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Three second-round prospects for the Minnesota Timberwolves

By Dylan Jackson

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 22: Immanuel Quickley #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates drawing a foul and scoring against the Florida Gators during the second half of the game at Rupp Arena on February 22, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 22: Immanuel Quickley #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates drawing a foul and scoring against the Florida Gators during the second half of the game at Rupp Arena on February 22, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – MARCH 21: Skylar Mays #4 of the LSU Tigers celebrates a shot during the First Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Yale Bulldogs at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on March 21, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – MARCH 21: Skylar Mays #4 of the LSU Tigers celebrates a shot during the First Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Yale Bulldogs at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on March 21, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

Skylar Mays, Guard, LSU

Stats: 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.8 steals, 2.3 turnovers

Splits: 49.1/39.4/85.4

Skylar Mays is an athletic combo-guard that has the ability to be a rotational guard at the NBA level. Mays is a highly-skilled player. He can score in a multitude of ways and may be able to become a microwave scorer at the next level (think 6th man).

There is some limited concern about Mays’ size. He does not have the playmaking you would like to see from a true one but also is not big enough to guard most NBA shooting guards. He can also become a black hole on offense, swallowing possessions and getting tunnel vision towards the basket.

As highlighted, you need to find players that can contribute in the second round. Physically raw players drafted in the second round almost never pan out. Mays has a developed frame with a floor high enough to where he should be able to contribute for an NBA team.

Mays could be an eventual sixth man for the Timberwolves. His fit is not the best next to either Beasley or Russell, but it could be enough to work. Mays improved his efficiency every year that he was at LSU, and will look to continue to do so at the NBA level.

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