Bold predictions for the Timberwolves’ 2026-27 season

Minnesota opens its season Wednesday in Miami. And with the microscopic, largely inconsequential preseason sample size in hand, there s no better time to make bold proclamations regarding what s to come over the next six-to-eight months. But first, here are last season s bold predictions and how they fared 2025-26 prediction: The Timberwolves will tout the NBA s best record a month into the season (specifically predicting a 14-3 or better start to the year) Result: The Wolves sputtered out of the gates yet again, opening the season 10-8. 2025-26 prediction: Julius Randle is an all-star Result: It s difficult to remember it this way now, but Randle was excellent over the first month-plus of the campaign and was a legitimate all-star snub. Still, that makes this another miss. 2025-26 prediction: Mike Conley is leaned on more, not less Result: Conley s minutes and production dipped in a big way in his final season in Minnesota. 2025-26 prediction: A