How many games will the Wolves win? Predictions are all over the map

Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell celebrated a preseason play vs. Memphis earlier this month.In an NBA season that figures to present challenges and unpredictability, one thing stands out regarding the Timberwolves: Those who attempt to predict what is going to happen in the NBA have wildly differing viewpoints of how Minnesota will fare.

Analytics site FiveThirtyEight.com, using a formula based on player ratings, has the Wolves finishing 35-37 in this shortened 72-game season. John Hollinger, formerly of ESPN and now with The Athletic after a long stint in the Grizzlies front office, has the Wolves a game better at 36-36 — good enough to make the Top 10 in the west…