Terrence Shannon Jr.

Minnesota's bench will go fast and small. "Pushing out in transition and making the game go faster will be our identity," Terrence Shannon Jr. said, with Ayo Dosunmu and Bones Hyland. Rebounding is the focus; he said it has improved since the first preseason game.

Terrence Shannon Jr. has been switched onto power forwards, and the Timberwolves guard says his body can handle it: "I feel like I'm physically able to guard a 4." What still needs work, he said after the Oct. 7 preseason game: rebounding and boxing out.