Garnett, who played 14 of his 21 seasons with the Timberwolves, had a longstanding feud with former owner Glen Taylor.

After the Oklahoma City Thunder captured the Larry O'Brien trophy, the biggest lesson learned was about homegrown talent and patient decisions. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into an MVP after an unorthodox developmental path. He headlined one of the greatest teams ever.

Kevin Garnett is generally regarded as the best player in Minnesota Timberwolves history, something the franchise's new ownership group would like to remind people of in a way that wasn't possible when Glen Taylor was steering the ship.