We were all impressed with Tom Thibodeau and what he accomplished with Chicago, and we were overcome with excitement as to how he was going to bring stability the Minnesota Timberwolves who have seen coaches come-and-go at a high rate, while teaching the young “pups” how to play some defense.
Although, the “pups” didn’t stay little for too long, as Thibodeau quickly accelerated the Timberwolves rebuild. Let’s go through the list of moves that Thibodeau made one year ago to accelerate the Wolves rebuild:
June 22, 2017 — Timberwolves trade with the Chicago Bulls to acquire Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton, in exchange for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and Lauri Markkanen.