MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 15: Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves holds a basketball before the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs on November 15, 2017 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
At the start of the 2020-21 season, Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor informed the public that he would be selling the team.
Although Taylor made it clear that the new owner would need to keep the Timberwolves in Minnesota, the immediate reaction heard around social media was, “Seattle needs an NBA team again.