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I am waiting impatiently for the 2016-2017 season where I fully expect to see one of these 2 lineups...

Pg - Rubio
SG - Wiggins
Sf - Shabazz
Pf - Bennett
C - Dieng
6th man - LaVine

Or

Pg - Rubio
SG - LaVine
Sf - Wiggins
Pf - Bennett
C - Dieng
6th man - Shabazz

For the first time in T-Wolves history there is actual promising talent at every single position for the top 6 players on our team, and 3-4 of them can play 2 positions. I'd keep Hummel as our glue guy role player and then we just need to find servicable players to fill the roster with 2 defensive bigs, one stretch or offensive big, 2 three and D guys, 1-2 pg who can run a second unit and we will have something good brewing. Finally there is a bright future in a Minnesota sport. Now I just hope we don't find a way to screw this up per the usual. I have more confidence in flip than I have had in any gm of our 3 main professional sports. ( not a hockey fan)

I don't follow Baseball so I cannot comment on whomever the Twins GM is. I think Minnesota is in good shape with regard to those in charge of personnel decisions for the Wolves, Wild, and Vikings.

If the Wolves are fortunate enough to hit on all or most of those players, it will really be great timing with the new TV deal. With salaries and caps likely to rise, Flip will be able to keep this core together for a long time.

TheSP wrote:I don't follow Baseball so I cannot comment on whomever the Twins GM is. I think Minnesota is in good shape with regard to those in charge of personnel decisions for the Wolves, Wild, and Vikings.

If the Twins would open up the checkbook for a true ace on the staff, they appear to have the positional players and middle of the rotation pitchers to put a good team on the field in 2-3 years. Everyone else looks to be in pretty good shape as well. It's going to be an exciting sports town in about 2-3 years and the Wild should be able to carry us long enough to get there.

Don't forget we have Bojan Dubljevi? over in Europe too.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Bojan-Dubljevic-6317/

Whose gonna be the coach for that team? Who do you want it to be?

monsterpile wrote:Don't forget we have Bojan Dubljevi? over in Europe too.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Bojan-Dubljevic-6317/

I'm a big Bojan fan, monster. Glad you mentioned him.

I'll also be interested to see if Flip does anything with Nemanja Bjelica who he mentioned as a guy that would come over but you would have to pay him. It seems like he has rounded out his game and while I'm not sure he is a star or anything having a legit 6'9" guy that can handle the ball some and shoot three's might be kinda handy. Flip seems to have alot of players that would lend well to the system Pop uses with players that specialize in certain skills.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Nemanja-Bjelica-5510/

Wiggins vs kings highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIWF8_RI24

Im very happy with wiggins so far, he is going to be very very good in the future. You see the natural talent and skills he has. He is also a well grounder and discipline person who works hard and is coachable. I remember him saying in the off season that he prefers to be traded here rather than stay with bron at cle because he knows he will be push harder here into reaching his full potential and he wants that challenge rather than playing second fiddle to lebron. I also think flip is the right coach for him at this stage of his career.

I expect him to struggle in some games like a 19yr old teen rookie would going forward, but in a few years, once his body matures and he improves on his weaknesses, he will be very very good. Probably the best wing player in wolves history.

The OP is forgetting the top 5 draft pick the Wolves will be getting in the 2015 NBA draft.

The team is on its way to 55 - 65 losses. Again.