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Mar 16, 2021
Once the Minnesota Timberwolves changed coaches from Ryan Saunders to Toronto Raptors assistant Chris Finch Jaylen Nowell s NBA career went in a different direction, too.
All good.
Nowell easily made the transition once the Timberwolves replacement leadership was installed, watching his minutes immediately climb from 13.2 per game for the old guy to 23.8 under Finch.
At midweek, the former University of Washington guard and the 2019 Pac-12 Player of the Year broke loose for a pro basketball-best 28 points against the New Orleans Pelicans, converting 11 of 13 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range, in a 135-105 victory.
Asked why this period of transition has gone so well for him, Nowell had a ready answer.