Welcome into the online inquire podcast, Jeremy Warner, Derek Piper, and we're talking about

Terrence Shannon going number 27 in the NBA draft to the Minnesota Timberwolves. I want to talk with Derek about being there on draft night. And I want to talk to him about the next future, Alana, who could be drafted? He's already got a lot of buzz about some incoming guys. But first of all, we are happy to bring on the podcast. Chris Hine, he covers the Minnesota Timberwolves and has for several

years now, and he used to cover Illinois basketball. Chris, we were just kind of reminiscing the last line-eye draft pick. That was your last year on the beat. That was a long time ago. It was a long time ago. Last first drive-thick, I should say. Last first round draft. Yeah, Yeah, Myers Leonard, yeah, was on the team um back when I covered the

align I was like I think it was 2011 2012 like that sort of that sort of range I covered

illinois hoops and covered football for a little bit too and yeah it's it's world's converging

all over again here well I know you're busy with free agency right upon us and it was was a big draft for the Timberwolves. We'll get into that. But Chris, you've been covering Timberwolves, as I said, for the Star Tribune up there in Minneapolis. What do you think of this draft pick from the Minnesota side of this? Why did this make sense for Minnesota to take Shannon at 27? It makes sense because the wolves, if you watch them in the playoffs, they needed a

bucket getter. And Terrence Shannon is a bucket getter. And I think that's also why they drafted

Rob Dillingham as well. I think this fits with kind of what they need right now. And especially if you're

going to get an older player in the draft, you want somebody who, you know, is more fully formed,

is going to, you know what they're going to give you from day one and can fill a need on a

roster. And that's exactly what the wolves need. They need a little more scoring pop off the bench,

a little more shot creation. And, you know, Terrence Shannon, I think, fits that bill for them.

And, you know, we'll see how he kind of fits into the rotation.

But on paper, the move makes a lot of sense for what he does well and what the wolves need.

Chris, obviously, in terms of scoring points, 23 points a game that was third in the nation this past year, really improved the three-point shot. In terms of what you've gotten familiar with his game, how much do you think his scoring translates? And where do you think? I think transition, obviously, we look at the NBA, the floor spacing. I know that it was mentioned by their GM, I believe, that they're looking for maybe a little bit more of a fast break attack and he can fit into that.

So where do you think he fits in terms of their scoring, just kind of identity?

Yeah, I think that's it.

They want to play fast.

They want to have a lot of ball movement.

And they want guys who are able to kind of move off of that.

Obviously, Anthony Edwards is going to be the focal point of kind of everything they do

offensively with Carl Anthony Towns playing, you know, kind of the 1B to Ants 1A.

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