Timberwolves Free Agency: Needs that must be addressed

A Depth Play

While Tyus Jones did prove to be surprisingly good and Shabazz Muhammad can put the ball in the basket with ease, this team struggled when it went to it’s second unit. And as much as his game is flawed, Shabazz leaving would also make things worse.

The Timberwolves need to find players who can contribute off the pine this summer if it wants to compete in the wild West. What they have wasn’t good enough this season, nor will it be in the future.

Solution A: Andre Iguodala

If it feels like I’m shoving his name down you’re throats, it’s only because he’s that good a fit for this team. However, for the sake of avoiding redundancy you could just read previous slides!

Solution B: James Johnson

No one expected Johnson to break out and become the versatile player that he is now. In Toronto, he was lost in the shuffle, playing behind Terrance Ross. However, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra optimized his talents in Miami like he’s done for so many other players.

Johnson has proven to be a jack-of-all trades; a Draymond Green-lite prototype, in a way. Unfortunately, there’s a chance he takes less money and re-signs with the Heat. However, if the Wolves can lure him away he would immediately boost the bench for this team.

Solution C: Danilo Gallinari

Gallinari is more then capable of starting on most NBA teams and he’s been underrated his whole career. However, if he can accept a bench role, he would immediately become a top candidate for Sixth Man of the Year.

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He can score with the best of them and would get heavy minutes as he can play both forward positions. Gallinari would become the classic spark off the bench that many teams deploy these days, if he can be humble enough to back up the young core, him and the team could do great things.