The Minnesota Timberwolves had the least-used and lowest-scoring bench unit in the league last season.
Tell you something you don’t know, right?
Okay. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ bench will be much improved in 2018-19. Now, the question is reduced to whether or not head coach Tom Thibodeau will utilize his improved reserve unit or not.
First, let’s acknowledge that the Wolves’ underutilized bench from last season was significantly underutilized compared to the No. 29 team. Minnesota’s bench played just 13.5 minutes per game in 2017-18. The next-closest team was Oklahoma City, at 16 minutes per game.