The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off a 2018-19 campaign in which they won just 36 games and missed the playoffs, one year after it looked like things were finally turning around.

Of course, the Jimmy Butler situation took center stage for the Timberwolves early in the season, with Butler demanding a trade and then going on a tirade in practice in which he targeted Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Butler was eventually dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The rest of Minnesota's season was a blur. It became obvious early on that the Timberwolves were not a playoff contender and didn't really have any solutions to get better.

Minnesota went into the summer with the hope of landing D'Angelo Russell, but Russell ended up landing with the Golden State Warriors, so the Wolves struck out.

Here are the three biggest takeaways from what has been a quiet offseason for the Timberwolves:

3. They Still Have No Point Guard

Right now, Jeff Teague is Minnesota's starting point guard, but Teague is obviously not the guy the Wolves want there for the long run, and they haven't been able to solve that problem this summer.

Again, the Timberwolves had planned on pursuing Russell, but he joined the Warriors. It's also not as though Minnesota had much cap room, anyway, so it would have had to finagle some things just to clear enough room to land Russell.

Basically, the Wolves' point guard situation is in dire straits. Not only is Teague not the man Minnesota wants for the future, but he isn't even a starter-caliber player at this stage of his career.

2. Andrew Wiggins Has No Trade Value

There had been reports that teams were pursuing Andrew Wiggins in a trade earlier this offseason, but nothing came of them.

That's probably because rival clubs are offering nothing of real value in return for Wiggins, a massive disappointment with an even more massive contract that runs through 2023.

Wiggins is now five years into his NBA career and has shown little to no improvement since his rookie year. He remains an inefficient volume shooter who is not all that good a defender in spite of having the tools to be one.

One of the biggest reasons Butler targeted Wiggins at the beginning of the season was that he questioned Wiggins' desire, and it's getting to a point where NBA observers really have to wonder if Wiggins has the drive to get better.

Of course, only Wiggins knows, but it's not as though Butler was the first guy to question his mentality.

1. They are on the Treadmill

The Timberwolves are becoming what every franchise around the NBA dreads: a treadmill team.

Minnesota has a ton of money locked into Towns and Wiggins, and while Towns absolutely deserved his payday, Wiggins' contract is an albatross that is holding the Wolves back.

Not only that, but Minnesota is not a desirable free-agent destination, so it's not as though the Timberwolves are going to be able to get significantly better through free-agent signings.

The only way for the Wolves to seriously improve is through smart drafting and shrewd trades, but the problem is that they aren't bad enough to get that high a draft pick. They're also not good enough to make the playoffs.