JIM SOUHAN
I hope Timberwolves fans are enjoying the summer NBA playoffs, the latest reminder that if their team merely drafted and kept a reasonable number of the best players available to it in recent history, that team wouldn't be in the midst of another rebuild.
Jamal Murray played like a superstar in lifting Denver to a series victory over Utah. Jimmy Butler is starring for Miami against Milwaukee. Robert Covington helped Houston eliminate Oklahoma City.
The Wolves employed Butler and Covington, and could have drafted Murray instead of Kris Dunn in 2016.
The Wolves' historic blend of misfortune and misjudgment goes far deeper than even these playoffs reveal.