The Jimmy Butler Examination

When Jimmy Butler arrived the whole narrative of the Timberwolves changed. The Wolves went from a Western Conference bottom feeder to a legitimate contender. Until Butler’s injury last season the Wolves held the 4th playoff seed (34–22) which would have given them a home playoff game. Instead, after losing Butler they almost fell out of the playoffs entirely by going 13-13 in the final 26 games and ending up at 47–35. This also resulted…