It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. Hello and welcome into another episode of Lockdown Wolves. Today on the show, we're going to talk about a couple of, we'll call them young veterans on Timbal's standard roster contracts. Last year's rookie Leonard Miller, Josh Meinat, Promo draft a couple years ago. What are they doing so far in Summer League and is it enough for them to get consideration for rotation spot? We'll talk about Nadir Heifie, really intriguing French Algerian player on the Wolves roster and we'll take a peek at what's ahead in Summer League for Minnesota and what we should be looking for. It's all up coming on the show. Welcome in, you are Lockdown Wolves. You are Lockdown Timber Wolves, your daily Minnesota Timber Wolves podcast. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. Hello and welcome to the Lockdown Wolves podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. My name is Ben Beacon. I'm the host of Lockdown Wolves. 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Today I want to focus on the other quote unquote young veterans who have a shot at a rotation spot for the Wolves. We'll talk about Josh Meinett. We'll talk about Leonard Miller, what they've done so far in Summer League. We'll take a peek ahead as the Wolves play today. They play again Thursday. We'll talk about what to look for here this week for Minnesota. It's all coming on the show. A big thank you for making Lockdown Wolves your first list in every single day. Of course, this show is free and available everywhere. That includes YouTube as well as all of your favorite audio platforms. Where we like to listen to podcasts, you can find Lockdown Wolves. You can also watch on the Lockdown Sports Minnesota app on both Roku and Amazon Fire TV. You can follow on X at Lockdown T Wolves and also at Beebeacon with two B's, two E's, C-K-E-N. All right, let's start with Leonard Miller. Leonard Miller of course was a rookie last year, drafted early in the second round and a lot of people thought it was somewhat of a steal for Minnesota. Of course, he was a top high school recruit, ended up playing with the Gila Gignite instead of playing in college and was seen as just kind of this raw point forward type talent. He's got the size really 6'10", he's got the size to be a center in terms of height and length, but the skill set of more of a wing or even a guard at times, he kind of has the handle and the passability of a guard, but the question was, could he put it all together? It was a little bit raw even coming out of the Gila Gignite and there's some maturity questions as well regarding Leonard Miller, but the idea was like he could become this high energy point forward like four that can guard threes and also some fives and rebound like a five, but he can shoot like a stretch for and he can handle like a three with athleticism and he didn't get a ton of run last year in the G League, not as much as maybe I would have expected he did and he was good there, albeit inconsistent. We talked about that, I don't know, last week I guess on the show, getting ready for Summer League, so what are the wolves looking to see out of him in Summer League? I think it's growth, it's consistency in all of those areas and I think they're looking for physicality, I think they're looking to see what he's able to do on the glass. Over the course of Summer League, can he hold his own against big competition, grown men? Now this is of course, Summer League's a weird mix of these top picks, young athletic guys, but also some older, more experienced guys who might have the body of an NBA player, but not the athleticism or the other way around. They may not be as big as your typical NBA frontline player, but they're athletic or they have the stick-to-itiveness, they're going to their Bulldog out there, whatever the case may be. It's a little bit all over the place, so what's he going to look like in Summer League? What are the wolves looking for? Again, consistency, physicality, consistency on defense, smart decisions with the ball in his hands, and for the most part we've seen that. I thought he was better in the first game than he was in the second game. He got poked in the eye in the first game and he only ended up playing a little less than 16 minutes in game one against New Orleans because he got poked in the eye, but thankfully came back to play Sunday, so it doesn't seem to be too much of a lingering issue, at least that one that'll keep him off the court. We'll call it 16 minutes on Friday in the first game. He had 10 points and six rebounds, shot three of eight, two of five outside the arc. I thought he handled the ball well in the open floor, and that to me is one of those things that the wolves have to be looking for, because part of the appeal of a Leonard Miller is the ability to do so many different things. And that includes having the ball in his hands and creating for others and creating for himself off the dribble, not just spot up shooting. By the way, I thought the spot up shooting looked really good and really comfortable. He made two of his five three point attempts in the first