This season should be different. Not only did the TImberwolves upgrade the starting lineup, which will take pressure off the bench, but they also upgraded the reserve unit itself, which in turn will take pressure off the starting lineup.
In the starting lineup, they added All-Star Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague. Taj Gibson could start next to Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng could come off the bench, or vice versa. It could very well be Gibson starting with his defense and his familiarity with Tom Thibodeau’s system while with the Chicago Bulls for five years.