Minnesota Timberwolves guard Austin Rivers is one of the NBA's more well-traveled veterans, sporting a career resume that includes stops with seven different franchises across 11 seasons.
After playing in Houston at the end of the James Harden era in 2018-19 and 2019-20, Rivers is now in Minnesota, helping shepherd dynamic guard Anthony Edwards toward what the Timberwolves hope is a string of All-Star appearances across the next decade. Rivers highlighted the lack of such a veteran presence in Houston postgame on Sunday, noting its adverse impact on the Rockets' own young guards, Kevin Porter Jr.