Last year, the NBA Draft Lottery handed the Minnesota Timberwolves a much-needed respite, bumping them up from their original draft position for the first time in franchise history. It was a stroke of fortune that helped them snag Anthony Edwards and perhaps set themselves up for the future with a star wing in tow.
This time around, Lady Luck was back to her discourteous ways, and the Timberwolves dropped to the seventh pick in the upcoming draft and were forced to hand over their pick to the Golden State Warriors, putting a bow on the trade that saw D’Angelo Russell and Andrew Wiggins swap cities.