There’s no way to spin this: a 30-35 record with 17 games to play in the 2018-19 season is a disappointment for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Wolves won 47 games and made the playoffs, even winning a single game against the top-seeded Houston Rockets in the first round.
But Jimmy Butler torpedoed the season before it could even set sail this fall, and extensive damage was done quickly.
Tom Thibodeau was fired in January with the team holding a 19-21 record, and nagging injuries throughout the campaign have kept the Wolves from climbing above the .