Western Conference Finals are reminder of Wolves draft blunders

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Cooler, where schadenfreude works both ways. Let’s get to it:

*Before we get to one of the greatest buzzer beaters in basketball history (and the elimination of a certain former Timberwolves player), let’s talk for a moment about the Western Conference Finals.

Portland, which is easily becoming one of the most likable and easiest teams to root for in professional sports thanks in large part to its backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, outlasted Denver on the road in Game 7 on Sunday to earn a spot in the conference finals. The back-and-forth slug-fest of a series was quite reminiscent of the throwback NBA — and reminded me a lot of the Wolves vs.…