Jonathan Kuminga dey settle into team-first role wit Minnesota Timberwolves afta im join di franchise during off-season. Di Congolese forward, wey sign two-year, $12.4 million deal wit player option for di second season, talk say Minnesota no ask am to change im game completely. "Just tell dem just be you, di best version of you," Kuminga tok on Saturday. "To rebound more, just playing defense, be more aggressive, and small things like dat."
Kuminga don also take on more vocal role wit im new teammates. "I dey try to be as vocal as I fit so everybody go feel comfortable wit me," im tok, add say communication dey go both ways as im share knowledge and dey learn from oda people around am.
Defensively, Kuminga believe say Timberwolves go improve wit time. "Di more we play together, di more we get more reps, I think we all go know wetin dis person like, how to guard certain people," im tok. Im praise head coach Chris Finch for clear communication during im first week and talk say im off-court relationship wit Rudy Gobert don already dey show for court.
Kuminga see preseason games as vital for building chemistry alongside Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball and Ayo Dosunmu. Individual statistics, im stress, na secondary. "All of us being impactful to dis game of basketball and helping each oda," im tok. "Dat na success to me. And very successful season to all of us."
