Minnesota Timberwolves: Predicting the 2021-22 starters

OTHER ROTATIONAL PIECES

The Timberwolves have several options in terms of players they could bring off of the bench in 2021-22.

Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio will likely be on the Timberwolves roster next season unless Gersson Rosas can find a landing spot that is willing to take on his large, yet expiring contract. Rubio would be a fine player off the bench, especially as the 8-9th man in the rotation.

Malik Beasley

Malik Beasley, in this scenario, would be the sixth man. He could come in, give the Timberwolves buckets, and presumably still do it at the volume which he currently does. Beasley signed a four-year contract with Minnesota this past offseason, so unless he’s traded, he’ll be here for a while.

Jaden McDaniels

Jaden McDaniels is the second man off of the bench next season if the team is able to secure Kelly Olynyk (or another forward/big). He can slot in as a 3/4 two-way player, someone that can play defense and hit the occasional 3-pointer. McDaniels has really impressed in expanded minutes this season, but probably is a high-level role player at the peak of his career – and that is extremely good value for the 28th overall pick.

Naz Reid

Naz Reid is a player that can come in and help offensively when Karl-Anthony Towns needs to rest. He can hit long-range shots, can often facilitate the offense, but has proven this year to jsust be a solid-overall role player, even if he is somewhat inconsistent. It would not be surprising to see the Timberwolves add more competition to the backup center role, especially if Gersson Rosas wants someone more defensive-minded – similar to how he added Ed Davis just before the season began last year.