game. Second game, he only played 17 minutes as well, and he missed both of his three point attempts, but again, looks comfortable, looks the part. File trouble, something to keep an eye on. He only had one file in 16 minutes in game one. He had five files. Of course, I think you get 10 in in summer league before you actually file out. But just in terms of, you know, if he's in an NBA game, he hasn't played any rotation minutes yet. Only garbage time at the NBA level. What's that going to look like? Is he going to be able to defend bigger players without filing incessantly? Is he going to be able to be quick enough to guard on the perimeter against smaller players? All legitimate questions. And we certainly aren't going to get true answers to that in summer league. But again, the physicality inside game one, six rebounds, game two, three rebounds. So overall, nine rebounds in 30, 33 minutes or so. That's, that's a pretty decent rate. That's about what you're going to look for. Over the course of a full game, you want him to be in the upper single digits rebounding. Now, if he's ever he started at center in each of these games, and I think part of the reason he played less minutes in game two, assuming it's not the eye, I mean, I probably not because he was on the floor. But the wolves also want to get a look at Jesse Edwards, who we'll talk a little bit about as well, who is a recent sign of a two-way contract. He's also a center and more of a traditional big body. He's a little bit bigger, certainly thicker, bigger frame, built more like a, he's not as big as where to go bare, but built more like grew to go bare than he is like Leonard Miller. And so a different type of center. Leonard Miller, while he's playing a small ball center now, and he did it in the G League, I think his ticket to minutes at the NBA level is going to be at the four with the ability to play some three and guard some threes. Those are all legit questions about his future. I don't know that we've seen enough in Summer League through two games to say anything definitively, any direction about this. Again, the most oppressive thing to be was decisions with the ball in his hands and his job on the glass. I think he's done a good job on the glass overall. Now, I say decisions with the ball in his hands. He's only got one assist, but he has zero turnovers. And in 33-ish minutes, that's pretty good for a guy that likes to have the ball in his hands a lot. He's pretty aggressive, and he thinks of himself as a point forward. So, I like what I've seen overall from Leonard Miller. I think I'd like to see him play more, but but again, I think the wolves, this is by design. Jesse Edwards is every bit as likely, I think at this stage to find his way into a game as an emergency backup center. If go bears out and towns is out or somebody's in foul trouble and he's with the team on the two-way deal, Jesse Edwards fits more with what they're going to do. And as a five-year college players, probably already more mature. I don't know about off the court for sure, but it wouldn't shock me if he had a higher maturity level on and off the court than somebody like Leonard Miller, who's only been a pro for, I guess, two years if you include the G League year, but been in the NBA for a year, whereas Jesse Edwards has played five years of college ball, and he's going to be a lower usage guy. He's going to be a screen setter. He's going to be an ancillary piece offensively and a rim protector defensively. I don't know that Leonard Miller has a consistency that the wolves need yet. Certainly, the draft pick made sense, and I'm not at all writing him off, but for where the wolves are now as a conference finals team, Leonard Miller could have more value as a trade piece down the road, or potentially in a couple of years here, if he's able to stick around as he develops, because the skill set is still there, and I think he's done well for himself so far in Summer League. I just think the wolves are curious to see a little more of Jesse Edwards, and that may curb some of the potential minutes for Miller, but very excited to see him play over the final few games of Summer League. Keep an eye out for his catch-and-shoot opportunities, he's got to do well there, and also defensively. I thought he was fine. Can he protect the rim a little bit? Can he are the rotations crisp? Is he on point? He's got one block through two games. He has three steals in game one, none in game two, so that activity level defensively is going to be something to keep an eye on as well, but I think overall he's played okay. I want to talk about Josh Meinert. Lost to say about him. We'll touch briefly on Jesse Edwards and Deere Heiffy before we get into what to look out for here, the rest of Summer League. All that is upcoming here next. Today's episode of Lockdown Wolves is brought to us by our friends at eBay Motors Passion Drive and Patience. The formula for winning championships is also what keeps your rider die alive. eBay Motors has everything you need to maintain your vehicle and level it up to peak performance. Superchargers, roof racks, exhaust kits, LED headlights, and more, whether you're into speed, power, or style eBay Motors has you covered. With over 122 million parts for your number one rider die, you'll always find exactly what you're looking for. 