The phrase “if the season ended today” is kind of terrible because it inherently leads to the truth that a season does not, in fact, end today — often far from it.
So pardon me while I clear my throat and do it anyway, 15 games into an 82-game NBA season: If the season ended today, the Timberwolves would be a playoff team.
We are of course far from the finish line, and the Wolves’ 8-7 record is far from perfect. But I dare say eight wins at this point is more than most folks would have imagined (hand raised here, given that I thought the Wolves and Wild would be a race to 30 wins apiece, and that one or both might not get there).