Back in the summer of 2003, the Minnesota Timberwolves made a splash on the trade market, acquiring veterans Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell. The two players formed a powerful trio with Kevin Garnett and won 58 games during the 2003-04 season. Garnett won MVP and Minnesota won their first playoff series in franchise history on their way to a Conference Finals appearance.

Though the Wolves brought back the same cast for the 2004-05 season, the team fell apart. Coach Flip Saunders was fired and the team missed the playoffs. I had Steve Aschburner from NBA.com on to talk about that successful team and their quick rise and fall.

Steve covered the Wolves for the Star Tribune and was there for all of those big moments in that one great season.

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