Fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves have heard it since the franchise began play in 1989,
the top free agents won't sign with Minnesota because of the cold, brutal, and frigid winters.
For confirmation, look no further than some of our brethren at a fellow FanSided site.
Cai Owen of Sir Charles In Charge wrote:
"Acquiring star talent is difficult at the best of times – being in a small market, cold-weather city adds layers of difficulty to an equation already problematic. Those aforementioned factors virtually take free agency off the table – and the proof is in the pudding.