When the Minnesota Timberwolves suited up to compete in the 2022-23 NBA season, Timberwolves fans were already at a fever pitch. This was a team that traded five players and four first-round draft picks to acquire All-Star center Rudy Gobert from the Utah Jazz, and the anticipation about seeing him line up next to long-time veteran TImberwolves center-turned-power forward Karl-Anthony Towns was electrifying.
The Timberwolves executed a plan to attempt something that the NBA had not seen for many years. In theory, the Timberwolves attempted to construct a High Wall defense around Gobert and Towns, which would allow the team to complement the rest of the roster with wing defenders and three-point marksmen.