Evaluating Timberwolves’ Leonard Miller and Josh Minott through two Summer League games

Evaluating Timberwolves’ Leonard Miller and Josh Minott through two Summer League games

hello and welcome into another episode of lock on wolves today on the show we’re going to talk about a couple of we’ll call them Young Veterans on Timberwolves standard roster contracts last year’s rookie Leonard Miller Josh Minot from a draft a couple years ago what are they doing so far in summer league and is it enough for them to get consideration for rotation spot let talk about nadir Hy really intriguing French Algerian player on the Wolves roster and we’ll take a peek at uh what’s ahead in summer league for Minnesota and what we should be looking for it’s all up coming on the show Welcome in you are lock that wolves you are locked on Timberwolves your daily Minnesota Timberwolves podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day hello and welcome to the lockdown wolves podcast part of the lockdown podcast Network your team every day my name is Ben Beacon I’m the host of lockon wolves today’s episode is brought to you by FanDuel make every moment more as playoffs 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summer league we’ll take a peak ahead as the Wolves play today they play again Thursday we’ll talk about what to look for here this week for Minnesota that’s all coming on the show big thank you for making lockdown wolves your first listen every single day of course this show is free and available everywhere that includes YouTube as well as all of your favorite audio platforms wherever you like to listen to podcast you can find lockdown wolves can also watch on the lockdown Sports Minnesota app on both Roku and Amazon Fire TV and you can follow on X at lockon t-wolves and also at B Beacon with 2bs to E cken all right let’s start with Leonard Miller um Leonard Miller of course was a a rookie last year drafted early in the second round and a lot of people thought it was somewhat of a steal for Minnesota of course he was a top high school recruit ended up playing with the G League ignite instead of playing in college and was seen as just kind of this raw point forward type Talent he’s got the size he’s really 610 he’s got the size to be a center in terms of height and length but the skill set of more of a wing or even a guard at times he he kind of has the handle in the passing ability of a guard but the question was could he put it all together he was a little bit raw even coming out of G League coming out of the g- league ignite um and there’s some maturity questions as well regarding Leonard Miller but the idea was like he could become this high energy point forward like four that can guard threes and also some fives and rebound like a five but he can shoot like a stretch four and he can handle like a like a you know like a three uh with athleticism and he didn’t get a ton of run last year in the G League uh not as much as maybe I would have expected he did and he was he was good there albe it inconsistent we talked about that I don’t know last week I guess on the show getting ready for summer league so what are the Wolves looking to see out of him in summer league I think it’s um it’s growth it’s consistency in all those areas and I think they’re looking for physicality I think they’re looking to see what he’s able to do on the glass um over the course of of Summer League can he hold his own against big competition uh grown men now this is of course summer league is a weird mix of these top picks young athletic guys but also some older more experienced guys who might have the body of an NBA player but not the athleticism or the other way around they may not be as big as your typical NBA Frontline player but they’re athletic or they have you know the stick tutiven they’re gonna you know they’re Bulldog out there whatever the case may be it’s a little bit all over the place so what’s he going to look like in summer league what are the Wolves looking for again consistency physicality consistency on defense um smart decisions with the ball in his hand hands and for the most part we’ve seen that I thought he was better in the first game than he was in the second game he got poked in the eye in the first game he only ended up playing a little less than 16 minutes in game one against New Orleans because he got poked in the eye but thankfully he came back to play Sunday so uh doesn’t seem to be too much of a lingering issue at least not one that’ll keep him off the court so in we’ll call it 16 minutes on Friday in the first game he had 10 points and six rebounds shot three of eight two of five outside the arc um I thought he he handled the ball well in the open floor um and that to me is one of those things that the wolves have to be looking for because part of the appeal of a Leonard Miller is the ability to do so many different things and that includes having the ball in his hands and creating for others and creating for himself off the dribble not just spot up shooting um by the way I thought the spot up shooting looked really good and really comfortable he