8. Quincy Acy
Quincy Acy is an extremely unique player, having started his career as a bruising, undersized power forward with more of a defensive focus, and in six short season has transformed into something of a stretch-four.
Acy held a 3-point rate of .141 (in other words, 14.1 percent of his field goal attempts were from beyond the arc) through his first three seasons in the league. Over the last three, his 3-point rate has skyrocketed to .575 — a remarkable shift in style of play.
During that span, he converted on 36.7 percent of his attempts. For context, Nemanja Bjelica, who is known for his long-range shooting ability, has shot just 37.1 percent on 3-point attempts in his NBA career.
Acy is still a decent rebounder, although his rebound rate has slipped in recent years as he’s been pulled away from the paint more and more. He remains a far better defender using his width and effort to create leverage down low versus trying to hold his own at the perimeter, but he’s still a decently versatile forward.
Acy has never played on a playoff team, and in recent years has picked up his heaviest minutes for teams that were clearly going nowhere. Last year, that meant 19.4 minutes per game in 70 contests for Brooklyn. He’s probably best utilized in a 12-15 minutes per game role, which is exactly what he could hope for as situational sub with the Timberwolves.