Chart: Mitchell sets expectations for Wolves players

Of course, it varies from player to player. Here's a sampling of what Sam Mitchell expects from some of his Timberwolves players:

Andrew Wiggins: "His role is to play defense and score for us and help make everybody around him better. He has that type of talent."

Karl-Anthony Towns: "Right now, his role is to defend the paint, set good screens and look for his opportunities to score."

Zach LaVine: "His role is to play defense, come off screens hard, score, set other guys up."

Kevin Garnett: "His role is to be a leader on this team on and off the floor, to set good screens, to talk on defense to help teach these other guys what to do."

Nemanja Bjelica: "He's an all-around player, do a little bit of everything."

Lorenzo Brown: "Play defense. We feel like he's our best defensive point guard. That's the role we're carving out for him. We want him to be a really good on-the-ball defender."