Minnesota Timberwolves: Why the 2021 season will be better than 2020

Minnesota Timberwolves: Why the 2021 season will be better than 2020

A full season with the upgraded roster

It feels like ages ago since the February trade deadline, but then again the Wolves have only played 14 games since then. Only one of those games saw KAT and D-Lo in uniform together.

Of course, this only brings more excitement to see how exactly the new roster fits together.

Again, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an almost brand-new roster that fits Ryan Saunders’ coaching style. Towns and Josh Okogie are the only two players on the roster that were on the team dating back to the beginning of the 2019 offseason.

The Wolves as a team are going to shoot threes and push the pace, ranking third in the league in both categories. The new, key additions to the Wolves roster are only going to help keep Minnesota at the top of the league in these categories.

D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez, and James Johnson are all volume 3-point shooters, all attempting at least 3.3 3-point shots per game. This gives plenty of room for Towns to operate down low and gives plenty of lanes for drives and cutting.

Along with the new additions to the roster, the Timberwolves also feature one of the youngest teams in the league. Outside of Johnson, Towns and Russell have the most experience after finishing their fifth season. If players such as Jarrett Culver, Josh Okogie, and Jordan McLaughlin can build off their respective post-deadline performances, the Timberwolves suddenly have depth.

There is also the opportunity to have a full offseason together including the possibility of an extra “training camp” of sorts during the end of the 2019-20 season. This can only help build chemistry for a team that has only been together for four months.