How will the Minnesota Timberwolves handle Donte DiVincenzo’s absence? Time to explore lineup tweaks
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo is out due to injury. How will the Wolves handle filling his spot in the starting lineup, and what will the trickle-down effect be on the rotation? Will Rob Dillingham get an opportunity? Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) explores head coach Chris Finch’s options, including going back to veteran Mike Conley as a starter or inserting Nickeil Alexander-Walker into the lineup. Plus, previewing the Timberwolves matchup against the Knicks and Cavaliers this weekend.
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10 Comments
How long is Donte gone for
Donte plays like garbage for 10 weeks then plays well for 3 weeks and now he should be the second scoring option😂.
The community is in shambles, these takes are borderline toxic.
Unfortunately Finchy will probably do exactly the opposite of what all the fans want. We’re not winning the chip this year but obviously we’re not trying to lose a lot of games. The fans want him to start Rob and Naz. Randle would be even more of a mood killer if he was benched tho. Finchy will probably start NAW and barely give 10 minutes to both Dillingham and Minott. I would be pleasantly surprised if Finch handles the minutes in a way that makes the fans happy. Get TJ some minutes too. I know he’s currently injured but TJ is older than Ant and he needs real minutes because he would help us so much. Tj and Rob and Minott are going to be amazing for us next year if they could get experience now
Randle for cam johnson or michael porter jr or fox tried the trade machine and they all work
Guess Mike playin 40 minutes now
I don't see finchy playing Rob…. I think he hates him unfortunately
Trade Rob to a team that will utilize him
throw rob in the chicago trade for coby white
Of course it is Dillingham Time, every game is Dillingham time, but Finch for sure will choose to Minott
Rob D sample size is so small, it isn't a serious data point.
Probably not. It’s probably going to be Mike starting and NAW getting an uptick in minutes. Ant plays 40+ minutes and Minott maybe gets 10 minutes instead of his usual 5. Still an 8 man rotation