The Minnesota Timberwolves have enough talent to compete with the best teams in the Western Conference. However, one injury or a stretch of foul trouble could expose a problem that is difficult to fix during a game. Minnesota no longer…
Zakir Hassan writes that the Minnesota Timberwolves face a major gamble with their center depth heading into the season following the departure of Naz Reid. With Reid traded, head coach Chris Finch must rely heavily on 34-year-old starter Rudy Gobert while trusting inexperienced backup options to maintain interior defense and control the boards.
Young big men Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky entered the campaign with just 350 combined NBA minutes of experience. Hassan argues that if Gobert encounters foul trouble or injury, Minnesota's defense could be severely compromised despite potential small-ball contributions from forwards like Trey Lyles.
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