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Raptors’ DeRozan can relate to Timberwolves’ growing pains

Minnesota has young stars like Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins but is still learning how to win.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine looks up at the scoreboard during a time out in the closing moments of the Timberwolves 106-103 loss to the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Minnesota Timberwolves are unquestionably talented and indisputably young and very much learning their way in the NBA.

It is not an easy journey from precocious young group to seasoned, savvy veteran core and a guy like Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan can understand what Minnesota is going through.