What areas do Timberwolves most need to improve with their draft picks?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have three picks in this year's draft, including the top selections in both rounds. They won just 16 games last year, though, and there are numerous holes on a tattered roster in need of fixing.
Here's Bleacher Report's Daniel O'Brien with a look at Minnesota's most notable weaknesses, and how they can turn them into strengths with their picks in this month's draft. One of the biggest issues being frontcourt versatility:
"Minnesota's most pressing needs are in the frontcourt, and it's not even close. The current cast of power forwards and centers isn't versatile or dynamic offensively, and for the most part, those players are sieves on the defensive end. According to NBA.com, the Wolves allowed the league's highest opponent field-goal percentage at the rim (57.9) during 2014-15. They don't have any legitimate outside shooters among their frontcourt corps, and there's not enough defensive mobility and rim coverage."
Good news for Minnesota! By taking Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns with the first overall pick they should fix most of their frontcourt issues overnight. Nothing is guaranteed, but Towns would likely be the first overall pick regardless of which team won the lottery.
He's a mega-talent, and fits the Timberwolves like a glove.
(h/t: Bleacher Report)
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