It is finally here. After the most prolonged pre-draft process in NBA history, we have finally arrived at draft week. It has been 253 days since the Minnesota Timberwolves last played a game, and we have an exciting event to look forward to.
For all its flaws, the NBA Draft still provides a sense of hope to destitute franchises. It injects new life into the team and supplants dread with unwarranted optimism. In most cases, it doesn’t even matter who our team selects because we immediately find a way to talk ourselves into it being the one thing that will propel us to nothing but long-term success.