It appears reserve forward Nemanja Bjelica will miss his ninth straight game tonight. Bjelica, out with a left mid-foot sprain, did some things in this morning’s shootaround. But, listening to coach Tom Thibodeau, it doesn’t look like Bjelica will be ready for Dallas tonight.
So, with Bjelica out, and with Shabazz Muhammad trying to work himself back into Thibodeau’s rotation, it appears the Wolves starters will again be in for some significant minutes tonight.
Thibodeau has basically gone to an eight-man rotation of late. Asked if he was comfortable with that going forward he said, “Yup, yeah.