After starting the season slow and only playing in six of the Wolves’ first 40 games, McLaughlin has been a steady force in Minnesota’s guard rotation over the past three months. From mid-January on, he averaged eight points, two rebounds, five assists, and only one turnover per game on shooting splits of 52/41/63.
McLaughlin is a pass-first guard that plays persistent team defense, being a plus on both ends of the floor. Coming out of Southern California, the main knock on McLaughlin was his overall athleticism as well as his carelessness when facilitating an offense.
While he won’t ever be an elite athlete, McLaughlin utilizes his tools very well and has gotten very good at limiting unforced turnovers.