David Stern revolutionized the game by allowing high school players to bypass college and enter the NBA Draft. Kevin Garnett was the beautiful. Kobe Bryant was the bold. Kwame Brown was the ugly
It’s difficult to put into context the legendary career of Kevin Garnett because there isn’t one piece of evidence you can point to as the definitive testimony to his superlative career. Not his 15 All-Star appearances. Not his regular season MVP as a member of the Timberwolves. Not his Celtics Finals MVP that saw Boston…
Twenty-six years after the Minnesota Timberwolves played their first NBA game (they lost to the Seattle Supersonics in 1989), they find themselves in an unenviable and unexpected position, littered with contradictions and paradoxes. Organizationally, they are a franchise in mourning. The death of Flip Saunders was a cruel blow. How exactly do they sort through…