“Rudy Gobert’s Mysterious Vanishing Act: Where Has Minnesota’s Star Center Gone?”
With Gobert on the floor, the Lakers can afford to not play a center and switch all screening actions because they know that Gobert can’t hunt mismatches/create offensive rebounds (he’s only averaging 1.0 per game) enough to really penalize them.
So, the Timberwolves choose to lean more heavily on Reid because he can both space the floor (giving them their own 5-out look) and capitalize on mismatches, like he does to Austin Reaves in this play:
The Bottom Line
The Timberwolves are viewed so highly by our NBA projection model (they currently have the fourth-best odds of winning the title) because they boast a deep and versatile roster that is equipped to handle a variety of roster constructions.ÂÂ
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