Not-so bold prediction: the Minnesota Timberwolves will get a lot of media mention in the next few months, violently on one side of positivity or the opposite. There won’t be a lot of “on-the-fence” behavior. I know, I’m really going out on a limb here.
With any sport, there comes a hype season. Football has August, basketball has September and October. Soon enough, we’ll see the bulk of the talking before preseason tipoff. This week, CBS notably participated in that wave with CBS Sports’ positional rankings ahead of the 2022-23 season. ESPN did the same for all players, with Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns presumably clocking into the top 25.