When the Philadelphia 76ers travelled to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves, the first meeting of first pick of the draft center Karl Anthony-Towns (KAT) and third pick of the draft center Jahlil Okafor, there was more in that meeting than meets the eye.
Brian Seltzer, of Sixers.com, was one of the few to catch on. But catch on he did. It was the first meeting this year of head coach Brett Brown with another head coach whose team is led by youngsters and is rebuilding with the draft, Timberwolves’ head coach Sam Mitchell,
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The paths of the two teams are similar: both teams had modest records in the 2012-2013 season.