Timberwolves executive vice president Sachin Gupta made his way up the ladder in the NBA as an analytical mind, an MIT and Stanford graduate proficient in using data to help inform decision making.
But as Gupta was weighing what to do with the Wolves before Thursday's trade deadline, something that is hard for data to measure played a major role in his decision to not make any moves at all — team chemistry.
Gupta said Friday he didn't pull the trigger on any deals, even a marginal move, because he didn't want to upset the "good vibes" happening with this Wolves team.