made two of his five three-point attempts in the first game second game he only played 17 minutes as well and he missed both of his three-point attempts but again looks comfortable looks the part foul trouble something to keep eye on he only had one fou in 16 minutes in game one he had five files of course I think you get 10 in in summer league before you actually foul out but just in terms of you know if he’s in an NBA game he hasn’t played any rotation minutes yet only garbage time at the NBA level what’s that going to look like is he going to be able to defend bigger players without fing incessantly is he going to be able be quick enough to guard on the perimeter against smaller players all legitimate questions um and we certainly aren’t going to get true answers to that in summer league but again the physicality inside game one six rebounds game two three rebounds so overall nine rebounds in 20 or excuse me 33 minutes or so that’s that’s a pretty decent rate that’s about what you’re going to look for uh over the course of a full game you want him to be in the upper single digits rebounding now if he’s ever he started at C in each of these games and I think part of the reason he played less minutes in game two assuming it’s not the eye I mean probably not because he was on the floor but the Wolves also want to get a look at Jesse Edwards who’ll talk a little bit about as well who is a recent signing of a two-a contract he’s also a center and more of a tradition big body he’s a little bit bigger certainly thicker bigger frame built more like a um he’s not as big as rud go be but built more like Rudy goar than he is like Leonard Miller and so a different type of Center Leonard Miller while he’s playing a small ball center now and he did it in the G League I think his ticket to minutes at the NBA level is going to be at the four with the ability to play some three and guard some threes those are all legit questions about his future I don’t know that we’ve seen enough in summer league through two games to say and anything definitively any direction about this again the most impressive thing to me was decisions with the ball in his hands and uh his job on the glass I think he’s done a good job on the glass overall now I say decisions with the ball in his hands he’s only got one assist but he has zero turnovers and in 33 is minutes that’s pretty good for a guy that likes to have the ball in his hands a lot he’s pretty aggressive and he thinks of himself as a point forward so I like what I’ve seen overall from Leonard Miller I I think I’d like to see him play more but but again I think the Wolves this is by Design Jesse Edwards is every bit as likely I think at this stage to find his way into a game as an emergency backup center if goar’s out and towns is out or somebody’s in foul trouble and he’s with the team on the two-way deal Jesse Edwards fits more with what they’re going to do and as a five-year college player is probably already more mature I don’t know about off the court for sure but it wouldn’t shock me if he had more a higher maturity level on and off the court than somebody like Leonard Miller who’s only been a pro for I guess two years if include the g-league year but been in the NBA for a year whereas you know Jesse Edwards has played five years of college ball and he’s going to be a lower usage guy he’s going to be a screen Setter he’s going to be an ancillary piece offensively and a rim protector defensively I don’t know that lender Miller has the consistency that the Wolves need yet certainly the draft pick made sense and I’m not at all writing him off but for where the wolves are now as a Conference Finals team Leonard Miller could have more value as a trade piece down the road um or or potentially in a couple of years here if he’s able to stick around as he develops because the skill set is still there and I think he’s done well for himself so far in summer league I just think the wolves are curious to see a little more of Jesse Edwards and that may you know kind of curb some of the potential minutes for Miller uh but very excited to see him play over the final couple or final few games of Summer League keep an eye out for his catch and shoot opportunities he’s got to do well there and also defensively I thought he was fine um can he protect the rim a little bit can he are the rotations crisp is he on point he’s got one block through two games he has uh three steals in game one none in in game two so that activity level defensively is going to be something to keep an eye on as well but I think overall he’s played okay I want to talk about Josh Minot lots to say about him we’ll touch briefly on Jesse Edwards and N Deery uh before we get into what to look out for here the rest of Summer League all that is upcoming here next today’s episode of lock out wolves is brought To Us by our friends at eBay Motors passion drive and patience the formula for winning championships is also what keeps your ride or die alive eBay Motors has everything you need to maintain your 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sports today brings you