The Minnesota Timberwolves have proved everyone wrong at every turn.
- They held the top spot in the Western Conference for the majority season.
- Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid made sure the team remained in the hunt for the No. 1 seed after Karl-Anthony Towns tore his left meniscus.
- Towns subsequently recovered from his surgery in record time and returned before the end of the regular season.
- The Wolves got destroyed by the Phoenix Suns at home in Game 82, falling to 0-4 against Phoenix on the season.