Minnesota Timberwolves: 5 options for pick No. 7 in 2017 NBA Draft

3. Malik Monk, SG, Kentucky

2017 statistics:  19.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.3 APG

Kentucky has an excellent track record of producing NBA talent. The Minnesota Timberwolves are very familiar with that fact. In 2015, the Wolves drafted Karl-Anthony Towns with the first pick of the draft. Towns is currently the best overall player on the team and makes a good case for drafting players from the University of Kentucky.

Malik Monk makes a good case for himself as well. He is a prolific scorer and is not afraid to take big shots. He would benefit playing with Ricky Rubio, who would likely make him an even better scorer than he already is. Monk shot 39.7 percent from three. That would have made him the best three-point shooter on the Timberwolves last season.

Monk was exposed defensively several times during his college career. That will be an area he must give the team 100 percent effort so he is not a liability despite his offensive production.

Micah Malamisuro from Dunking With Wolves has an interesting perspective on what Monk would bring to the Timberwolves.

"“With Monk coming in, Zach LaVine would move to the bench and become the 6th man that some Wolves fans want him to become. An electrifying player that can score, dunk and bring energy when the team needs it most. “With a lineup of Rubio, Monk, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota would boast a young roster that would be able to possibly push them into the playoffs next season- every Minnesota basketball fan’s dream.”"

If Monk ended up being a better option than Zach LaVine, this would greatly improve the Minnesota Timberwolves’ bench depth.