can’t miss analysis opinions and news streaming 247 on YouTube or the free Amazon Fire TV channels app part of the lockon podcast Network your team every day all right let’s talk about Josh Minot Josh Minot coming into summer league is is maybe the S I would say certainly the returning player that’s actually played minutes for the Wolves over the past couple of years that I was most excited to see and it’s because I loved him as a prospect I think he brings a lot to the table that the wolves have been lacking in previous years although because their defense was so good this year it’s maybe a little bit less urgent not maybe it is less urgent now however they still need guys in the rotation that are going to fit the culture defensively and Josh minet does that he plays all out all the time and racked up steel rates and block rates in college I’ve said it a bunch of times on the show so I don’t want to rehash it completely but basically stealing block rates that would have been either steel rate in his last year at college that would have been the best in the league had he been in the NBA and a block rate that would have been top 10 that year in the NBA and this a guy who played limited College minutes uh limited opportunities in college very raw uh long not tons of natural offensive skills with the ball in his hands um but he’s so active and so big and so athletic there’s just a lot to like with Josh Minot and so what the wolves are looking to see out of him in summer league is it has he put any of those offensive skills together can he attack with the ball in his hands and uh get to the basket can he knock down catch and shoot threes uh they know he can rebound they know he can defend they know he’s a fantastic off ball shot blocker weak side shot blocker help Defender um can he stay in front of smaller quicker guys than the perimeter so far in summer league I’ve been very impressed the offensive efficiency has not been there but I go back to what I said I think I said this yesterday maybe late last week on the show as important as it is to see if these guys are developing some of these other skills by and large if you’re playing in summer league unless you’re Rob Dillingham and this is year one you’re probably it’s unlikely your future is as a a top option or a number two option or a high usage guy who has a shot at an All-Star team that’s no disrespect to any of these guys and and I certainly it’s happened obviously like there’s plenty of former Allstars that have played in summer league but by and large if you’re a turning player that’s probably not where you’re going to be you’re probably looking for that uh that that role to fill that Niche you’re going to have for the team the following year and like for instance with jadeen McDaniels a couple of years ago he did that he he worked on his his on ball skills in summer leak he scored a little bit he had a couple 20 plus point games and he had a couple of them this year in the show in the at the NBA level but that’s not his night in night out he’s the fourth option and usually he’s the fourth or fifth fifth option no matter who he’s on the floor with but it’s important to have those skills in case he’s called upon in case the team’s short-handed in case they need somebody to have a big game like happened in the playoffs a couple of times I don’t know that Jade McDaniel I’m not saying he won’t ever be an All-Star but the point is he’s a really good role player most of the guys play in Summer League need to find their role what’s their role going to be at an NBA level at the NBA level and Josh MAAC going three for 11 in game one and four for 10 in game two so seven for 21 so far shooting 33% from the floor that’s really not all that concerning to me why because he’s doing all the other stuff well 12 rebounds in his most recent game plus two steals in a block so 12 rebounds three stocks game one he had eight rebounds and one block so combined between the two he’s got 20 rebounds and four stocks in two games and uh roughly 30 38 minutes played that’s pretty good and he scored it just hasn’t been efficiently but he’s gotten to the line which has helped quite a bit because he’s been so aggressive going to the basket which is also very important game one 12.8 rebounds shot only three of 11 and was 0 of three outside the arc but he was six for six at The Line Game two 15 points 12 rebounds shot four of 10 from the four floor one of four outside the arc six of eight at the free throw line so he is 12 of 14 on free throw attempts through two Summer League games that’s fantastic that’s a fantastic free throw rate for somebody like Josh Minot and if he can just be a little more solid and he’s been kind of hovering around League average in the G league in terms of three-point percentage and a limited time at the NBA level if you could be a League average three-point shooter that at least makes you close out to the touch and not it’s not a hard close out but they have to at least respect you it’s not a Kyle Anderson close out but it’s a jade McDaniel’s close out I know McDaniel shot 40% a couple years ago from three but