5 Young NBA Stars Whose Primes Are Being Wasted On Terrible Teams

Andrew Wiggins, SF/Karl-Anthony Towns, C – Minnesota Timberwolves

With how much young talent is on this roster, it’s a bit baffling how bad this Timberwolves team continues to be. It was also assumed the arrival of Tom Thibadeau would help them get over the hump, but it hasn’t quite panned out that way.

It’s all the more disappointing when you see how their 2016-17 campaign has started. Between the likes of Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Zach LaVine, this team should be cruising. If you’re paying any attention, though, you know that’s not the case for Minnesota.

Both Wiggins and Towns are former No. 1 overall picks and NBA Rookie of the Year recipients. The Timberwolves landed them both with a little lottery luck and some poor regular-season showings. Despite their presence on one of the league’s most intriguing young rosters, Minnesota can’t seem to put it together on the court.

The Timberwolves have been stagnant for years, having not made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season. Since then, they’ve only had one campaign during which they finished the year higher than 10th place in the West.

Even with two of the league’s top youngsters on their roster, little has changed for the Timberwolves. It’s too bad, because Wiggins and Towns deserve better than that.