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The Timberwolves have a past-his-prime veteran battling a before-his-time fledgling for minutes at every position, which should make for an interesting basketball season in Minnesota. There’s 24-year-old Ricky Rubio and Final Four MVP Tyus Jones sandwiched around old man Andre Miller at point guard; slam dunk champ Zach LaVine and seasoned Kevin Martin at off guard; Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins and recent top prep recruit Shabazz Muhammad squeezing 2004 NBA champ Tayshaun Prince at small forward; No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns and living legend Kevin Garnett at big forward; and rapidly developing Gorgui Dieng alongside soon-to-be 30-year-old Nikola Pekovic at center. That’s one weird depth chart. [ Yahoo Fantasy Basketball: Sign up for a league today ] The mentoring program in Minnesota may pay dividends down the line, but adding 39-year-olds Garnett and Miller with 35-year-old Prince to a team that won 16 games last season probably won’t translate to a worst-to-first season in the Western Conference. And who cares? This is Year 2 of the post-Kevin Love era, and the Timberwolves already seem better positioned for the long haul than they ever were with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ tertiary star. Heck, with the last two top picks headlining a talented young core that remains under their control through at least 2018, these Wolves might one day be better than the team Garnett led to a conference finals the last time he was in a Minnesota uniform. By then, Garnett will have his feet up on a desk in his front office , and for now Timberwolves fans get to enjoy both at the same time.
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