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13 Minnesota Athletes Now On Local Pro Teams

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota sports fans are obsessed with their local athletes, especially if they take their talents out of state with other teams.

The Minnesota sports fan is a rare breed: One that hopes for the best but expects the worst, yet still somehow still manages to be devastated at the end of the day. But when a Minnesota athlete has a chance to come home and play for a team, we salivate like sharks that smell blood. Especially if it’s a professional athlete.

It’s called the “One of Us” concept, and it came full circle at last Thursday’s NBA Draft.