Editing Minnesota Timberwolves (section)

====2015–2016: the arrival of Karl-Anthony Towns====
Due to having the worst record in the NBA for the 2014–15 season, the Timberwolves had the highest chance, at 25%, to receive the first pick in the [[2015 NBA draft]] at the 2015 NBA draft lottery. On May 19, the Timberwolves received the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft for the first time in franchise history. On June 25, the Timberwolves selected [[Karl-Anthony Towns]] as the number one pick and acquired Minnesota's own [[Tyus Jones]] through a trade with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].

The 2014–15 season also saw the return of Kevin Garnett. In February 2015, Garnett, at the time with the [[Brooklyn Nets]], waived his no-trade clause to enable a trade back to Minnesota which sent [[Thaddeus Young]] to Brooklyn. In his first game back, Garnett resumed wearing the No. 21 jersey that had not been worn by any other Timberwolves player since his departure and the team defeated the [[Washington Wizards]] 97–77 at the Target Center.

On June 6, 2014, [[Flip Saunders]] was named the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, returning to the franchise for a second stint.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flip Saunders Named Timberwolves Head Coach|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/flip-saunders-named-timberwolves-head-coach|publisher=Minnesota Timberwolves|date=June 6, 2014|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023041232/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/flip-saunders-named-timberwolves-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> During his second stint with the Timberwolves, Saunders was diagnosed with [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]]. As a result, during his recovery, he would delegate his coaching position over to assistant coach and former [[NBA Coach of the Year]] winner [[Sam Mitchell (basketball)|Sam Mitchell]]. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died at age 60. Mitchell took over as head coach. In honor of Saunders, the team announced that they would wear a patch reading "FLIP" on their uniforms for the duration of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Timberwolves to Wear Commemorative Patch in Honor of Flip Saunders|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-wear-commemorative-patch-honor-flip-saunders|publisher=Minnesota Timberwolves|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109210640/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-wear-commemorative-patch-honor-flip-saunders|url-status=live}}</ref>