Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: G Kyle Lowry, 2023 First-Round Pick (Lottery Protected – MIA)
Miami Heat Receive: G D’Angelo Russell
Of course, the point guard position hasn’t evolved in a vacuum. It’s responded to trends around the NBA.
One of those trends is positionless basketball. In today’s game, players don’t play according to their position – they play according to their strengths.
That means that plenty of forwards, and even big men, are their team’s primary playmakers. With that in mind, some point guards are free to focus on scoring.
At the same time, playmaking point guards haven’t gone extinct, either. For example, Russell still leans on his passing skills to impact the game.
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By contrast, Lowry functions as more of a floor spacer as he ages out of his prime.
Should the Timberwolves be interested in him?