4 Timberwolves worth watching after 3 preseason games

After the way the Minnesota Timberwolves unloaded the bank vault to purchase their rim-protecting NBA center, you may have entered the preseason with the belief that the team would either need plenty of time to start to gel or have assembled only a modest roster around their starting core of players.

Thankfully, neither proved to be the case as the Minnesota Timberwolves jumped right out of the blocks and appeared to have everything under control. Appeared, of course, is the operative word. We know that preseason is not a true test of an NBA team. And there is no way to project what in essence amounts to a handful of pickup games, versus a grueling 82-game gauntlet of a full NBA season.

But this is as good as it gets for now. And much like the team’s preseason success that ultimately foreshadowed the Minnesota Timberwolves’ successful 2021-22 season, the Timberwolves are once more hot as they line up for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

Growing up

We’ve witnessed a lot of growth from the younger members of this Timberwolves roster. But perhaps even more encouraging is the fact that this team is finding success from the contribution of everyone on the roster.

In two of three preseason wins, the difference makers have come off the Timberwolves. Only once in three games has the scoring come from the five starters. And as far as the stars of this team? Sharpshooter SG Anthony Edwards has appeared in all three preseason games. But PG D’Angelo Russell has appeared just twice. And PF Karl-Anthony Towns and C Rudy Gobert have only appeared once.

So who is putting on these preseason performances? Here are four players to keep an eye on: