Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 biggest liabilities on the Wolves roster

2. Juancho Hernangomez

Juancho Hernangomez is arguably the most notable players on the Wolves that hasn’t lived up to his contract. During the offseason, Hernangomez signed a three-year deal with Minnesota and so far, to say he has underperformed would be putting it lightly.

One of the reasons the Wolves signed him was because of the way he performed at the end of last season. He shot 42 percent from three and had a 45 percent field goal percentage in 14 games with the Wolves, making his case for a new contract in restricted free agency.

So far this season, however, Hernangomez has only shot 31 percent from three and a 40 percent field goal percentage. He isn’t exactly the most reliable player on defense, and his main upside is his scoring which hasn’t been up to par in the 13 games he has played in and at times it cost the Wolves winnable games.

Hernangomez becomes a liability when he doesn’t do much on the floor and outside of one great game in Denver earlier this season, he has yet to show that he can be consistent. Then, he had a bout with COVID-19, has appeared sparingly since then, and is largely out of the rotation.

It’ll be hard for him to prove he can be a reliable weapon when players like Jaden McDaniels and Jarred Vanderbilt took away his minutes, but if he gets a chance to play again, he will have to be more efficient or else the chance he gets traded will rise.