Minnesota Timberwolves All-Time Starting Five

Small Forward: Wally Szczerbiak

Played for Minnesota from 1999-2006

Enter another Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star and hands down one of the best deep range threats in Wolves history.

For this lineup, we will be using the 2001-02 version of Wally Szczerbiak. Wally put up 18.7 Points points and 4.8 rebounds while dishing out 3.1 assists per game.

But the real reason Wally fits in this lineup is the fact that he shot 50.8 percent from the field while draining an amazing 45.5 percent from three-point range. With Sam Cassell running the point, a healthy Szczerbiak would be in heaven on the three-point line opening the space on the floor for Andrew Wiggins. (Remember, Wally was injured for much of the 2003-04 campaign.)

Szczerbiak has always been the second scoring option but with this current line up he wouldn’t have to be which would make him even more of a threat on the floor.

The competition for Wally’s spot was Sam Mitchell and Doug West.

Mitchell was a glue type player but simply wasn’t a long-range shooter. In today’s NBA, the three-point game is key. This leaves Sam out in the cold for the starting spot with Wiggins at the two.

The argument against Doug West is not as easy as he still goes down as one of the best two-way players in Minnesota history. During the 1992-93 season, Doug averaged 19.3 points per game while having seven games of three or more steals.

His downside is the same as Sam Mitchell: he did not have a reliable long-range jump shot, which puts him second on the list after Wally.

Runner Up: Doug West

Alternate: Sam Mitchell