I remember when they lost Garnett's huge contract of $24 million a year, their total salary went down to $49 million. They weren't thinking about saving money; instead, they filled up their cap space with signings, trades, building a roster around Bynum. They even used the expiring short contracts of Davis (Ricky) and Blount (Mark) to trade for players with long contracts who were exceptionally talented, and Walker was acquired through such a trade.
At the end of the preseason, some media predicted they would win 40 games. Now, they haven't even lived up to those expectations...
Zhang Yang felt that the Timberwolves management did have some strong points, such as being very decisive in identifying their core players and having good judgment.
