Do you recall the enthusiasm over the Minnesota Timberwolves a year ago? That incessant search for help to give All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns help at defending in the paint? And then the complete shock when the team opted not to sign a rim-protecting center, instead opting to trade for the best rim-protecting center in the NBA, All-Star center Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz?
It all combined to send enthusiasm through the roof, right?
Today was fun! pic.twitter.com/sMfUySy5cQ
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 2, 2022
But when the season arrived, we all realized the 2022-23 NBA season, or rather when the preseason ended, was going to be a tough season.