The Timberwolves appear on the verge of implosion. Jimmy Butler requested a trade. Tom Thibodeau’s future in Minnesota is uncertain. Andrew Wiggins’ brother is picking fights with Butler online. Karl-Anthony Towns has his own problems with Butler. (Not those problems, he says).
And Lauri Markkanen is reveling in the discord.
The Timberwolves traded the No. 7 pick, eventually used on Markkanen, to the Bulls as part of the package for Butler. And the promising forward wanted to make sure Minnesota remembered.
Markkanen:
#tbt pic.twitter.com/MUGgcgwb2K
— Lauri Markkanen (@MarkkanenLauri) September 20, 2018
That is a sly grin.
