It’s Clear The Vibes Are High For This Timberwolves Team

Image courtesy of © Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images By Will Eudy - 55 minutes ago You don't need to be in the locker room to feel it. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 8-3 for just the fourth time in franchise history, and the mood around this team already looks completely different from a year ago. Two social media posts from the last couple of days sum it up. Early on Monday, Jaylen Clark tweeted, "Most fun I've had in a long time blessed to be on this team man fr!" Players say things like that all the time, but this one reads like he truly means it. Then there's a clip making the rounds on Instagram from the Jazz game, with the Wolves up 115-96 late in the fourth. It shows LaMelo Ball and Jaden McDaniels cracking up on the bench, and it's paired with a tweet from a Wolves fan saying they’ve never seen Jaden smile so much. Last season was different. With Julius Randle on the roster, the team just felt moodier. Nobody ever said it out loud, but you could see it in body language, on the bench, and in how guys talked about each other. Chemistry is hard to measure, but fans and media notice it right away, even when no one wants to be the one to say it. Winning helps, obviously. Guys will naturally smile more at 8-3. But the vibes also seem to be doing some of the work. A loose and joyful team tends to play harder for each other, and so far that's what this one looks like. By Will Eudy Think you could write a story like this? Hockey Wilderness wants you to develop your voice, find an audience, and we'll pay you to do it. Just fill out this form .