wasn’t as good this year and teams at times were daring him to shoot threes if if he Forces teams to at least respect the three-point attempt that’s going to open up the pump fake and the hard drive to the rim where he can dunk on anybody he’s a big dude he’s athletic long arms strong and if he adds the element where actually I think what he’s I’ve liked I’ve enjoyed seeing it but it’s been sloppy is he looking to pass the ball he had one really nice pass out of pick and a roll I think it was the first game but overall he’s got five turnovers through two games just too many for a guy like Min not in the NBA regular season because he’s not going to have the ball in his hands being asked to do a whole lot with it in his hands in that scenario as as much as he is in summer league but the point is he’s getting the chance he’s getting these reps to do this stuff but the stuff that he needs to be good at he’s already he’s doing that well as well he’s doing that well also he’s rebounding the basketball he’s racking up stocks I think he’s been very good defensively I’ve been impressed with his perimeter defense we saw two seasons ago Finch put him in at the end of quarters in a handful of games and like uh you know just end end clock situations like hey I want another long defender on the floor didn’t need him as much last year think Alexander Walker and uh you know his emergence and also with how much better cat and Nas were on the perimeter last season and how much better ant continues to get defensively but that’s the type of role Min not could have this year is hey come in play hard for instead of 60 seconds or 30 seconds like a couple years ago it’s a full you know three four minutes grab some rebounds block some shots be athletic pump fake and get to the basket I still think there’s a real shot he gets 10th Man minutes is what I’ve been calling it I think it’s right now him and Terence sh Jr and I think it’s going to depend on the matchup but those two guys are both going to have the opportunity at some of those minutes where some nights they don’t play other nights they play 12 minutes other nights it’s two minutes um but if somebody’s out somebody’s sick resting on a back toback gets hurt big foul trouble it’s Josh Minot or it’s uh or Terence shanen Jr almost that Troy Brown Jr role from the beginning of the year last year I mean he he played heavy rotation minutes a couple of times that’s just how it happens over the course of a season and God forbid somebody gets hurt for a longer period of time those are two different players I recognize that may not and and Shannon excuse me but they both bring the athleticism the size the perimeter defense just in a little bit of a different package and of course Shannon’s a better score he’s a better three-point shooter M it’s a better Defender and rebounder uh probably a better overall Defender although Shannon’s been impressive defensively as well and I think he could be very good um but those guys will both get the opportunity at some of those minutes and I’ve Loved what I’ve seen so far from Min not even if the offense hasn’t been super efficient all right quickly Jesse Edwards I’ve liked watching him again two-way big played last year at West Virginia four years at Syracuse prior to that uh he’s a pick and roll big he’s going to dive through him after he sets screens pretty good screen Setter one of the concerns I I’d seen on scouting reports from him coming out of college was uh is the defense consistent does he know how to use his body I actually think he’s been really good positioning wise verticality I think staying vertical has been very impressive young rookie big men really struggle with fouling frequently in the NBA and so far he’s only committed five fouls in in 35 minutes which is pretty good for a guy who’s also you know he’s got what one he’s got three blocks total over two games so three blocks to just five fouls that’s not bad now rebounding wise he’s got to get a little bit busier two rebounds in the first game in 17 minutes game two six rebounds in 16 minutes so not awful but you’d like him to be average more than three four rebounds per game if he’s going to play 16 18 minutes um I think his presence around the rim has been good he struggled at the free throw line and limited attempts one of six overalls obviously not great um but I think the feel for me has been impressive it’s been better than I expected his his positioning again the verticality is the most impressive thing but I think he’s got a real Presence at the rim and I think my take on it is the wolves are counting on him to be kind of their last line of defense he’s he’s you know uh more of a more of a traditional five more of a traditional shot blocker closer to the to the realm of Rudy goar than even than Luca Garza who’s more of an offensive big who’s got some size and is a little bit more of a slower plotting big but not a rim protector he’s more of an offensive end of the floor and guys like Leonard Miller Josh Minot they’re really Fours Who can play the five in small ball lineups and and just have a different skill set Edwards