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The case for keeping the #5 pick and drafting Buddy Hield

The Oklahoma sharpshooter would fill a definite need for the Wolves, while also fitting a key role in Tom Thibodeau's offense

No one knows what Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden plan to do in the draft tomorrow. Even a nearly-20 minute press conference shed no real light on their thoughts. So what happens when Commissioner Silver takes the podium to announce the #5 pick is anyone's guess.

The most likely scenario probably remains trading the pick. Thibs prefers veteran players who he's confident can pick up his intricate defensive system quickly and thoroughly, and historically hasn't given rookies much run in their first year or so.