After a busy summer of 2017 saw the Minnesota Timberwolves land the likes of Jimmy Butler, Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Jamal Crawford while jettisoning mainstays such as Ricky Rubio and Zach LaVine, the summer of 2018 was decidedly different.
There were exactly zero trades, and no free agent signings for more than part of the mid-level exception.
Outside of adding first-round pick Josh Okogie and second-rounder Keita Bates-Diop, the tweaks that Tom Thibodeau and company made to the roster were modest.
That said, there has been plenty of not-so-positive buzz surrounding the team.
From the rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler and Kyrie Irving in free agency next summer, to Butler’s alleged interest in joining the New York Knicks, to some of the more recent rumbling related to the apparently frayed relationship between Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns, things haven’t exactly been quiet.