As most of a nearly yearlong arbitration process against Glen Taylor played out, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez didn’t comment publicly on the process that determined the future ownership of the Timberwolves and Lynx.

“As a startup founder, it’s all about innovation," Lore said. "It’s about being disruptive, not doing things the conventional way. You know, we’ve got a clean slate here to rethink how things are don...