The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a feel-good story of the 2023-24 NBA season. After years of constructing by the draft, Tim Connelly swung for the fences by buying Rudy Gobert in 2022. The commerce did not convey the rapid uptick in manufacturing the entrance workplace had hoped for.
Nevertheless, after a full season collectively, Karl-Anthony Cities and Gobert clicked all through their second yr collectively. Anthony Edwards’s ever-improving performances undoubtedly performed a giant position for the Timberwolves, too. Nonetheless, Chris Finch’s workforce in the end fell to the Dallas Mavericks within the Western Convention Finals.
When talking on a latest episode of “Podcast P with Paul George,” Cities defended his workforce’s postseason efficiency. He famous how the franchise had made important strides to make it so deep into the playoffs and that the expertise will solely serve to enhance their method transferring ahead.
“I don’t suppose it was a disappointment in any type of trend,” Cities stated. “I feel that we stated early on within the yr, we need to do one thing particular … We clearly did one thing proper I feel that for us to get to that subsequent step I feel it was the expertise, I feel you understand typically folks make it occur you win, even the Boston Celtics who received it this yr, they needed to undergo a time once they misplaced within the Finals”