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If so, no doubt you have to turn down the volume because of all the shouting. Instead, make the switch to Lockdown Sports today, a free 24/7 sports streaming channel program for you every day to bring you the biggest stories without all the screaming. Lockdown Sports today brings you can't miss analysis, opinions, and news streaming 24/7 on YouTube or the free Amazon Fire TV channels app. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team, every day. All right, let's talk about Josh Minek. Josh Minek, coming into Summer League is maybe the, I would say certainly the returning player that's actually played minutes for the Wolves over the past couple of years that I was most excited to see. And it's because I loved him as a prospect. I think he brings a lot to the table that the Wolves have been lacking in previous years, although because their defense was so good this year, it's maybe a little bit less urgent, not maybe. It is less urgent now. However, they still need guys in the rotation that are going to fit the culture defensively. And Josh Minek does that. He plays all out all the time and racked up steel rates and block rates in college. I've said it a bunch of times of the show, so I don't rehash it completely. But basically, steel and block rates that would have been either steel rate in his last year at college that would have been the best in the league. Had he been in the NBA in a block rate that would have been top 10 that year in the NBA. And this is a guy who played limited college minutes, limited opportunities in college, very raw, long, not tons of natural offensive skills with the ball in his hands. But he's so active and so big and so athletic, there's just a lot to like with Josh Minek. And so what the Wolves are looking to see out of him in summer league is, has he put any of those offensive skills together? Can he attack with the ball in his hands and get to the basket? Can he knock down, catch and shoot threes? They know he can rebound, they know he can defend, they know he's a fantastic off ball shot blocker, weak side shot blocker, help defender. Can he stay in front of smaller, quicker guys on the perimeter? So far in summer league, I've been very impressed. The offensive efficiency has not been there. But I go back to what I said, I think I said this yesterday, maybe late last week on the show. As important as it is to see if these guys are developing some of these other skills, by and large, if you're playing in summer league, unless you're Rob Dillingham, this is year one, you're probably, it's unlikely your future is as a top option or a number two option or a high usage guy who has a shot at an all-star team. That's no disrespect to any of these guys. And I certainly it's happened. Obviously, like there's plenty of former all-stars that have played in summer league. But by and large, if you're a turning player, that's probably not where you're going to be. You're probably looking for that that role to fill, that niche you're going to have for the team the following year. And like for instance, with Jane McDaniel's a couple of years ago, he did that. He worked on his on-ball skills in summer league. He scored a little bit. He had a couple of 20 plus point games and he had a couple of them this year in the show at the NBA level. But that's not his night in night out. He's the fourth option. And usually he's the fourth or fifth option, no matter who he's on the floor with. But it's important to have those skills in case he's called upon, in case the team is short handed, in case they need somebody to have a big game like happen in the playoffs a couple of times. I don't know that Jane McDaniel, I'm not saying he won't ever be an all-star. But the point is he's a really good role player. Most of the guys playing summer league need to find their role. What's their role going to be on an NBA level at the NBA level? And Josh might not going three for 11 in game one and four for 10 in game two. So seven for 21 so far shooting 33% from the floor. That's really not all that concerning to me. Why? Because he's doing all the other stuff well. 12 rebounds in his most recent game plus two steals in a block. So 12 rebounds, three stocks. Game one, he had eight rebounds and one block. So combined between the two, he's got 20 rebounds in four stocks in two games and roughly 30, 38 minutes played. That's pretty good. And he scored. It just hasn't been efficiently, but he's gotten the line, which has helped quite a bit because he's been so aggressive going to the basket, which is also very important. Game one, 12.8 rebounds shot only three of 11 and was 0 of three outside the arc, but he was six for six at the line. Game two, 15 points, 12 rebounds shot four of 10 from the four floor, one of four outside the arc, six of eight at the free throw line. So he is 12 of 14 on free throw attempts through two summer league