The Minnesota Timberwolves are starting to look like the Oklahoma City Thunder of 2008-2012; a young team filled with plenty of potential.

The Timberwolves' core is currently filled with three young guns just like what the Thunder had during that period. They currently boast of having Andrew WigginsKarl-Anthony Towns, and Zach LaVine.

Out of those three players LaVine is the only one of them that was not picked first overall in the draft. He was selected 13th overall pick. All three of them are under 22-years-old and have averaged double digits in scoring for their young careers.

Zach LaVine recently spoke about the direction of the Timberwolves organization and his own personal goals, and it all sounds great for the future of Minnesota. According to him, via Sports Illustrated, his relationship with Wiggins and Towns is in really good shape:

Yeah you know we’re very close. (The) last two years I spent with Andrew, last year with Karl. We’ve become closer as we’ve gotten to know each other. We hope to be together for a long time and we’re trying to rebuild the Timberwolves franchise. The better we get, we know the better the organization gets, so we try to set high goals.

We talk all the time about our chemistry and different things we need to work on. We are making sure everybody is in the gym working hard. Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform. And we’re going out every game trying to win. Obviously we’re not going to go 82-0, but we have to compete every night and the wins and losses are going to take care of themselves.

There is plenty of good in that quote by LaVine but the best sentence has to be “We hope to be together for a long time and we're trying to rebuild the Timberwolves franchise”.

It seems that LaVine and his running mates know that they still have a long road to go to reach their aimed destination, but they also know the best way to do it is together. If these three players can find a way to form strong friendships on and off the court, then it is hard to see them continuing to struggle in the NBA.

Best of luck to Minnesota in keeping all of these players for the long-term, finding a way to do so will lead them to a possible (dare I say it) new dynasty team in the NBA.