Timberwolves Free Agency: Needs that must be addressed

Three-Point Shooting

While the offense might be already in good shape and ranking 10th in efficiency, it could improve in a very simple manner: by adding an extra dimension to it’s offense by improving the shooting. Despite internal improvements in shooting from the likes of Wiggins, Towns, and Zach LaVine, this team still ranks in the bottom third in three-point attempts and made.

Once LaVine comes back, you can expect that number to go up. Improvements from Bjelica and the rest of the young core is predicted as well. However, this won’t be enough to bring them out of the bottom ranks in shooting. They’re going to need to sign a player from the outside t help as well.

Solution A: C.J. Miles

This would be perfect for the Timberwolves as he would also help the team improve it’s depth and defense.

Miles has become one of the more underrated players in the league. He shot a career high 41 percent from three-point land this year, and can provide great spacing at both forward positions allowing Thibodeau multiple options in his lineup deployments. He also has learned to thrive as a tertiary option on offense which would bode well for him in Minnesota.

Unless his career year from behind the arc turns out to be an outlier, this would be a great fit for both parties involved.

Solution B: Kyle Korver

Obviously, when it comes to improving the team’s long range marksmanship, Korver is better suited then C.J. Miles for the job. However, at 36 years old, Korver seems more interested in chasing rings then money, making him a less realistic solution.

However, if he chooses to reunite with Thibodeau, it would be mutually beneficial for the team and himself. He’s already got experience in playing under Thibodeau and has thrived before in his system. Korver also happens to be the best shooter (behind Stephen Curry) on the market. He’d provide players like Towns and Ricky Rubio perfect spacing so they can perform better, knocking down plenty of threes while doing so.

Solution C: Tony Snell

Snell has been under-the-radar this season with the Milwaukee Bucks despite playing very well. Unfortunately for the Wolves, he’s a restricted free agent and will probably be harder to steal away from the Bucks who intend on keeping him.

If he were to be brought to Minnesota, he could bring immediate help in spacing while also being young enough to improve in other areas of his game.