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When you have tailored to the semi -final recreation of the Western Convention on Tuesday night, between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves, within the hope of seeing Terrence Shannon Jr. in motion on Tuesday night time, you have been disillusioned. For essentially the most half, you did not simply shock the previous Illinois guard on the Minnesota bench.
Shannon ended enjoying the final minute, 46 seconds of the third quarter, obtained a association blocked by Jonathan Kuminga after which was diminished to begin the fourth quarter.
It was fairly consultant of how Shannon’s Rookie season performed largely. It appears that evidently the seize was a selection from the primary spherical for a workforce with each aspirations for the NBA title and one of many largest stars of the league in the identical place.
Shannon would by no means take a couple of minutes from Anthony Edwards. He’s the face of the franchise. However the former Illini didn’t take many minutes from Donte Divincenzo or Nickeil Alexander-Walker or Jaylen Clark. All three performed extra this season, with Divincenzo and Alexander-Walker Staples in rotation.
In February it was a stretch during which it appeared that Shannon was in the course of a separation/discovery. Contemporary that the majority of January inactive with a half-foot sprain spent, Shannon had 9 straight video games during which he performed no less than 13 minutes. He even obtained his solely and solely begin of the season in that interval of two weeks.
Shannon registered a median of 11.three factors, 4 restoration and a pair of.three help in these 9 video games in February. He shot 50 % from the sphere and 84 % on the free throw line, whereas preventing considerably from deep, making solely 29 % of the three factors.
Since then? Shannon performed greater than 10 minutes solely 3 times. He was both inactive (marked by an inguinal harm), or obtained an DNP in eight of the final 9 video games of the common season and obtained a minimal play time within the first spherical of the playoff towards Los Angeles Lakers.
The right way to play subsequent season will not be clear. After all, Edwards is there lengthy lasting, and Divincenzo’s contract takes place in season 2026-27. Clark has one other 12 months in his settlement, however Alexander-Walker might be a free agent with out restrictions this season to return. A busy yard might stay crowded.