The team's recent struggles leave it at the same place it was when Jimmy Butler was traded: four games under .500.
Luol Deng is one of the veteran, respected voices in the Timberwolves locker room and after 15 seasons in the NBA, he can sense the mood of a team as well as anyone.
The Wolves sit 6½ games back of a playoff spot after falling face-down in their last five road games. Last week's 0-3 road trip through Atlanta, Indianapolis and Washington felt like that last gasp of playoff relevancy for the Wolves and on Friday, Deng opened up about the state of the team.