The Timberwolves and Wild, both desperate for young talent, held picks two-thirds of the way through the first round of their respective drafts this week, meaning they had no chance to acquire a sure-thing superstar.
Maybe they got lucky.
What we’ve seen too often from Twin Cities sports teams is that the expected superstar can be overvalued, can prompt an organization to build a blueprint around a player who might prove unreliable as airplane Wi-Fi.
The Vikings spent first-round picks on receivers in 2013 and 2016. Cordarrelle Patterson couldn’t run routes. Laquon Treadwell hasn’t proved he can get open.