Like Charlotte, the Timberwolves already have several pieces in place. There is not quite as much talent on this roster, but in Al Jefferson, Randy Foye, Rashad McCants, and Corey Brewer, Minnesota does have a core of young players.
Jefferson has already emerged as a dominant post presence and potential 25-12 player. Rose would be a huge upgrade over both Foye and McCants in the backcourt, but the T-Wolves at least already have one potential star and several potential supporting players.
8. Miami Heat (25)
What makes this lottery so intriguing is that the three teams (Miami, Seattle, and Minnesota) who have the best chance of landing Rose or Beasley all don’t even crack the top seven of this list. Which means it’s very likely that all the teams who really need one of those two aren’t going to get either of them.
Like Portland, Seattle, and to a lesser extent Minnesota, Miami already has its star of the future in Dwayne Wade. The Heat are a bit lower on this list because of Wade’s injury history and the relative age of his supporting cast. But at least they have Wade, which makes them much better off than the seven teams above them.
7. Memphis Grizzlies (13.7)
The first of the teams that really needs to add a player of the caliber of Rose and Beasley. The Grizzlies do have Rudy Gay, Hakim Warrick, and solid point guards in Mike Conley and Kyle Lowry.
But none of those players can carry a team, and not even Gay really comes close. Can they all be contributors, maybe even starters, on a contending team? Perhaps. But there is no perennial all-star in that group, no focal point. Adding a player like Rose or Beasley would radically alter the make-up of this team.
6. Los Angeles Clippers
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