns’ defensive improvement has been lauded — and rightly so — it’s easy to lose site of just how far he’s come on offense, too.