Allen Iverson was nearly acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2006. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Allen Iverson’s reported desire to be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2006 came up again recently, and it brings to mind one of the more easily-forgotten what-ifs in franchise history.
If the Wolves had been able to land Iverson before he was ultimately shipped to the Denver Nuggets, how might the history of the Wolves — and Kevin Garnett — have been shaped differently?