Terrence Shannon Jr. is not used to ready this lengthy to get into the scoring column.
However on Thursday night time in his hometown of Chicago, Shannon, a rookie guard for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and two-time All-Massive Ten choice from Illinois, lastly broke the ice after going scoreless in all seven Wolves’ first video games of the season.
The second, which got here with Minnesota (5-3) main 133-115 over Chicago (3-5) with 1:19 left on the United Heart, might not have been dramatic. But it surely was certainly as candy for Shannon because the finger roll he slid over the rim for his first two NBA factors.
The joy got here seconds later – trash time or not – when Shannon exploded in entrance of a lazy crossing cross, tipped it ahead and picked up it deep on the left wing and, on one dribble, acquired as much as hammer down a dunk to actually keep in mind:
TJ JUST HOME. 😤 pic.twitter.com/UNbCNqk6bf
– Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) November 8, 2024
The truth that Shannon and fellow Timberwolves rookie Rob Dillingham performed so little was a supply of frustration for some, regardless of Minnesota being a veteran staff coming off a Western Convention Finals look.
Shannon, who averaged 23.0 factors and a couple of.4 3-pointers as an Illini senior — which included a career-high 40-point outburst within the Massive Ten Event semifinals within the spring final – needed to wait his flip since his look within the NBA Summer season League and the preseason. .
The excellent news: it was Dillingham, after scoring his first NBA factors on Monday, who helped Shannon on the primary basket. And each, after showing within the Wolves’ first 5 video games, have now performed within the staff’s final three video games.
Small steps, younger individuals.
