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Timberwolves 2016 Year in Review: Front Court Reserves

By Terrence Verwayne

Nov 5, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Semaj Christon (6) shoots the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Semaj Christon (6) shoots the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Semaj Christon (6) shoots the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Semaj Christon (6) shoots the ball over Minnesota Timberwolves center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

As we flip the calendar towards 2017 with 33 games in the books, now is the perfect to take a look at how each player has impacted the Timberwolves thus far this season.

Let’s talk about some of the positive and negative aspects of each Timberwolves player’s game while taking a deeper look at their contributions from a numbers standpoint.

First, we’ll take a look at the reserve big men on the team and how they fared during the 2016 portion of the season.

While Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng garner a lot of the attention, and rightfully so, the second and third unit guys also play a pivotal a role in manning the front court and keeping pace once the starters exit the game.

(Nikola Pekovic has been excluded as he hasn’t played this season due to an Achilles’ injury. You can read more about his rumored future here.)

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