ST. PAUL — Minnesota opens its regular season Wednesday in Portland, meaning the time for speculation will soon give way to actual, on-court results.

But before that transition takes place, here are a few final stabs at what’s to come for the Timberwolves in the 2025-26 season.

For transparency’s sake, here are the results from last year's bold predictions column:

No. 1: Timberwolves win 59 games and are the No. 1 seed in the West

Result: Dead before December

No. 2: Minnesota touts a top-5 offense … from January on

Result: No. 5 offense on the nose from Jan. 1 on

No. 3: Donte DiVincenzo is an All-Star

Result: Didn’t quite get the votes

No. 4: Rob Dillingham isn’t in the rotation

Result: Dillingham didn’t play outside of injuries and garbage time

No. 5: Timberwolves fall

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