The Minnesota Timberwolves are about to have a championship after making two consecutive Western conference final performances. Teams can undoubtedly learn a lot from these deep play -off runs. During Media Day, Anthony Edwards discussed his greatest collection meal of these play -off runs.
Anthony Edwards about what he has learned from the deep play -off runs
“The most important thing I learned from teams who go deep into the play -offs is that they are together, as if they really care about each other … I think winning starts being together” pic.twitter.com/lw8ngjhost
– Andrew Dukowitz (@adukemn) September 29, 2025
This is an adult reaction from Edwards and something that many people have mentioned in discussing what makes teams successful. The connectivity of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers was clearly last play -offs.
The continuity of the Timberwolves will benefit them
Continuity has been the fashion word during the outdoor season of the wolves, and there is real truth about how valuable this will be for Minnesota. Last outside the season, the Wolves for Julius Randle and Donte Divincenzo only exchanged a few days before the training camp.
While Randle and Divincenzo turned out to be an ideal attacks, it took time for them to yell with the rest of the team. Nevertheless, the Wolves ended with a 17-4 record during the last 21 games and only lost two games in the first two rounds of the play-offs. Eventually the wolves ended like the number 6 seed in the west, but they could take a step further this season, and how they ended last year is proof of that. Even back to the 2023-24 season, Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns had only played 27 games together the season before.
This time the wolves have not made any remarkable changes outside the season and their core is comfortable together. Minnesota appointed Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky (who has a two -way contract). They also brought Bones Hyland back and signed Johnny Juzang for a training camp deal. These are all small movements. De Wolves lost Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a free desk, but the rest of their rotation remains intact.
During Media Day, Edwards also spoke about his connection with Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels, who are now taking their sixth season together.
Anthony Edwards about what Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels and makes him special
“We all have three different personalities, Jaden is super all, Naz is all the way, but he is extroverted around the right people, and I just don’t care who I am, I will be myself, whatever happens. I … pic.twitter.com/PRNH5UFTKY
– Andrew Dukowitz (@adukemn) September 29, 2025
With this group, and Gobert his fourth season enters the team, together with Randle and Divincenzo who enter their second season in Minnesota, De Wolves should play a very connected brand of basketball. Minnesota was already an elite team that placed the fourth best net rating of the NBA. As their chemistry increases, it is not far -fetched to think that the wolves can improve this season.
Some people may quickly write off the wolves as contenders, since they are in the same conference as the title defender Oklahoma City Thunder and a much improved Denver Nuggets team. However, it would be foolish to count out the wolves; They have made back-to-back conference final runs and have some core that is never connected again. This, together with the combination of the wolves of star power and complementary talent, makes it clear contenders.
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