Minnesota Timberwolves: A surprising pair already locked n loaded

The Minnesota Timberwolves have champagne problems this season. Unlike past seasons when the Timberwolves had to use meticulous care to ensure that they had enough talent on the basketball court through each rotation, the team is loaded with talent this season. So rather than trying to divide a few among many minutes and lineups, the team faces struggles of a different nature. How can the team get all of this talent in enough minutes through the course of the game?

What do I mean? With the addition of NBA All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the Timberwolves have the makings of an NBA Championship roster, a problem of riches. Now, placing him next to Timberwolves All-Star power forward Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves can install and rely upon their high wall defense with confidence.

Team France

Does Rudy Gobert really bring something to the Timberwolves roster? You bet he does. Just ask Team France from their 2022 EuroBasket performance:

Gobert helped to carry Team France to the Eurobasket Final but ultimately lost to Team Spain by a score of 88-76.

During his Eurobasket competition, Rudy Gobert was outstanding on the basketball court. While he only averaged 12.8 points per game, he was able to haul in 9.8 rebounds per game, 1.2 blocked shots per game, and 1.0 assists per game, all the while shooting 67.2 percent from the floor.

That’s a pretty good showing for a player who found himself on a just-assembled team, playing with a new group of teammates and against the best of Europe. Ultimately, Gobert and Team France fell just short. But we learned that Gobert’s talents are universally translatable to championship-level basketball.