The Official Nathan Knight Thread

Biff Cooper · Post #1 » by **Biff Cooper** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 4:48 pm

He's been a 2 way player for the Wolves for a year and now is upgraded to a full roster spot for the upcoming year. Doing a search, I don't see that he has his own "Official Thread" yet.

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Watching the highlights from the Pro-Am a week or two ago, he looks like he has been working on his ball handling. It was tough to pick out that he was a center from watching the highlights...

Post #2 » by **Klomp** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 5:03 pm

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FinnTheHuman · Post #3 » by **FinnTheHuman** » Wed Jul 27, 2022 6:58 pm

We'll be seeing him either if we're really good and therefor have many blowout wins leading to garbage time, or if it goes horribly wrong with injuries for us. It's kinda cruel that players like him don't get minutes in today's league, the league is so deep with talent man. Knight would've been at least a 15 min backup big in some other era, what I've seen from him in Atlanta was some solid basketball.

Post #4 » by **Klomp** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:01 pm

Knight also has earned big respect within the team for his work ethic and attitude. But he finds himself in a battle for a roster spot in training camp. He plays bigger than he is, studies the analytics to find the best shots to be effective and has a swagger about him even though he hasn’t played much in games. As of right now, he could just be injury insurance. But if he needs to get thrust into time because of an injury, the coaching staff has confidence he will be ready.

https://theathletic.com/3466122/2022/09/20/timberwolves-depth-chart-breakdown/

winforlose · Post #5 » by **winforlose** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:15 pm

Knight badly needs to develop a 3 point shot at or above 33%. We saw hints of improvement during the pro am, but that is even less reliable than summer league. Knight with a 3 point shot can play PF, otherwise his lack of distance makes it a tough fit.