Well, Wolves fans: you can finally lay to rest the NBA Draft Lottery conspiracy theories (and yes, when I wrote about them the other day, I got a friendly reminder from the league’s communications office that they take this business very seriously). No league in its right mind would rig a lottery to give the Wolves the top pick, but that is exactly the pick Minnesota earned last night. It does not matter that No. 1 was the slot the Wolves were in based on record. This is a massive victory. No doubt about it. The reaction from Wolves fans was a mixture of excitement and shock. Here are some of the best tweets I saw:
WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!! WE WON THE #NBADraftLottery #TWOLVES #TWolvesArmy #changeinfortunes #EyesOnTheRise
— Tom Lodge (@LittleTLodge) May 20, 2015
Miracles do happen #Twolves — Minnesportfan (@Minnesportfan) May 20, 2015
Oh, for sure we’ll take that #1 pick! #TWolves
— Jadyn Holm (@SunshineGrev) May 20, 2015
I woke up this morning and checked the internet right away to confirm the #Twolves still won the lottery!! It wasn’t a dream after all. — Eric Hanna (@ehanna14) May 20, 2015
Thank you ping-pong ball gods. Tonight, I go to bed happy. #TWolves
— Grant Bosiacki (@GBos2) May 20, 2015
Hold it – why would the NBA conspire to give the #Twolves the 1st pick over the #Lakers? Or did someone mess up? — John Bonnes (@TwinsGeek) May 20, 2015
#Twins win tonight and are 22-17. #Twolves get No. 1 pick. #Vikings are dark horse to make playoffs. If hope was currency, MN would be rich.
— Matthew Stensrud (@MattStensrud) May 20, 2015
Anyone know who I need to contact for mapping out a parade route in Minneapolis? Asking for a friend. #NBADraftLottery #Twolves — Josh Benjamin (@Jbenjamin81) May 20, 2015

Vikings-Chargers: Huge for wild-card berth, almost irrelevant in NFC North race

Nice of baseball's commissioner to admit sport's economics unfair to Twins

Opposite of trash talk: Diggs, Lions player show some love on the web

Wolves rumors heat up as key NBA trade date comes Sunday
