The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up Jaylen Nowell in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft.
As the reigning Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, it was a mild surprise that Nowell was still on the board. Across just two seasons at Washington, Nowell averaged 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, but he improved his 3-point shooting percentage from a decent 35.1 as a freshman to a fantastic 44 percent as a sophomore. His overall field goal percentage was an impressive 50.2 percent.
His 6-foot-4 height and 6-foot-7 wingspan and massive improvement between his first and second year of college were seen as positives, as well as his ability to handle the ball after he spent stretches of his sophomore year running the point for the Huskies.