Combine DiVincenzo’s shooting with the increasingly efficient play of Randle, who has been excellent as a scorer and passer, and this starting five has a chance to be excellent.
The Wolves are off to a mediocre start. I believe they’ll surge when Edwards is fully healthy. In fact, my current biggest concern about the Wolves isn’t Dillingham or Conley — it’s Gobert.
His points, blocks, rebounds and free-throw percentage are all worse than they have been for about a decade, back when he was establishing himself as a starter with Utah.
Maybe the Wolves aren’t getting him the ball enough on offense, which Finch says tends to make him more active on defense and the boards.
Wednesday night, Gobert, 33, couldn’t prevent the Knicks from grabbing an astounding 21 offensive rebounds, or shooting 54% from the floor.
The Wolves have options at point guard. They don’t have anybody else who can do what Gobert is supposed to do.