Minnesota Timberwolves Recall 1st Round Pick After Impressive Trip to G-League
To say the Minnesota Timberwolves are reeling would be putting things lightly. The reality is that Chris Finch’s team looks like a mess right now, and the freefall needs to stop. Not only did they drop their most recent contest to the Toronto Raptors, but multiple players wound up hurt. The roster needs bodies, even if the head coach isn’t willing to use them all.
Terrence Shannon Jr. headed back to Minnesota Timberwolves
If it feels like Terrence Shannon Jr. wasn’t in Iowa for very long that’s because he wasn’t. Sent to the G-League earlier this week, the 2024 first round pick is on his way back to the Minnesota Timberwolves. With both Rob Dillingham and Naz Reid suffering injuries against the Toronto Raptors, Chris Finch needs more options.
NEWS: @Timberwolves recall guard Terrence Shannon Jr. from G League affiliate @iawolves.
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) November 23, 2024
In two games with Iowa, Shannon Jr. averaged 33.0 points on 46.7% shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
With the Timberwolves, Shannon Jr. has played in just four games this season. Finch has routinely kept him at the end of the bench and he hasn’t seen any notable amount of run. It’s possible that the injuries elevate Shannon Jr. up the rotation rankings, and he definitely helped himself in the brief G-League stint.
Terrence Shannon Jr.'s 2nd G-League game:
— Charlie Walton (@CharlieWaltonMN) November 23, 2024
– 32 points
– 4 assists
– +18
– 8/21 FG, 2/6 3P, 9/9 FT
Grand Rapids was ultra-physical with him all night, but TSJ remained aggressively attacking all night. Another very productive showing.
Wolves (6-1) 121, Gold 112 pic.twitter.com/WRHTopjxOs
It’s obvious that Minnesota needs to shake things up. Both Mike Conley and Donte DiVincenzo have been horrible to start the year. Shannon Jr. could assume some of the minutes that both of them have been eating up. It would be fair to say that he could take on the minutes Rob Dillingham had been allocated, but Finch put his top rookie in just eight games for an average of less than six minutes each.
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The Timberwolves are only going to go as far as Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, and Rudy Gobert will carry them this year. That said, the big three could use some help and the roster has struggled to gel in the post Karl-Anthony Towns era. Maybe Shannon Jr. is capable of providing that spark. It can’t hurt to try and find out.
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