The pattern of the West has completely changed this season, and there are many teams that were strong last season that have experienced a serious decline in their power this season, such as the Nuggets, who have been the top team in the West for many years, and their overall form has also declined significantly after they left Pope this season, and they are not currently in the top three in the West.

The Timberwolves, who reached the Western Conference Finals last season, have seen a particularly significant decline this season, currently sitting in 10th place in the West, and have recently suffered a three-game losing streak.

The Timberwolves made drastic changes this year, most notably trading Towns to the Knicks for DiVincenzo and Randle. Many people were not optimistic about this deal at first, thinking that the Timberwolves could pay a price. In the end, it confirmed the fans' opinion at the time, and after the Timberwolves got Towns, their overall combat power was still very strong, and even ushered in an improvement. For now, they are still firmly in the top three in the East.

And after the Timberwolves lost Towns, their overall offensive ability has seriously declined. At present, many games are supported by Edwards alone, for example, today when Edwards faced the Pistons, although he scored 53 points and hit 10 three-pointers, he still failed to help the team win, and the Timberwolves lost to the bottom team in the league.

So looking back now, the Timberwolves management may also secretly regret the original deal, which directly destroyed the Timberwolves' years of team building achievements. They managed to establish a lineup with Downs and Edwards as the core of the team, and in the end the miscalculation cost them.

The main reason is that they misjudged the ability of DiVincenzo and Randle, thinking that they may still play well after coming to the Timberwolves, but in fact, DiVincenzo's performance has declined significantly after coming to the Timberwolves. And after Downs entered the league, he was the league's top interior lineman, so let such a mature star player not stay, but trust some unknown factors. The Timberwolves management's choice is truly incomprehensible.