Monday wrapped up the first day of training camp for the Minnesota Timberwolves to kick off the 2016-17 season.

The first few days of camp are kind of like the first few days of the school year.

You get your syllabus, learn how the professor or teacher wants you to do things, and then you do your best not to screw up and/or to sit next to the smartest kid in the class.

Right now for the Wolves, they are learning to play with each other and what new head coach Tom Thibodeau expects out of them.

“It gives us a baseline,” Thibodeau said of the team’s first practice. “Again, you’re going step-by-step. The summer was a lot of individual work and building relationships and getting the know them. The fall was really a good next step. And this is the step that follows that, so it gives us a baseline of where we are… You want to get the base of your offense, the base of your defense, and then you want to build.”

For some guys, like rookie point guard Kris Dunn, the hill was a little steeper. Dunn admitted during Media Day that he’s making adjustments to the 3-point line. For Tuesday’s practice, though, he didn’t feel like things were moving too fast.

“It was good. We finally got up and down, got after it,” Dunn said. “Going over the plays, just trying to get accumulated for that season… It’s getting reps and detail and seeing what (Thibodeau) wants from us each day.”

A better Bjelica

We mentioned this a bit yesterday, but forward Nemanja Bjelica’s rookie season was up and down.

Heading into the offseason, he had a plan. Instead of playing for Serbia in the Olympics, he stayed in the Twin Cities and got into great shape. He said on Tuesday that he dropped some weight by eating more protein and salads, and cutting out sugar.

“I can feel it on the court. I can run more, so I feel comfortable and I feel good,” Bjelica said.

His teammates are noticing the difference, too. Especially one who has been hitting the gym hard with Bjelica this offseason.

“You can tell right away,” second-year big man Karl-Anthony Towns said. “I’ve been in the gym with Belly a lot. We ran together, we got in shape together. Belly’s in the best condition he’s ever been in in his life and I’m proud to say. It’s just going to be a great year for Nemanja.”

In his rookie season, Bjelica played in 60 games and averaged 5.1 points per game. I’d be surprised if those numbers didn’t increase. Bjelica can shoot from deep and has point guard skills in the body of a power forward.

Thibodeau talked a lot about versatility during Monday’s Media Day. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him play the small and power forward position in 2016-17, depending on the matchups.

A lot of playbooks in one gym

There were some familiar faces at the gym on Tuesday. Like very familiar if you're a basketball fan. Or just a person who likes sports.

Yes, Towns was there. So was Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine and Ricky Rubio.

But Duke and USA men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (or Coach K for those of you who are sick of Googling his name) was in attendance.

Of course, Thibodeau and Krzyzewski are very familiar with each other. Since 2013, Thibodeau has been an assistant with Team USA and helped the team to a Gold Medal in Rio this summer.

“I talk to Coach K quite often, obviously, and he happened to be in the area and I think anytime you can get someone like that to come in and spend time with you and the team, it’s a big plus,” Thibodeau said. “What he’s done, is just incredible. He’s a great leader, a great team builder, what he’s done with the Olympic team and of course what he’s done at Duke. He’s an amazing person. To give up his time, we really appreciate it.”

Former Wolves coach Randy Wittman was also in attendance as was University of Minnesota Gophers head coach Richard Pitino.

“Yeah, obviously thrilled that Coach K and his staff being here the first day, I had the good fortune to work with him with the Olympic team and he’s the best. We appreciated him being here,” Thibodeau said. “Randy Wittman, who has been a great coach in the league for a long time, he’s here. Richard Pitino. So we had some coaches here. It’s always good to get their thoughts on what they see.”

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