The Minnesota Timberwolves have generated more news this week than many NBA teams do in an entire season.
Saturday night provided two more morsels, one bad — that Jimmy Butler has been excused from the team’s media day Monday — and one good — that Karl-Anthony Towns had agreed to a five-year max contract extension.
The Towns news will undoubtedly be thankfully received by a Minnesota fan base desperate for some kind of positive news after several days of stories surrounding Butler’s desire to leave the team. A max contract has been on the table for Towns to accept for months, only for him to delay signing the deal.