Original sentence: Despite having some promising players, the Timberwolves suffered through their seventh consecutive sub-30 win season and failed to make the playoffs.He averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and was voted into the All-Rookie Second Team.However, the Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, swept the Timberwolves 3-0 in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs.However, the Timberwolves were going through a transition phase, having installed Flip Saunders as head coach (replacing the fired Bill Blair) and making several trades that changed the team’s composition.Prior to the next season, the Timberwolves made a draft-day trade for playmaking point guard Stephon Marbury of Georgia Tech with the hope that he and Garnett would follow the path of John Stockton and Karl Malone.With a 40-42 record, the Timberwolves made their first playoff appearance in franchise history, Garnett and Gugliotta made their first All-Star appearances, and Marbury established himself as a valuable young lead guard
Edited sentence: Despite having some promising players, the Wolves suffered through their seventh consecutive sub-30 win season and failed to make the playoffs.He averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1,8 assists per game and was voted into the All-Rookie Second Team.However, the Houston Rockets of legendary center Hakeem Olajuwon swept the Wolves 3-0 in the first round of the 1997 NBA Playoffs.However, the Wolves were going through a transition phase, having installed Flip Saunders as head coach (replacing the fired Bill Blair) and making several trades that changed the team’s composition.Prior to the next season, the Wolves made a draft-day trade for playmaking point guard Stephon Marbury of Georgia Tech with the hope that he and Garnett could form a new millennium Stockton and Malone-esque duo.With a 40-42 record, the Wolves made their first playoff appearance in franchise history, Garnett and Gugliotta made their first All-Star appearances, and Marbury established himself as a valuable young lead guard