Minneapolis / St.Paul – The odds of winning were in Favor of Minnesota tonight, as the Timberwolves won the most productive overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.Minnesota was the first overall pick at the time in the club’s history (2015, Karl-Anthony Towns). Guard D’Angelo Russell of the Minnesota Timberwolves represented the Wolves tonight in the NBA’s first virtual lottery draft.The 2020 NBA Draft will take place on Friday, October 16.
“We’re thrilled to be top of this year’s draft,” timberwolves’ president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas said.”This ion is a vital step for the organization and will allow us to continue to build strategically around Karl-Anthony Towns and D’ Angelo Russell.This is an exciting day for our franchise.”
The Wolves entered the night tied in the most productive odds with the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, with a 14% chance of getting the first overall pick of the draft.Towns (2015), the last Timberwolves player to be picked first overall.First overall selection, Towns has won the following honors, NBA Rookie of the Year (2015), All-Star (2x, 2018 and 2019), third-team all-NBA nominee (2018) and Western Conference Week 4 player times in his career (MR: October 28, 2019).
The Timberwolves also have the number 17 overall selection (acquired before the industry deadline 2019-2020, from Brooklyn to Minnesota Atlanta), marking the seventh time in franchise history, the team had more than one first-round selection.In addition, the club has the 33rd overall pick in this year’s draft (third selection outside the round of the moment).