The Minnesota Timberwolves have started their season in a way that serves exactly no one involved. Jimmy Butler’s trade request has gone thus far unfulfilled, all while the Wolves have fared just well enough (2–2, with one win and one loss coming to likely lottery teams) as to not force the issue. Tom Thibodeau, exacting as he is, cannot be at all pleased with the team’s clumsy defensive performance—even if he finds some small encouragement in their latest effort against the Pacers. Karl-Anthony Towns has been merely, blandly fine at a time when the franchise needs more.
The Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler and the Perils of Basketball Limbo
