NBA Draft: 5 options for the Minnesota Timberwolves at pick No. 20

4. Donte DiVincenzo, G, Villanova

Donte DiVincenzo was the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player this past March (current Timberwolf Tyus Jones won the award in 2015 with his appearance as a freshman at Duke) after completing a huge junior season at Villanova.

DiVincenzo was somewhat of a late bloomer, only playing in nine games a freshman and starting just one of 36 games in his sophomore year. Even in 2017-18, DiVincenzo was primarily a bench player, starting 10 of Villanova’s 40 games.

He’s also the smallest player on this list, measuring in at 6′-4.5″ with shoes at the combine. His wingspan of six-foot-six is okay, and the athleticism is there, too, as DiVincenzo notched the best standing vertical at the combine at 34.5 inches and tied for the top max vertical at 42 inches.

He can shoot, too. While he only managed a 36.5 percent mark on 3-point attempts while shooting 3.5 per game last year, his junior year brought 5.3 attempts per game and a clip of 40.1 percent.

And, there’s this…

The current ESPN Mock Draft by Jonathan Givony had DiVincenzo going 28th to Golden State, although as the above tweet suggests, his stock seems to be rising. Front offices and coaches love guys who come through in the clutch, and 15 points per game and 50 percent 3-point shooting (17-of-34) in the NCAA Tournament suggest that he can do just that — and they surely haven’t forgotten about his 31 points (10-15 FG, 5-7 3P, 6-10 FT) in the national championship game, either.

DiVincenzo seems to be the type of player that Tom Thibodeau would seek out, although his size doesn’t exactly fit the mold that Thibs has previously followed. Here is our own Adam Ziobrowski’s write-up on DiVincenzo as a prospect.

At this stage, it wouldn’t be a shock to see DiVincenzo be selected anywhere from the mid-lottery to the end of the first round. The Wolves, of course, fall right in the middle of that range.