Fifteen games into their season, the Wolves are 4-11. Given their injuries and youth, that record isn't terribly surprising. That said, there are three facts within that record that do jump out at us:

1) With Kevin Martin sidelined for several weeks still, the Wolves' best offensive option very well could be Shabazz Muhammad. He's second on the team (behind Martin) in points scored per 36 minutes, averaging a cool 21.7. He's shooting 51 percent from the field. And more than just that, he often looks like the Wolves' most dangerous offensive threat. Right now, though, he is just 11th on the team in minutes played. We imagine that will change — and it should.

2) We figured the young Wolves would struggle on offense this season, and those struggles only intensified with injuries to Martin, Nikola Pekovic, Ricky Rubio and others. What surprises us is just how poor the Wolves have been on defense. It does speak to the defensive value of Rubio, since they were clearly a better defensive team before he hurt his ankle, but the fact remains that the team defensive rating of 113.6 and average points allowed of 110.1 ppg are 29th in the NBA. That's not good.

3) That defensive rating is even worse than the 76ers, who have yet to win a game this season. That's relevant to the Wolves because Minnesota hosts Philly on Wednesday. If Minnesota DOESN'T win that game, it will be the subject of scorn and ridicule. It also could be the Wolves' best chance for a win in a long time. Consider their next five games aside from the 76ers game: at Clippers (11-5); home vs. Rockets (13-4); at Spurs (12-4); home vs. Warriors (14-2); home vs. Blazers (13-4).