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Welcome to the new Dunking With Wolves Podcast.

This is the third iteration of the Dunking With Wolves Podcast, and we're excited to things rolling once again.

It is the weekend after the 2018 NBA Draft, and we'll talk about the Timberwolves' selection of Georgia Tech's Josh Okogie with the 20th pick in the draft and Ohio State forward and Big Ten POY Keita Bates-Diop with the 48th pick, the 18th pick of the second round.

The Timberwolves are closing in on the halfway mark of their schedule now that the calendar has flipped to January, and the team's record stands at just 11-25.

As the first No Frills Wolves Podcast in nearly two months, Justin and Ben discuss what has gone wrong, what has gone right, and examine each of the two most common scapegoats, if social media is to be believed.

They also review each of the top-seven players in the Wolves rotation in-depth while covering nearly every player on the 13-man roster and where they stand as of today.

The 33rd episode of the No Frills Wolves Podcast covers the 1-4 start to the season by the 2016-17 Timberwolves, as well as a retrospective on all of the moves made by Flip Saunders as a front office executive in light of last week's Gorgui Dieng contract extension.

The Wolves have lost three close games in which they held substantial leads, and they've won one blowout contest as well. Of course, they were also beat by 20 points in Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

Is there any cause for alarm just five games into the season with a young roster, an injured starting point guard, and a brand new head coach, or is it simply a fluky start to a long season?

Ben and Justin dive into that question, including taking a quick look at many of the key players in coach Tom Thibodeau's rotation on an individual basis.

We also examine Flip Saunders' record as president of basketball operations, which began back in May of 2013. The Dieng extension triggered this conversation; what might have happened if Detroit hadn't taken Kentavious Caldwell-Pope right before Minnesota's selection back in 2013?

Welcome to Part Two of the No Frills Wolves Podcast 2016-17 season preview from Justin Schardin and Ben Beecken.

The 2016-17 season is upon us, Wolves fans, and there is plenty to cover.

Topics covered include: analysis of the bench unit, a discussion of future contract extensions and what the roster might look like in 12 months, and predicting individual player awards for the season.