NBA: Predicting the West playoff picture at the midway point of the 2017-18 season
4. Minnesota Timberwolves
Current Seed: 4th
Record: 27-16
Games remaining vs .500 or better: 19
The Minnesota Timberwolves are owners of the NBA’s longest playoff drought, but that looks to change this season. Minnesota is not only a playoff team, but they should have home court advantage in the first round.
Jimmy Butler is having another excellent season and deserves more respect as a top 10 player in the NBA. The question is, how high could the young Wolves climb in the West standings?
Prediction: 4 seed