On Monday night, the Twins will choose a player with the No. 20 overall pick in the MLB draft. It will be years until we know if he becomes a major league contributor, which is one of the reasons it’s hard to get too worked up about the baseball draft.
In a couple weeks, however, the Timberwolves also will have the chance to select a player with the No. 20 overall pick. In the NBA, that player can become an immediate and vital contributor.
And for the Timberwolves, those immediate contributions could be especially vital, even if that’s a lot to ask from a 20th overall pick.