NBA: Top 5 most overrated teams entering 2013-14

4. Minnesota Timberwolves

OK, yeah, this team is a playoff team. They’ll definitely make the cut, but anything more than that, I wouldn’t bet my shirt on it.

Minnesota has an excellent offensive unit, and they’ll score in tons. However, the Love-Pekovic duo haven’t spent much time on the floor together in three combined seasons, but the Wolves have struggled defensively in those minutes in all three, per NBA.com.

Neither big man is a defensive stopper and Love is, in all honesty, an average defender. When Kirilenko got traded, so did their stopping power in the front court. Ronny Turiaf might add some spunk in this aspect, but let’s face it, he’s not gonna play a lot of minutes.

Both Love and Rubio are returning from injury, and while Minnesota will be fueled by it, they’ll take sometime to find their rhythm. The Wolves are going to be improved and just as importantly, they’re going to be a treat to watch.

However, there’s no way they’re going to be able to put together a good enough defense to get all the way up to Conference semis.