Rotation:

PG: Mike Conley/Rob Dillingham/Daishen Nix

SG: Ant/Donte DiVencenzo/Terrance Shannon Jr

SF: Jaden McDaniels/NAK/Joe Ingles

PF: Julius Randle/Leonard Miller/Josh Minott

C: Rudy Gobert/Naz Reid/Luka Garza

Team Profile:

Anthony Edwards will have this team a Finals contender. Edwards emerged as an MVP candidate last year and drew comparisons to MJ. However, this lineup looks a lot different. The team’s core defensive anchor, Rudy Gobert, is still running the frontcourt, but KAT’s out, and Julius Randle is in his place. It will be interesting to see Randle’s fit in this offense. Jaden McDaniels is still here as a defensive guy, and Mike Conley rounds out the starting 5 for now. The Wolves bench got deeper. The Wolves now have 2 6MOTY candidates on the bench: Naz Reid and Donte DiVencenzo. Rob Dillingham is promising, and so is NAK.

Strengths:

Defense

Ant

Bench

Weaknesses:

Spacing

Analysis:

Even without KAT, as long as Ant’s healthy, this team should be a Finals contender.

Record: 64-18, 2nd in Northwest, 2nd in West