The Minnesota Timberwolves are not a very good team as they are 14-35 so far, but they are not without their bright spots. One of the bright spots for the Timberwolves has been Zach LaVine who has proven this year that he can score with anybody in the league coming off the bench. LaVine's position this season though has been in limbo as he has gone back and forth between point guard and shooting guard but he feels more comfortable at shooting guard right now, according to Al Horton of Wolves Radio.
LaVine came into the league as sort of a tweener but he did play a lot of point guard in college at UCLA. Last season LaVine also spent a lot of his time at the point guard position but this season he was named the starting shooting guard before the season started. That experiment didn't last long as interim head coach Sam Mitchell has moved Andrew Wiggins over to shooting guard but LaVine is still getting minutes there.
LaVine is currently getting minutes as both the primary backup point guard behind Ricky Rubio and as the backup shooting guard behind Wiggins but he says right now he prefers playing the two. LaVine feels more comfortable off the ball as he says he knows what to do in that spot and doesn't need help there. Lately LaVine has been getting about 15 minutes a night at each position, according to Rotoworld.
Mitchell has started and stopped the LaVine at shooting guard experiment several times before but it is back on now and LaVine seems to be liking it. LaVine has been up and down all season and while the position change may have something to do with it, it is more likely that LaVine is just a very streaky shooter. LaVine isn't much of a passer as he is averaging just 3.1 assists per game but he is a gifted scorer so he may be better suited for the shooting guard position.
LaVine is still just 20 years old and point guard is the toughest position in the NBA to learn so he still has plenty of time to grow into it. The fact that they are splitting up his minutes is wise because he gets time each game to go out and do his thing but he also gets time to learn the point guard position. The Timberwolves are at the point where they need to focus on player development and that seems to be exactly what they are doing with the second year guard.
