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A former Sonics fan wrote a letter to every NBA team — only one responded

The system works.

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Recently, a 12-year-old boy wrote to all 32 NFL teams asking why he should be their fan. Now a 16-year-old former Seattle SuperSonics fan is petitioning every NBA team, asking who deserves his fandom. (All images via Imgur.)

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Only the Minnesota Timberwolves responded, sending him a letter and an autographed T-Wolves basketball.

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The point-by-point breakdown of why he should be a fan is so convincing that even I’M thinking of switching allegiances! (Although there seems to be a quality control issue with the spelling of Zach LaVine’s name. Get on that, Timberwolves front office.)

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Wiggins! Rubio! I’M ALL IN, BABY.

(h/t Reddit)

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