games. That's fantastic. That's a fantastic free throw rate for somebody like Josh might not. And if he can just be a little more solid and he's been kind of hovering around league average in the G League in terms of three point percentage and a limited time at the NBA level, if he could be a league average three point shooter that at least makes you close out to the touch. And it's not a hard close out, but they have to at least respect you. It's not a Kyle Anderson close out, but it's a Jay McDaniel's close out. I know McDaniel shot 40% a couple years ago from three, but wasn't as good this year in teams at times were daring him to shoot threes. If he forces teams to at least respect the three point attempt, that's going to open up the pump fake and the hard drive to the rim where he can dunk on anybody. He's a big dude. He's athletic, long arms, strong. And if he adds the element where actually, I think what he's I've liked, I've enjoyed seeing it, but it's been sloppy. Is he looking to pass the ball? He had one really nice pass out of pick and roll. I think it was the first game, but overall, he's got five turnovers through two games, just too many for a guy like my not in the NBA regular season, because he's not going to have the ball in his hands being asked to do a whole lot with it in his hands in that scenario as much as he is in the summer league. But the point is he's getting the chance, he's getting these reps to do this stuff, but the stuff that he needs to be good at, he's already, he's doing that well as well. He's doing that well also. He's rebounding the basketball, he's racking up stocks. I think he's been very good defensively. I've been impressed with his perimeter defense. We saw two seasons ago, Finch put him in at the end of quarters in a handful of games and like, you know, just end clock situations like, Hey, I want another long defender on the floor. Didn't need him as much last year, TK Alexander Walker and, you know, his emergence and also with how much better, Kat and Nas were on the perimeter last season and how much better and aunt continues to get defensively. But that's the type of role might not could have this year is, Hey, come in and play hard for instead of 60 seconds or 30 seconds, like a couple years ago, it's a full, you know, three, four minutes, grab some rebounds, block some shots, be athletic, pump fake, you get to the basket. I still think there's a real shot. He gets 10th man minutes is what I've been calling it. I think it's right now him and Terrence Shannon Jr. And I think it's going to depend on the matchup. But those two guys are both going to have the opportunity at some of those minutes where some nights they don't play other nights, they play 12 minutes other nights, it's two minutes. But if somebody's out, somebody sick, resting on the back to back gets hurt, big foul trouble. It's Josh Minut or it's, or it's Terrence Shannon Jr. Almost that Troy Brown Jr role from the beginning of the year last year. I mean, he played heavy rotation minutes a couple of times. That's just how it happens over the course of a season. And God forbid somebody gets hurt for a longer period of time. Those are two different players. I recognize that mine and Shannon, excuse me, but they both bring the athleticism, the size, the perimeter, defense, just in a little bit of a different package. And of course, Shannon's a better score. He's a better three point shooter. Mine. It's a better defender and rebounder, probably a better overall defender, although Shannon's been impressive defensively as well. And I think he could be very good. But those guys will both get the opportunity at some of those minutes. And I've loved what I've seen so far from mine on, even if the offense hasn't been super efficient. All right. Quickly, Jesse Edwards. I've liked watching him again, two way big played last year at West Virginia, four years at Syracuse prior to that. He's a pick and roll big. He's going to dive through him after he sets screens, pretty good screen setter. One of the concerns I'd seen on Scottie reports from him coming out of college was, is the defense consistent? Does he know how to use his body? I actually think he's been really good positioning wise verticality. I think stained vertical has been very impressive. Young rookie big men really struggle with filing frequently in the NBA. And so far, he's only committed five files in in 35 minutes, which is pretty good for a guy who's also, you know, he's got what one, he's got three blocks total over two games. So three blocks to just five files. That's not bad. Now, rebounding wise, he's got to get a little bit busier, two rebounds in the first game in 17 minutes, game to six rebounds in 16 minutes. So not awful, but you'd like him to be averaging more than a free route for rebounds per game if he's going to play 16, 18 minutes. I think his presence around the rim has been good. He struggled with the free throw line and limited attempts. One of six overalls, obviously not great. But I think the feel for me has been impressive. It's been better than I expected his positioning. Again, the verticality