The Minnesota Timberwolves’ summer squad is headlined by No. 20 pick Josh Okogie and second-rounder Keita Bates-Diop, last year’s Big Ten Player of the Year at Ohio State. On Friday night in Las Vegas, it was clear that there will need to be plenty of adjustments to the pro game for both of the rookies in a 70-69 loss to Denver in the Wolves’ summer opener.
That said, whew … there was some defense played by the newcomers.
Okogie played a team-high 33 (out of 40 possible) minutes, and Bates-Diop was second with 31.