The Timberwolves' loss to Denver on Wednesday significantly dented their chances of landing the No. 1 seed in the West and made being the No. 2 seed by far the likeliest outcome.
If that's where they wind up, their first-round opponent will be the winner of the No. 7 vs. No. 8 play-in game -- an opponent that could be any number of options at this point, with no easy advancement among them.
Regardless of opponent, though, the coming weeks (months, the Wolves hope) will have a significant impact on the franchise's path forward -- as I talked about on Thursday's Daily Delivery podcast.