Rob Dillingham is now showing an important side to his game for the Minnesota Timberwolves

Rob Dillingham is trading his offense for defense

Dillingham hasn’t been the offensive spark plug the Timberwolves were hoping for, but he has shown a lot of good things on the defensive end.

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In the Timberwolves’ latest loss against the Sacramento Kings, Dillingham was held scoreless in 23 minutes but he did register 3 steals.

It appears Dillingham has traded a slight drop in his offensive numbers (PPG) for a massive increase in his defensive activity (SPG) in his most recent stretch of games.

He has had 9 total steals over his last 5 games played, but his point total has gone down.

LATEST: Rob Dillingham Steals & Points Split (2025-26 Season)

Period	Games Played	Total Steals	SPG	Total Points	PPG
Last 5 Games	5	9	1.80	18	3.6
Rest of the Season (10 Games)	10	6	0.60	48	4.8
Season Total	15	15	1.00	66	4.4

Rob Dillingham needs to show more offensively if he wants to be a part of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ future

For as good as Dillingham has been defensively, the reality is he needs to do more on offense if he wants to be a key piece of the Timberwolves’ future.

He has averaged 4.4 points, 2.0 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 15 games this season.

After not being able to crack the rotation last year, hopes were high for Dillingham to have a big second year like his college teammate Reed Sheppard, but he has not.

Dillingham lacks the shooting to survive on offense. The Timberwolves traded a 2030 pick swap and 2031 unprotected first rounder to the San Antonio Spurs for Dillingham on draft night and so far he has not lived up to the high expectations placed on him.