In this era, teams are always on the clock with star players. Contracts are too short. Players have increasingly shown the willingness to take matters into their own hands when they don’t like what is going on. Nothing can be taken for granted. So far, Edwards has shown nothing but love for Minnesota, for the organization and for the task that lies ahead.
But the Timberwolves have work to do. The waters around them are muddied with the gossip, the nonsense and the lack of success ever since KG left. The only way to clear it up is by assembling a team and a staff that can win at a high level. Owners-in-waiting Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have worked hard to change the perception of the organization and infuse it with energy. President of basketball operations Tim Connelly was lured away from Denver to build another Midwestern power.