Over the past few seasons, the Timberwolves bench has been consistently terrible. As the 2016-17 season got underway, however, Wolves fans largely felt better about the newest edition of reserves.
The free agent additions of Cole Aldrich, Brandon Rush, and Jordan Hill and the drafting of Kris Dunn promised to shore up a crew that returned Shabazz Muhammad and Nemanja Bjelica. The bench now boasted three-point shooting (Rush and Bjelica), strong pick-and-roll play and work on the glass (Aldrich and Hill), veteran leadership (Aldrich, Rush, and Hill), and energy/scoring (Muhammad).