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ANALYSIS: Other than recently-acquired Taurean Prince, no other meaningful Wolves' big man is even 24 years old. That, of course, includes Naz Reid. And Reid, of course, has been a super-sub for Minny this season as he's playing really low minutes on a game-by-game basis but he's demolishing expectations and efficiency leaderboards with his magnificent outcomes.
Reid is 22 and is playing his third season as a pro for the franchise that signed him as a UFA a few years ago. He went from playing 17 MPG as a rook to 19 last year and he's now averaging only 16 MPG, but putting up the most efficient and best numbers of his career to date: the average line reads 9-3-1-1-1, yes, but pro-rated to a per-36-minute basis Reid would be dropping a 21-8-2-1-2 line.
We can expect Minnesota to be fighting for the last play-in position, best-case scenario. That means Reid will end 2021-22 starting a bunch of games as in years past, and getting probably more playing time down the road. Those minutes will be fundamental when it comes to raising his counting stats, and we'll see if that affects his efficiency. Through 11 games played, Reid is averaging 1.12 FP/min and an even better 1.20 FP/min in games when he played 10+ min (nine of them). His shooting percentage sits at 48%+ on 7+ FGA and he's even stretching the floor (almost 1 3PA per game hitting his attempts at a 31%+ clip) and his mojo is to be found on the steals/blocks departments.
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