is is the only other big on the roster that’s really that goar type skill set and uh I think he’s got a little bit upside he’s obviously an older player but my take is the the idea is he can fill in if Rudy’s resting or Rudy’s hurt or whatever uh they’re going to give him some run at the NBA level and and I think he’ll he’ll be solid especially defensively I think his feel for screen setting is pretty good as well okay uh let’s close here by talking about what to look ahead for oh and also nadir hey we got to talk a little bit about excuse me hyy nadir hyy we got to talk a little bit more about nadir I talked briefly about him on Monday but 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performance I don’t know that I describe anybody’s performances even keeled or consistent except for maybe teren Shannon I mean all over the place but in a good way not a bad way um de well no de Nick’s a little bit all over the place too but Hy like completely volatile like he looked awesome early in the first game and then at times it was like what is what is this guy doing he shot an identical five for 11 in both games which is uh crazy you’re not going to believe this I I’m not I don’t believe this five for 11 I checked a billion times to make sure I wasn’t looking at the exact same box score twice five for 11 one for five Outside The Arc in both in both games uh in game one he did not get to the line in game two he was seven of seven at the free throw line now the thing that like if you just look at that you’d say okay so not super efficient with the three-point shot overall though you can handle what did he score in this game he had 18 on 11 shots in one of the games in the game where he got all the free throw attempts in the first game he had 11 on 11 shots so the free throw attempts are of course the difference five 11’s fine you know he loved him to make more threes but in the second game he had zero assists he also had zero turnovers but zero assists and zero rebounds he had one steal it’s the only thing he did but he had 18 points on 11 shots the first game however he did pass the ball a little bit better he had five assists one turnover and he also had three Steals and three rebounds so he’s more active in game one and and that’s not a shock at all if you watch both games that clearly was the case the box score backs that up box score matches the eye test in this case uh my the thing I was most impressive with is something that I had flagged just watching a little bit of him preparing for summer league and also reading a couple scouting reports that are out there uh is that he plays hard all the time and that that is not that was not oversold 100% of the time this dude’s going just a 100 miles an hour and it’s great you’d rather have guys do that than not do that my biggest critique though is is surely something that Chris Finch will um will note is dude never met a shot he didn’t like and I know he had the five assists and I know everybody’s doing this in summer league like there’s so many no pass possessions and so many just walk up threes like it’s happening constantly and it’s not just High Fe but there were a couple instances where it was like man this this dude’s got to pass the ball um but he also had a couple really nice passes so really it fit everything I was expecting just maybe even more of a high usage guy than I I even thought uh he clearly has the skill level and I think the size he he’s a little small but uh you know big enough to play point guard if he passes the ball consistently and well enough the three-point shot it’s been good enough in in play in Europe if that becomes better than League average then he’s absolutely an NBA point guard um I I think he’s going to be able to defend that’s also a question mark I think he’s athletic enough just based on these two you know 28 minutes or whatever in two Summer League games he looks athletic enough to me he looks big enough he certainly plays hard enough to defend the question is going to be consistency level can he the shot selection improve itself uh and also strength I would say he’s got to get a Little Bit Stronger it looks like now he could get a shot off from anywhere like he was making he looks a little bit he’s the mid-range shot looks a little like a DLo where he gets to his spot he’s just sometimes bigger than the other guard or he or he doesn’t Elevate much on a shot but he gets it arcs it high enough to get it over a Defender that piece reminds me a little bit of DLo uh in a good way DLo is incredible from the mid-range I know I’ve said some said some stuff about DLo on the show but like he’s a great mid-range and great strong he’s a very good mid-range shooter could get his shot out from anywhere I think that’s true with nadir Hy uh it’s shot selection and some of that stuff that comes along with it I don’t know what his future is he’s still playing ball in Europe and he was caught from Team France prior to the Olympics prior to coming to Minnesota for for uh summer league training camp the wolves have already filled their two-way slots they’ve got one standard roster spot I