Having an elite true point guard on the team is great for spreading the ball around to the entire team, which will be great for confidence-boosting and team morale. The vast majority of the offense will be run through LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards, and that's by design.
Although they are the focal points of the Minnesota Timberwolves' offense, the wealth must be shared, especially within the frontcourt. Jonathan Kuminga was brought to Minnesota to fill the glaring need at power forward and shore up some of the things that the Wolves needed, like defensive rebounding and versatility on both ends.
Gobert is the defensive anchor and the engine that drives this team on that end. However, we all know how bad it gets when Gobert demands the ball in post-up or seal situations. It's a similar case with Kuminga. He can be an effective on-ball scorer, but he's best utilized as a play-finisher. If the Wolves offense devolves into Kuminga isolation and Gobert self-creation, it will get ugly quickly.
Fortunately, the Wolves have the personnel to prevent that.
The Wolves need to keep Kuminga and Gobert engaged
It's a pretty simple philosophy: if you're a basketball player, you like to put the ball in the basket. Sometimes, if you aren't getting a lot of chances to do that, it's human nature to be a little bummed out. With Edwards and Ball as the clear first and second options, and Jaden McDaniels emerging as the third, there are some justified questions about how many looks will be left for Kuminga and Gobert.
Neither of them, obviously, is going to be a 20-point-per-game scorer, and they likely won't even get to 15 a night either. But it's extremely important that they are still involved in the offense, because they're extremely important to the Wolves' identity, especially on defense.
Sometimes all it takes is a few buckets to get players engaged. An engaged Gobert is far and away the second-best defender in the world, and an engaged Kuminga is a perfect connective piece for this team. However, as important as it is for them to get looks, it's equally as important for those looks to be in the flow of the offense.
The Wolves have one of the best playmakers in the league now, so finding the bigs shouldn't be an issue. But we've seen too many times how bogged down the offense gets if Gobert is trying to post up or seal his man in the paint. It's better to just eliminate that altogether, and Ball can help the Timberwolves do that.
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