After seeing projections and power rankings come out from ESPN and The Athletic recently, coupled with their 2022-23 NBA regular season win-total prop dropping to 47.5 at some sports books like DraftKings, it seems that national experts are not quite as high on the Minnesota Timberwolves as people locally are. For instance, ESPN projects the Wolves to finish 7th in the conference (albeit at 49-33), with The Athletic labeling the Wolves as a play-in tournament team in the same tier as teams like the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
Do Wolves Fans’ Expectations Rightfully Exceed Expert Projections?
