Anyone making the first glance over the Minnesota Timberwolves roster cannot avoid noticing veteran center Rudy Gobert, veteran power forward Karl-Anthony Towns, and veteran point guard Mike Conley Jr. But don’t get lost in the forest for the tall timbers on this roster. This Minnesota Timberwolves roster is truly bursting at the seams with youth.
And that gets overlooked far too often.
While there are other teams who are rapidly rebuilding their rosters with young talent through the NBA Draft, that is a slow and painful process. It’s slow because young players struggle to beat veteran NBA teams on a consistent basis.