2018-19 NBA Preview: Power ranking the bubble playoff teams in the Western Conference Playoffs

#5 Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves have comfortably got the highest amount of star power on their roster - at least offensively

Of the teams that we've talked about up until this point, the Minnesota Timberwolves have comfortably got the highest amount of star power on their roster - at least offensively. The Wolves finished with the fourth highest offensive rating of any team across the Association last season, behind only the Warriors, Rockets and the Raptors.

That is due, in large part, to Jimmy Butler continuing to excel in the point forward role that has now become ubiquitous for elite teams in the NBA.

Averaging 22.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game, Jimmy G. Buckets revitalized a Wolves offense that opened up the 2017-18 season in a rather underwhelming fashion.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins were put under the microscope at the end of last season when Butler missed over a month due to an MCL injury that he suffered after the All-Star break against the Rockets.

For the Wolves to be ranked any higher than this, they're gonna have to rely on Towns progressing on the defensive end of the ball.

Wiggins needs to be more engaged and the ball needs to be in Towns' hands more often in clutch situations - the No.1 overall pick in 2015 earned his first All-Star Game appearance last season and slashed a 50/40/85 line that no player over 7' tall and averaging 20 points per game has ever achieved in the history of the league.