Analysis: Will the collective weight on the Timberwolves be lifted with another playoff run?
Things are heavier than usual around the team, starting with the overall moodiness of players and that effect on games.
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Mike Conley’s had quite a week. Traded twice, he will likely return to Timberwolves.
The veteran guard went to the Bulls, then the Hornets, and that makes him eligible to return after Charlotte waived him to buy him out.
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