1. Draft well
While this seems like the most obvious statement in the world, the NBA draft has always been very hit and miss. You are not guaranteed any degree of success, even with the first pick. There have been three flops in the last 20 years: Kwame Brown in 2001, Greg Odom in 2007 and Anthony Bennett in 2013.
There are several good prospects in this draft class and the best fit for the Timberwolves appears to be Anthony Edwards, a 6’5″ shooting guard out of Georgia. He averaged 19.1 points per game for his only season there, shooting 40.2 percent from the floor.
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Edwards showed that he has a well-rounded game, collecting 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. However, the question mark over his game has to be his ability from deep. He shot the ball at just 29.4 percent from behind the line.
Compare that to his shooting from inside the line, where he hit 50.4 percent of his attempts. This makes him a great fit for the Timberwolves as both Russell and Towns spend so much of their time beyond the arc.
While LaMelo Ball has been discussed as a possible No. 1 pick, he is a tall point guard and will not fit well with Russell, who appears to be the team’s long-term point guard. Likewise, the other top prospect is James Wiseman who at 7’1″ would be a waste behind Towns.