Three biggest questions for the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason

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3) Can Jarrett Culver become a consistent rotational player?

Jarrett Culver was one of the most interesting Timberwolves’ players this past season. He was more than inconsistent and had many shooting struggles. That said, he also was much improved towards the end of the season.

The free-throw shooting numbers don’t quite indicate he will become a consistent shooter, but Culver was, in fact, a rookie and was inconsistent in terms of how many minutes Saunders gave him on a nightly basis. However, over the final dozen games of so, you could notice he had improved shooting form which yielded much better results: an improvement from 40-percent to 50-percent in terms of FG-percentage and from 29% to 41% behind the three-point line (on almost three attempts per game, as well).

Getting Culver to become a more consistent facilitator should be one of the top goals of the organization. A lot of where D’Angelo Russell struggles, Culver could fill in the gaps with ease. Going into the 2019 NBA Draft, Culver was known as a great defender (on and off-ball) while also being enough of a playmaker to even be considered a point guard by some evaluators.

Obviously, neither of these traits has quite translated yet, but Culver’s improvements thus far as a player are promising in terms of what he could eventually come. Regardless, it is going to take a lot of work, but the Timberwolves should remain patient.

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