The Minnesota Timberwolves opened up the NBA Summer League against the New Orleans Pelicans. This will be the first of four games that we get to see the growth and the maturity in young core that the Minnesota Timberwolves have been developing. The summer league from Minnesota should be headline by Joan Beringer and Isaiah Evans, who has yet been able to be a part of any activities due to the Julius Randle trade that sent him to Brooklyn in the LaMelo Ball deal. Fans have been waiting to get a chance to see both and live action with extended minutes, but that will have to wait until things are finalized.
We knew we were gonna get a heavy dose of Joan today against the New Orleans Pelicans but what we did didn’t know was that Zyon Pullin was going to put on a show. Zyon was literally everywhere on the court today for the Minnesota Timberwolves as he was a scoring threat, passing threat, and a rebounding threat. Zyon was aggressive from the tip off as he was applying pressure on the defense while scoring at will and getting his teammates involved. We knew he had experience last year being on the roster, but it was impressive to see him putting in the work with a national audience watching instead of just the G league. Zyon’s a true point guard that is pass first which is rare to see these days in the NBA. Zyon finished with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assist as he flirted with the triple-double game one of the summer league from Minnesota. Every time Zyon touch the ball he was making a play for himself or for his teammates that was gonna put them in the best position to be successful. He was able to unlock a side of Joan that Minnesota Timberwolves fans are hoping to see all season long starting in October.
Joan Beringer was a true machine out there today against New Orleans as he took on all competitors trying to stop him today. The motor that he plays with is unmatched as it seems like he’s going 110% per play giving it his all. You can tell that he’s learning the art of rebounding and the tutelage from Rudy Gobert throughout the season has been paying off. Joan has been working on his push shot/hook shot and it looked pretty good today against New Orleans. We already know that he can block anything that’s in his area with ease but now he’s playing more poised and smarter without fouling. Joan was extremely special today for the Minnesota Timberwolves as he had a double double today with 18 points and 12 rebounds. These are the type of performances that the Minnesota Timberwolves fans want to see from him, especially if he’s going to get some time at the power forward spot this upcoming season. The growth and the maturity was on full display for his game today as this two men wrecking crew of Zyon and Joan put Minnesota on their backs.
Nate Santos was able to make the best of his moment here in Las Vegas at the Summer League for Minnesota. He finished the game with 20 points on 5/8 shooting from the field as he was able to put on a show in front of everyone. He’s one of those streaky players that were on the Iowa Wolves and we’re interested to see if his hot shooting continues out here in Vegas and if he can make a spot down the line.
The Timberwolves won the rebounding margin and they also shot 45% from the field today in this game. Those are two huge things that help them get the victory today in front of Coach Chris Finch, A-Rod and Bones Hyland just to name a few. The Pelicans had bright spots today with Peavy and Bufkin as both were able to score with ease combining for 46 points but Minnesota was able to shut that down late in the 2nd half to seal the victory.
The Timberwolves will be gearing up for game two on Saturday as they take on the Denver Nuggets. This won’t be like the playoffs, but both cities truly dislike each other so it’ll be interesting to see if it continues in the Summer League.
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