Before the first official Timberwolves practice Tuesday, the coaching staff got together with one of its newest players, forward Jordan Bell.
"They were just telling me, 'Don't forget who I am as basketball player,'" Bell said.
It sounds easy enough, but during Bell's first two seasons in the NBA some of who he was might have faded to the background. Bell was a member of two Warriors teams — one that won a title — with Bell having a bit part supporting All-Stars Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.
In a vortex like that, it's easy for your identity to get lost.