The Timberwolves Are Rolling Out the Most Chaotic Starting Lineup in the NBA
Underdog NBA reported the starting lineup alert for Wednesday's game.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are rolling out a starting five that looks like it was drafted by a teenager playing NBA 2K with the trade override settings turned on.
According to Underdog NBA, Minnesota will start LaMelo Ball, Ayo Dosunmu, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, and Rudy Gobert on Wednesday night against the . That is an absurd amount of length, chaos, and defensive versatility to cram onto one basketball court.
You have Ball throwing full-court highlight passes, Dosunmu and McDaniels locking up the perimeter, Kuminga trying to dunk on everyone in his path, and Gobert doing standard Gobert things in the paint. It is a lineup with enough collective wingspan to cover a small airport.
The experiment is backed by some early-season momentum. Minnesota is sitting at 2-1, having just dropped a tight 127-125 shootout to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before that minor stumble, this roster absolutely dismantled the Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors by a combined 45 points.
For anyone staring at the betting board or setting daily fantasy lineups, this rotation is a beautiful nightmare to project. Ball is obviously going to get his touches and run the offense, but figuring out who gets the secondary usage between Kuminga and Dosunmu on any given night is basically a coin flip.
We will see if this massive starting five holds up against . If it works, the Wolves might just have the most entertaining and terrifying unit in the league. If it fails, at least the highlight reel will be spectacular before they host the Los Angeles Clippers this weekend.