Why The Minnesota Timberwolves Do The Deal 

Realistically, the type of point guard a team needs is influenced by their roster construction. 

A team that’s short on playmaking will need, well, playmaking from the position. On the other hand, a team with ample shot creators may value floor spacing at the point guard spot more than anything. 

The Timberwolves are a team with ample shot-creators. In all likelihood, this team’s offense will run through Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards no matter who lines up at the 1 in 2022-23.

With that in mind, having a point guard who spaces the floor will be pivotal. Rozier shoots a higher volume of threes than Russell and makes a better percentage of them as well. 

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None of which is to say Rozier can’t create his own shot. In fact, he thrives when attacking closeouts. Just as Towns and Edwards will benefit from his floor spacing, Rozier should benefit from the attention defenses have to pay to the Wolves’ stars. 

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