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Did Lauri Markkanen just troll the Timberwolves and their current state of dysfunction?

The NBA Almanac will forever say that Lauri Markkanen was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Officially, he was. NBA draft-night trades, for whatever reason, don't officially process until later in the night.

So on June 22, 2017, with the Timberwolves on the clock - though the trade between the Bulls and Timberwolves for Jimmy Butler had been agreed upon - they "selected" Markkanen.

The 7-foot Finnish sharpshooter walked across the stage to Adam Silver donning a Timberwolves hat, all the while knowing he was headed to Chicago.

Well, just 15 months later that same Timberwolves team is in a current state of dysfunction and it appears Markkanen is having some fun with it all.