The Minnesota Timberwolves enjoyed one of the finest seasons in franchise history last year, winning 56 games and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. The Wolves were seen as a young and ascendant team behind 23-year-old superstar Anthony Edwards, but with a big luxury tax bill mounting, Minnesota decided to trade franchise pillar Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks just days before training camp.
The Wolves were always going to be different this year without Towns. So far, this new version of Minnesota remains a major work in progress.
The lowly Toronto Raptors beat the Wolves, 110-105, on Thursday night. The loss drops Minnesota to 8-7 overall. If
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