Timberwolves Tim Connelly: “Key is developing the best 21-year-old in the world”

If you want to know what the Minnesota Timberwolves off-season plans will be, I’m afraid that we will need to be a bit patient. There was enough adversity and disappointment to push for significant changes in the Timberwolves roster. But there was a very small sample, and there were enough flashes of brilliance along the way to lead to the conclusion that the Minnesota Timberwolves are a team capable of 52 wins in the 2023 NBA season.

This team just needs to stay healthy and get a bit of good luck.

So what do we know about the Minnesota Timberwolves off-season? Well, we know that the Timberwolves’ priority will pivot to building a very Anthony Edwards-friendly roster. How do we know that? Well, because Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations, Tim Connelly, said so:

The Timberwolves are in a unique position, as the team has a very talented roster balanced between seasoned veterans and energetic youth.  The trouble is that the Timberwolves roster has come to that fork in the road where a decision must be made.  We had pointed out in a previous article that the sudden appearance of SG Anthony Edwards to NBA elite status, and the push of teammate SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker to NBA Playoffs starter would force the Timberwolves front office to place more emphasis on the younger players on the team.

And now, after Connelly’s comments, it appears that is exactly what will take place. What will that mean in terms of the Timberwolves’ draft and off-season roster moves? I’m afraid that we will need to be a bit patient. There is a lot of activity to unpack right now.