Will we miss Zach LaVine's ridiculous dunks? We will. Does Kris Dunn still ooze potential? Absolutely.
But.
Jimmy Butler is here, and turns the Wolves into an instant playoff contender after dragging a very “meh” Chicago Bulls squad to the postseason last year. The Wolves may have mortgaged a bit of their future to get him, but top-15 players don't change hands every day, and a player of Butler's caliber makes the present worth the steep asking price.
Patton has been pegged as a project since declaring for the draft after spending just one season (and one redshirt season) at Creighton -- his lone Division I offer after an under-the-radar prep career -- but he seems pretty determined to shed that label quickly.