Welcome to the Tuesday edition of The Cooler, where it’s always good to prepare for things that never happen. Let’s get to it:
*Suggesting the Timberwolves might move up from their current No. 10 spot in Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery is an exercise that ignores 30 years of terrible history. As fans of the franchise are well aware, it has never happened. And they’ve had PLENTY of chances to move up as a franchise that has spent roughly two-thirds of its existence out of the playoffs and in the drawing.
But here’s an interesting thing to consider for Tuesday’s drawing: The Wolves could move up into the top 4 and still not walk away feeling thrilled on all counts.