MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Dakota News Now) - Two years ago, if you’d said a Minnesota Timberwolves season that ended in the Western Conference Finals was a disappointment, people would have thought you were crazy.
Times have certainly changed at the Target Center.
The Wolves second straight bid to the Western Finals ended in another thud, their second straight five game defeat, this time to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with three of the games ending in blowouts.
It soured a season in which Minnesota showed plenty of promise after trading former franchise player Karl-Anthony Towns in the offseason and bounced back from early seasons struggles brought on from injury.
The Wolves finished the 2024-25 season 49-33 with a 17-4 finish sparking their second straight deep playoff run which, in and of itself, was historic for the franchise. This marked the first year Minnesota had ever won a playoff series in consecutive seasons, and the Timberwolves returned to the Western Conference Finals with five game series victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
Though expectations will certainly be higher next year, and this season was full of ups and down, Julius Randle spoke to the what the team can take from it during exit interviews on Thursday.
“You know I think we learned a lot about the character of our team. We showed great flashes and our ability to bounce back from adversity was great. So overall I think there’s a lot to be excited about because I think we have a lot of room to grow.” Randle said.
Minnesota will face several key internal decisions this offseason. Key reserve Nickeil Alexander-Walker will become an unrestricted free agent while Randle and Naz Reid both have player options which could each make them free agents should they choose to opt out.
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