don’t think they’re going to use it on a dear highy unless they just are in love with what they’ve seen I think the most likely scenario is the Wolves can try and convince them to take an exhibit 10 and stay in the US and probably make less money than he’s making in Europe but have a shot at the G league if I’m him I go back to Europe and and for another year and get a contract I don’t think there’s any way the Wolves I I don’t believe unless I’m off base here I don’t believe there’s any way they can like retain his rights if he doesn’t sign any sort of a contract they didn’t draft him right so um I I think the most likely scenario is he goes back to Europe and then ultimately finds a home in the NBA that may not be Minnesota I like him though I think he’s got a future as as a like a sixthman scoring guard and if he continues to get better and bigger uh you know stronger he’s got a shot at being a starting guard in the league I think I don’t think that’s completely out of the question all right the Wolves play again tonight on Tuesday night they are of course 2-0 and on Tuesday they play uh 7 PM ESPN 2 against the Sixers entry into the Las Vegas summer league and then after Tuesday they play again on Thursday Thursday’s game is a is a 10 pm Central tip against the Houston Rockets on ESPN so two more games and then they get one more no matter what if they’re if they go 40 they’ll be in the semi-finals which happen on Sunday so they Friday Saturday off they play Sunday and then the championship I believe is right away on Monday if they win the semi-finals on Sunday so we’ll keep an eye on of course the results of the games but what to watch for in terms of the players is uh Jaylen Clark’s offense can he make can he get a spot up shooting opportunities where the Wolves feel comfortable with him like Hey this dude’s so good on defense and and by the way if you miss Monday show I spent all of Monday talking Jaylen Clark uh Terence Shannon Jr Rob Dillingham and uh Dean Nick that’s who I talked about Monday Jaylen Clark I said this Monday show I thought he was the best player on the floor for long stretches of time fantastic defensively good enough offensively athletic active he looked more athletic than than I believed he was based on his UCLA career I thought that was going to be a challenge and it may be longer term but I thought he looked athletic enough to be a rotation player right away um so how does he hold up over the course of Summer League maybe the Wolves trim back is minutes as they go because he hasn’t played in 14 months or whatever uh actually more than that it’s more like 16 months I think uh so we’ll see that we’ll see on that we’d of course love to see Rob Dillingham shoot the ball better the process has been very good let’s pay attention to that teren Shannon’s consistency can he play this hard all the time can he do everything even when he doesn’t have the ball in his hands is he still G to play hard defensively um I think that’ll be really interesting and Josh Min catch and shoot again like can he get some catch and shoot opportunities can he make some threes can he pump fake and get to the cup get to the line more often uh we talked about or or or continue getting to the line often both and teren Shannon that’s going to be key if they’re going to win that 10th Man rotation spot they both need to continue what they both should be very good at which is getting to the freeth throw line there were a lot of files called in the second wolf Summer League game not as many as as the or not so much in the first game a lot in the second game so we’ll see I mean part of that was they just called everything in game two but both those guys should be able to get to line with frequency so we’ll keep an eye on that in in game three here on Tuesday all right Wednesday show we’ll talk all about Tuesday night’s game we’ll talk about uh you know happens in that game we’ll talk key takeaways may do studs and Duds may break out the old uh postgame pod from you know it’s been what six weeks since the last postgame pod so people will break that out on Wednesday uh and we’ll do that and then the rest of the week of course we’ll set you up with the rest of the summer league we’ll peek ahead to the rest of the summer we’re still daily right now through the month of July Monday through Friday a big thank you for making lockdown wolves your first listen every day of course this show is free and available everywhere that includes YouTube as well as all of your favorite audio 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The Minnesota Timberwolves are 2-0 in Las Vegas Summer League, and two of their returning players vying for regular-season rotation roles have played well in Leonard Miller and Josh Minott. Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) breaks down what each has brought to the table and what to expect from each of them for the balance of Summer League. Also, a look at two-way signee Jesse Edwards’ opening to Summer League and Nadir Hifi’s roller coaster first two games with the Wolves.

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