Chris Finch has been elated about the positive impact and presence LaMelo Ball has brought to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Speaking to the media before the Wolves' Monday preseason road game against the New York Knicks, Finch emphasized what Ball has meant to the Timberwolves since his offseason trade.
"He's always in a great mood," Finch said of adding Ball. "Always come in smiling. He and Anthony [Edwards] have a shared quality: they're really hard to stay mad at. And they do some things that you want to get mad at. And they have a reflective joy.
"We referred to ourselves as a moody team in the last couple of years at times, and it's probably gotten in our way. We've traded moodiness for giddiness."