The Minnesota Timberwolves have found themselves somewhat in a state of flux after American businessman Marc Stad made a deal to purchase a controlling stake in the team to the tune of $4.5 billion, with minority owner Marc Lore reducing his own stake in the team, but still staying on in some capacity, and Alex Rodriguez increasing his own stake and role within both the Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. 

The Timberwolves join the Los Angeles Lakers as NBA teams that have seen changes in ownership over the past few weeks, but where the Lakers' ownership change has the potential to turn into a messy and distracting debacle with the Buss family trust experiencing infighting about the potential sale of their ownership stake, the Timberwolves' ownership change is a simple reshuffle of the existing owners.

Stad already has a good working relationship with both Lore and Rodriguez, a relationship that was built through the mutual hardship of dealing with former Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, per a report from the Sports Business Journal.

"In the case of Stad... sources said he was someone Lore and Rodriguez leaned on for advice during their arduous purchase from Glen Taylor, and later, as a minority owner, became more of their confidant," Tom Friend wrote. 

Seeing a united front and a mutual respect between multiple owners within the same organization is the best sign that any fan can hope for during a team sale. The process always carries the potential of radical change and chaos that can sometimes throw a team that's being sold into disorder, but the Timberwolves likely won't have that issue. 

The process will introduce some changes to the general structure of the team, with Rodriguez taking on more responsibilities as co-chairman and alternate governor of the Timberwolves, but those changes the same three core owners who already know what it's like to work with one another, so any potential for dysfunction should be at a minimum. 

With such a pivotal stretch of seasons coming up for the Timberwolves with the addition of LaMelo Ball and with Anthony Edwards continuing to reach new heights as a star, the Timberwolves have their best chance in years to be a serious contender for a NBA championship and a messy ownership exchange would be the last thing they needed. 

So with a united ownership group populating the front office and a talented roster on the court, Timberwolves fans should have a lot to look forward to in the coming seasons while the Timberwolves continue to rise.