Minnesota Timberwolves: 10 forward options in free agency

9. Doug McDermott

Doug McDermott is somehow already heading into his fifth season at the NBA level and appears to be heading for his fifth different organization. He was the lone restricted free agent on this list; although Dallas recently pulled their qualifying offer, making him unrestricted.

Dougie McBuckets has been traded twice in each of the last two seasons, but has shot the 3-ball with accuracy wherever he’s gone.

He’s only ninth on this list because he remains a limited player, not contributing in many ways other than knocking down open jumpers. Predictably, he hasn’t rebounded or gotten to the rim much as a pro compared to what he managed at Creighton, and while he’s probably a bit underrated on defense, he still isn’t much to write home about on that end of the floor.

McDermott could add some punch to a second unit that lacked it from the front court, especially when Nemanja Bjelica was injured/returning from injury, which was a decent chunk of the season. Gorgui Dieng‘s limited minutes led to a late-season funk, and with his mid-range jumper clanking off the rim more often than not, he lost value on offense playing with Tyus Jones and Jamal Crawford versus the first four seasons of his career spent playing alongside Ricky Rubio in the pick-and-roll.

McDermott’s shooting would be a welcome addition, as he’s knocked down 40.3 percent of his career 3-point attempts, including 42.6 percent last year split between New York and Dallas.

While he’s still just 26 years old, it’s hard to say how much upside remains, and therefore what sort of value he’ll be on the open market. His price may get a bit more out of hand than it should, but if he can be had on the cheap, he’d be a valuable bench scorer for the Timberwolves.