Every year the Minnesota Timberwolves put on a ridiculous amount of miles traveling to different arenas around the NBA.
In 2015-16, for instance, they traveled 51,148 miles throughout the season. That was third-most in the NBA that year. That was nothing compared to the 53, 363 miles they traveled in 2014-15.
A big reason for the absurdly high mileage accrual is because of the misalignment of NBA divisions. Minnesota is inexplicably placed into a division with teams from Portland, Oklahoma City, Denver, and Utah.
While teams such as the Milwaukee Bucks can take a quick 90-minute bus ride on I-90 to play their division rivals such as the Chicago Bulls, the Timberwolves are faced with a much more daunting task.