Minnesota Timberwolves: Predicting each player’s stats
Malik Beasley
16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.1 blocks
The Minnesota Timberwolves brought in Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez, and a Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick when they traded Robert Covington to the Houston Rockets. Beasley was extremely productive over the course of his first fourteen games in Minnesota. He averaged over 20 points on incredible efficiency.
That said, we should expect him to regress from those numbers slightly this coming season, especially with the additions of Ricky Rubio and Anthony Edwards alongside Karl-Anthony Towns returning to the lineup. Still, Beasley should be productive in an enhanced role – something new after limited minutes for the Denver Nuggets.
Jarrett Culver
7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.7 blocks
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Jarrett Culver with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Though, yes, Culver has progressed after he had an abysmal start to his 2019-20 season, his overall numbers are likely going to take a hit with Minnesota adding key players around his position.
Still, Culver will have a chance to make his impact felt, especially if he is able to contribute from a shooting aspect. If not, Saunders may elect to play guys that generally help spacing. Culver needs to continue to improve on all aspects – however, he might be traded before the start of next season simply because Minnesota has so many players at the 2/3 position.
Josh Okogie
7.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.5 blocks
Josh Okogie was, by far, the Minnesota Timberwolves best perimeter defender during the 2019-20 season. He was really, really good matching up against the opponent’s best wing scorer every night. His counting stats, like Culver, are going to go down slightly, though – with the addition of Anthony Edwards.
Okogie is more-so an impact player than a box-score statistic player anyways and has a role on a team that does not have much defense to begin with. It will be interesting to see whether Okogie is flipped for a player that can add more depth to the point guard position – or whether Jordan McLaughlin is re-signed.