When the dust cleared on draft night, the Timberwolves were big winners. Acquiring an All-NBA talent in advance of his 28th birthday is not something that often happens, and no matter what else, it makes your off-season. It makes several off-seasons, in fact. Jimmy Butler makes the Wolves a much better basketball team, and that’s something we will enjoy this season and hopefully for many more. These chances are exceedingly rare, and Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden struck when they had the shot.
After completing that trade, the Wolves were in the following roster situation:
They had two good point guards (Ricky Rubio and Tyus Jones,) two wing players, the great Butler and young scorer Andrew Wiggins, and several bigs headlined by Karl-Anthony Towns.