Ayo Dosunmu Rumors

Dane Moore: Here's Ayo Dosunmu talking about what he's reading in pick and roll coverage and why he's taking more midrange shots in Minnesota after those were prohibited in Chicago. "In Chicago, midrange shots was really prohibited. It was 3s and layups, no midrange shots unless it's the end of the shot clock. Here, we got Rudy, he's setting big screens. So if you can set up pick and roll, you come off Rudy, you open." Dosunmu took 4 "long" midrange shots in 45 games in Chicago this season before being traded to Minnesota. And he's taken 12 in 15 games for the Wolves. Dosunmu has also nearly doubled the frequency in which he's taking shots from floater range. Dosunmu took 86% of his shots in Chicago at the rim or from 3. In Minnesota, he's becoming a three-level scorer. And his eFG% has stayed almost exactly the same.

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Donovan was asked about Dosunmu’s comments – which he said didn’t see – and in a roundabout way said he was not anti-midrange, he was anti-midrange for players that weren’t efficient at it, which is basically the entire roster that his front office has given him. “To me, I think we let the guys play freely,” Donovan said. “I think when you look at some of the analytical stuff and I was on board with probably this a couple years ago; Zach (LaVine) played in the midrange, Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) played in the midrange, and obviously DeMar played in the midrange. And as great as all those guys are offensively we didn’t necessarily have an elite offense. Their shot making, all three of those guys, had the best shot making of their careers while they were together at different points and time. So I’m not opposed to the midrange. “I think you have to play to players’ strengths, so I’m a believer in the first part of the shot clock you certainly want to try and get something downhill to the basket, and generally what happens is when the ball gets into the paint and the ball gets sprayed out that’s when the threes are going to go up. Most of the time the midrange stuff is coming off iso situations. It’s late clock, a guy is stuck with the ball, and at that time you’ve got to manufacture and generate shots.”

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Jon Krawczynski: MIN 116, PHX 104. Wolves grind out a really good win against a good team to go up by 3 games on the 7-seed. Randle: 32p, 7r Hyland: 22p, 5a Gobert: 19r Dosunmu: 19p, 5r McDaniels: 16p, 7r, 4a SloMo: 7p, 6a, 5r

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Jon Krawczynski: Dosunmu questionable. He was shooting a lot before the game yesterday so I don’t think it’s too serious

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Jon Krawczynski: Dosunmu out tonight. Wonder if Shannon gets a shot after playing well last game

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Dane Moore: Ayo Dosunmu has been added to the Wolves' injury report with a right thumb sprain, and is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Clippers.

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Jon Krawczynski: MIN 115, TOR 107 Wolves with a superb second half to win their 5th straight. They are now in 3rd place in the West. Edwards: 22p, 5-8 3s Gobert: 18p, 12r, 3b Randle: 17p, 8r DiVincenzo: 16p, 5r Dosunmu: 13p, +25

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Dane Moore: The Wolves are clearly playing faster since acquiring Ayo Dosunmu. Asked Anthony Edwards about the impact Dosunmu has had on the pace the Wolves are playing with lately. "I'm not a fan of playing fast. But when I'm in with them, I don't have a choice because I want the ball, and they gone. The only way I can get the ball is to be next to them... They super fast with the rock."

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Jon Krawczynski: MIN 117, MEM 110. Once again, not always pretty, but another W is all that matters. 4 in a row, 7 of 8. Edwards: 41p, 6r, 5s +13 Randle: 23p, 11r, 4a McDaniels: 16p, 7r Dosunmu: 14p, 4a DiVincenzo: 7p, 6a, 4r, +21

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Jon Krawczynski: Tim Conelly on motivations behind the Dosunmu trade: "I think we have a real puncher’s chance to win a championship."

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Dane Moore: Asked Chris Finch about how Ayo Dosunmu's skillset will be of value to the Wolves offense, specifically the ability to both shoot and play off the catch. "We need more guys that can break the paint... He's shown incredible offensive growth in his time in the league... With Julius and Ant, he's gonna have to be very comfortable off the ball... Might be a little bit of a dynamic that he's not used to... I told him today, 'do your thing, we'll figure it out -- don't overthink this, don't overcompensate.'"

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Dane Moore: Ayo Dosunmu said in a previous answer that he's excited to "really tap into his full potential" in Minnesota. Asked him what that full potential might look like. "It looks like being an even better defender... They've got two all-defense players in McDaniels and Rudy. Playing with those guys is going to help elevate me... And then offensively... they sending two at Ant, I'm able to use my speed, play off closeouts, get downhill, playmake, make open shots. I think that's gonna translate great."

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Jon Krawczynski: Ayo Dosunmu will not play tonight for the Timberwolves. Expect him to debut on Sunday.

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K.C. Johnson: A word about Ayo Dosunmu: You can tell he’s a Chicago kid. Wouldn’t be denied. Relentless, hard-working, no-nonsense pro who loved hard coaching and always looked inward. Everything he gets in his career, he will have earned. Was a go-to voice in locker room for what we do.

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