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Can the Timberwolves Afford to Keep Nickeil Alexander-Walker?

That Game 5 loss to OKC? It was like walking into a cold lake. First, shock. Then numbness. Then you get used to it. Then you realize your soul has floated 10 feet off your body and is hovering over the shoreline.

But now that the sting has dulled and the internet has calmed down, it’s time to stop doomscrolling and start looking forward. The Timberwolves have entered what may be the single most important offseason of the Anthony Edwards era so far — and that’s saying something, considering last offseason they traded Karl-Anthony Towns.

This summer isn’t about swinging for the fences.