Thaddeus Young’s headed to the Wolves, as Flip Saunders celebrates a win by betting on himself (Ball Don’t Lie)

As the Philadelphia 76ers have floundered for the past two seasons — first accidentally (thanks, Andrew !) and then on purpose (thanks, Sam !) — a certain segment of NBA obsessives have wished for a better fate for Thaddeus Young. The long-tenured Philly forward — a perpetually underrated two-way player whose ability to handle multiple frontcourt assignments, contribute offensively without needing the ball in his hands and generally fill gaps — seemed tailor-made for a squad contending for something meaningful, as opposed to toiling on a team that forced us to reconsider the very definition of "meaningful" in the NBA. Well, he's not going to get that just yet, but at least he won't experience the literal inability to remember the last time his team won . (At least, we don't think he will.) After weeks of rumors and educated guessing, the firm reports came down Thursday, first from Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and then from Yahoo Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski : Thad's heading to the Twin Cities. Young will join the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, guard Alexey Shved and a 2015 first-round draft...