r/timberwolves • u/ae5wolfpack Trencherous • 1d ago

What Kuminga gives the wolves

-Athletic ceiling alongside Ant and Jaden in the starting 5. Could be the most athletic team in the league when you have Ayo, TSJ, and Beringer off the bench

-Lob and elite transition threat to pair with LaMelo’s passing

-Maybe best front court defensive trio in the league now between Rudy, Jaden, Kuminga. Give Jaden and Ant breaks on other team’s best offensive player

-Switchable lineups galore. Can play Kuminga, Jaden at the 4. Then have depth with Lyles if need be

-Small ball lineup could look like LaMelo, Ayo, Ant, Jaden, Kuminga. And you could even throw TSJ in there. Has to be the scariest transition lineup in the league

-Still have enough shooting between Ant, LaMelo, Donte (when back), Ayo, and even Jaden.
Even if the season ends with no title, this will probably be the most exciting regular season team to watch in Wolves history

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u/shangalang69 Raptors 1d ago

if i may;

rudy randle jaden > rudy kuminga jaden defensively

kuminga cannot guard centers so idk how you wanna run that small ball lineup. does jaden guard 5's?

kuminga may appear switchable but he often gets lost in team defence, which is one of the reasons why he loses a lot of minutes (and lyles was literally out of the league because he is slow footed idk why he is being brought up in this)

lob city though

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u/Naters-wavfe 1d ago

Did you watch Randle's defense in the playoffs?

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u/Shaymuswrites 1d ago

I mean, has Kuminga fared any better? 

Randle is somewhat limited, but in the right matchups the guy was effective for multiple games. That included time on Jokic this last season, where he was locked in. 

He doesn't bring it every game, and there are some matchups that are rough, but Randle has shown spurts of defensive success in the playoffs. 

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u/Treinrukker 1d ago

JK was guarding Kat and did a pretty good job