Jonathan Kuminga’s agent reveals his role in Minnesota’s lineup

Aaron Turner explained that Kuminga was brought in with a clearly defined starting role from the jump.

“Yeah, this was a clear-cut… you’re coming in here to start at the four, with Melo, Ant, Jaden, JK, Rudy. Obviously they have great young guys coming in too. You got Ayo, you got Terrence Shannon Jr., Donte when he comes back.”

Turner then explained how the Timberwolves are viewing Kuminga’s role heading into camp, given how stacked the roster is.

“I think on paper, this is obviously one of the most stacked teams. Going into camp, going into preseason, how are they viewing JK? Is he a starter? Is he more of an energy guy? What are they looking to use him for, playing with Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball? Obviously he’s 23 years old.”

He pointed out that this is the first time in Kuminga’s six-year career he’s entered a season already knowing he’d start.

“So they pitched a great, clear role. And for JK going into year six, which it’s crazy it’s year six now, but he’s never got to come into the season going, ‘I know I’m the starter.’ That tailwind of just clear, ‘Hey man, you’re coming in here to start.’ Chris Finch did a great job explaining the role to him that he envisions and how they wanna play.”