Highest Hopes and Biggest Fears for the 2017-18 Timberwolves

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 08: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Minnesota Timberwolves talks to team mate Jeff Teague #0 during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images) /

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SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 08: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in action against Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Zhong Zhi/Getty Images) /

Highest Hope #2: What if… we meet Golden State in the Western Conference Finals?

Why not?

The state of Minnesota is hungry for a playoff run, and we finally have a team that can make it happen.

Of course, the likes of Oklahoma City, Houston, and San Antonio will surely have something to say about the Wolves waltzing to the final stage of the West playoffs. But a run towards a top-four seed and an opportunity to open the playoffs with home court advantage would be a huge step in the right direction for Tom Thibodeau’s crew.

Maybe, just maybe, the season will come full circle, from a pair of preseason tilts overseas in China to a Western Conference showdown and the chance to take on the league’s best, with the victor receiving the honor of taking on Cleveland or Boston in the NBA Finals.

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If you had told Wolves fans 12 months ago — or, really, at any point in franchise history — that this was at least a semi-realistic possibility, they’d take it. Every. Time.

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