The Timberwolves Just Got Even More Terrifying...

So today we begin with the Timberwolves just got even more terrifying as Jonathan Kaminga is actually smiling on the court and seems to be getting comfortable with his new role with the Timberwolves. This has to be an absolutely positive sign for one head coach, Chris Finch. I'm just saying, welcome back to the Timberwolves Digest. As always, North America, I'm Dave DuBois, and I bring you the latest of Minnesota Timberwolves news, trade reports, trade rumors, and of course, a whole lot of commentary. Today, we're going to talk about what Jonathan Kaminga did against the Detroit Pistons at home the other night. And yes, I know it's just preseason, but the signs were certainly positive, weren't they? All right, so a question for you all before we dive into the details of today's show. Will Kaminga make a real difference for the Wolves this year? Go ahead and drop your comment in. And I guess there's a couple different ways of actually taking this question, especially when you consider how little Jonathan Kaminga is actually making this particular year. in case you forgot let me pull it up for you all Kaminga making a whopping uh basically six million bucks this year to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves he signed that two-year 12 million dollar plus deal a little earlier in the summer as you all know and I think from a value perspective quite frankly this is a tremendous amount of value now of course the question is about consistency and those things will be answered throughout the course of the year but in terms of what Kaminga actually did and we've got some quotes from some members of the media as well as head coach Chris Finch which we'll get into in just a little bit but these are the numbers against Detroit the other night 16 points four rebounds and three assists a game historically Kaminga usually averages like five rebounds and two assists per game and around uh just shy of 13 points per game so I think what we saw of Kaminga in a limited amount of time he only played in 21 minutes against what quite frankly will most likely be the toughest defense that this Timberwolves team's actually going to run into during the course of the upcoming season Detroit with Jalen Duren are for real we saw that last year and I don't think they're any worse off this year and I think Duren who got that huge five-year 200 million buck deal is looking pretty strong all right coming up I've got quotes from Chris Finch and a couple members of the media that you won't want to miss. 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If Kaminga can keep making quick, decisive plays like he did against the Pistons, he could give Minnesota's offense a valuable extra dimension once the regular season tips off. You know, one of the great things about the NBA is it's sort of night in and night out. You end up playing against, of course, different teams and you end up playing against, of course, different matchups. And that's where having a diverse roster that can play in different ways is going to benefit this team. And as I mentioned, going up against the Detroit Pistons from an offensive perspective they do have one of the best defenses in the NBA in fact I think they were the highest rated defense last season in the National Basketball Association and it's not just that Detroit has a bunch of good defenders it's the way they actually play bully basketball and I thought for the most part the Timberwolves actually held up pretty good And you have to remember, this was a preseason game as well. Look, as I look forward to this upcoming season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, I can't help but get, quite frankly, a little, and I'm going to quote Chris Finch here, giddy about this particular roster. This roster is not going to work against every team in the NBA, but it probably will against 70 percent of the teams in the NBA which has me believing that this Minnesota Timberwolves team is absolutely a contender quite frankly is going to terrify portions of the NBA in the upcoming season all right love to get your thoughts your opinions North America go ahead and drop them in As always for the Timberwolves Digest, I'm Dave DuBois wishing you all a tremendous rest of your sports viewing day.