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NBA Christmas: A Gift For Every Team’s Wish List

By Gerald Bourguet

Feb 23, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Detailed view as an official Spalding basketball goes through the hoop and net during the Phoenix Suns game against the Boston Celtics at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 23, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Detailed view as an official Spalding basketball goes through the hoop and net during the Phoenix Suns game against the Boston Celtics at US Airways Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 7, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins (22) celebrates with center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) against the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center. The Clippers defeated the Timberwolves 110-106. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Gift Of Patience

With a foundation of Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns alone, the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to be a powerhouse in the Western Conference one day. The trouble is just waiting through the growing pains to get to that point.

Following an 8-8 start to the 2015-16 season campaign, the Timberpups have since gone 3-10 while dropping quite a few close contests and making some grimace-worthy mistakes along the way. That’s to be expected, which is why Wolves fans will need to continue to be patient.

That’s no easy task for the fan base of a team that never made the playoffs during the Kevin Love era and had to watch Kevin Garnett win a ring in Boston, but between Wiggins, Towns, Ricky Rubio, Zach LaVine and Gorgui Dieng, this team is rapidly approaching its promising future.

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