Minnesota Timberwolves: Kris Dunn Starting Would Be Best

Building Towards The Future

Dunn, Lavine, Wiggins, Anthony-Towns, and Dieng should be the team’s starting unit for years to come. It’s balanced group offensively that will thrive from all areas of the floor, theoretically. Getting off to a good start is important to Thibodeau, which is why he wants the Timberwolves to take more threes and contest them better. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Thibodeau wants to make the Minnesota Timberwolves a better three-point shooting team. Thibodeau said, the Wolves were “we gave up nine [3-pointers] a game, and we made only five and a half,” Thibodeau said. “That’s like starting the game 10 points behind”. The proposed unit can make that difference.

“We gave up nine [3-pointers] a game, and we made only five and a half,” Thibodeau said. “That’s like starting the game 10 points behind.”

With Rubio coming off of the bench for the Wolves, Thibodeau can weave all of the less athletic players in-and-out of the lineup in a way that doesn’t undermine the team’s defense.

Dunn will contest shots better than Rubio because he’s the better defensive player. Dunn will make more threes because he’s a better shooter. He’ll allow his team to make more threes because he’s a great passer and ball-handler like Rubio but better at driving towards the rim because of his athleticism. With his ability to both pass and finish, the Wolves will be open behind the line.

Those are all matter-of-fact points. As the Minnesota Timberwolves look towards the future and building around their core. For the Timberwolves, Dunn, Lavine, Wiggins, and Anthony-Towns should be the cornerstones of the franchise. The Minnesota Timberwolves will have between $21 and $33 million dollars to spend in free agency next summer. While they could try to lure an All-Star, they could also sign solid pieces to play around their young talent.