The Wolves have gone up against tough competition every game in the last week and they’ll have another test on Monday when they face the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Blazers will be missing CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, Damian Lillard is still a huge threat.
“He’s obviously tough to guard but the way he gets his points, he scores in so many different ways. Scores from three, he’s obviously good from the free-throw line, and then him getting to the basket too. He’s tough,” said Interim Head Coach Ryan Saunders.
The task of guarding Lillard will fall primarily to Josh Okogie and Tyus Jones.