Remade Wolves have plenty to play for down the 29-game stretch

Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders.The Timberwolves enter the final 29 games of their season closer to the bottom of the Western Conference than the No. 8 seed. Before the trade deadline, this stretch of the season seemed like it would be a dreary slog to the finish line, with the hope of significant change to the roster in the offseason.

But that change came quickly in advance of the deadline. With three trades in a week, the Wolves remade their roster, and landed the point guard of their dreams in D’Angelo Russell to pair with center Karl-Anthony Towns.

Towns remains out because of a left wrist injury, one that required further evaluation Thursday. But regardless of how much time Towns…