Greatest moment in each NBA franchise’s history

Minnesota Timberwolves: Kevin Garnett’s 2004 MVP

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the least successful teams in the NBA over the past decade. Whether it’s been because of a lack of talent, incompetent front office decisions, injuries, or whatever else, the Wolves haven’t been to the NBA Playoffs since 2004 and haven’t had a winning season since the 2004-05 season. However, they now have a piece on their roster who was around during their last bit of success and who was solely responsible for the greatest moment in the franchise’s history: Kevin Garnett.

It’s no secret that Garnett is a shell of his former self in 2015, but we should never forget just how great and dominant he was during his prime in Minnesota. Particularly during his MVP season the last time that the Wolves went to the postseason, Garnett was just a cut above everyone else in terms of performance, intensity, and sheer entertainment.

On his way to winning the MVP, Garnett was near unstoppable in every facet of the game. In the 2003-04 season, The Big Ticket averaged 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, five assists, 1.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.9 percent from the field. That level of production in itself is unreal, but even more unreal is that his leadership and play that season led a team whose second and third leading scorers were Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell to the Western Conference Finals. That’s just downright incredible.

While fans won’t ever see that version of KG again, there’s a reason that fans were pining for his return to Minnesota. His tenure with the Wolves and that MVP 2004 season are hugely important to that fan base and the franchise. Subsequently, I don’t see how anything else could be the franchise’s greatest moment.

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