is the most impressive thing, but I think he's got a real presence at the rim. And I think my take on it is the wolves are counting on him to be kind of their last line of defense. He's, you know, more of a, more of a traditional five, more of a traditional shop locker closer to the, to the realm of Rudy Gobert, then even then Luca Garza, who's more of an offensive big who's got some size and is a little bit more of a slower plotting big, but not a rim protector. He's more of an offensive end of the floor and guys like Leonard Miller, Josh Minut, they're really fours who can play the five in small ball lineups and just have a different skill set. Edwards is, is the only other big on the roster that's really that Gobert type skill set. And I think he's got a little bit upside. He's obviously an older player, but my take is the, the idea is he can fill in if Rudy's resting or Rudy's hurt or whatever. They're going to give him some run at the NBA level. And I think he'll, he'll be solid, especially defensively. I think his feel for a screen setting is pretty good as well. Okay. Let's close here by talking about what to look ahead for. Oh, and also in the deer heifie. We've got to talk a little bit about, excuse me, heifie, the deer heifie. We've got to talk a little bit more about Nadir. I talked briefly about him on Monday, but I want to spend a few more minutes on him. We'll do all that here next. Today's episode of lockdown, wolves is brought to us by our title sponsors at fain duel. I love sports. I love them so much. I never want them to stop. But now that we are in the dog days of summer, it is the all-star break for MLB. There is WNBA basketball and there's nothing else. There's no NBA. There's no NHL. There's no NFL training camps. Don't start for another week or two in the NFL. Of course, no college football. There's, there's nothing else happening right now. So there's still some stuff though, right? There's baseball picks back up later this week. We have the WNBA. We have the Olympics coming up soon. 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Let's talk about Nadir Heifie before we talk about what to look for. I I'll say what I said on Monday show because I gave him like 60 seconds. Nadir Heifie has gone from like the first half of the first game me thinking like this dude like if you didn't know anything about him, he'd be like this guy's the best player on the floor. I'd use the top top 10 pick top five pick and then there were stretches in the second half of that game and also in the second game where it was like how old is he is he just like a big high schooler that is just out here trying to shoot the ball every time he touches it. Like I'm being a little bit harsh and maybe a little dramatic on both ends but that's like if if I don't know I don't guess nobody and separately really hasn't even killed performance. I don't know that I describe anybody's performance as even killed or consistent except for maybe Terrence Shannon. I mean all over the place but in a good way not a bad way. They should well now they should mix a little bit all over the place too. But Heifie like completely volatile like he looked awesome early in the first game and then at times it was like what is what is this guy doing? He shot an identical five for 11 in both games which is crazy. You're not going to believe this. I I'm not I don't believe this five for 11. I checked a billion times to make sure I wasn't looking at the exact same box score twice five for 11 one for five outside the arc in both in both games in game one he did not get to the line game two seven of seven at the free throw line. Now the thing that like if you just look at that you'd say okay so not superficial at the three point shot overall though you can handle what did he score in this game. He had 18 on 11 shots in one of the games in the game where he got all the free throw attempts in the first game he had 11 on 11 shots. So the free throw attempts are of course the difference five 11's fine you know he'd love to make more threes but in the second game he had zero assists. He also had zero turnovers but zero assists and zero rebounds he had one steal. It's the only other thing he did but he had 18 points on 11 shots the first game however he did pass the ball a little bit better he had five assists one turnover and he also had three steals and three rebounds so he was more active in game one and and that's not a shock at all if you watch both games that clearly was the case the box score backs that up. A box score matches the eye test in this case. My the thing I was most impressive with is something that I had flagged just watching a little bit of him preparing for a summer league and also reading a couple scouting reports that are out there is that he plays hard all the time and that that is not that was not oversold 100% of the time this dude's going just on her miles an hour and it's great you'd rather have guys do that than not do that. My biggest critique though is is surely something that Chris Finch will will note is dude never met a shot he didn't like and I know he had the five assists and I know everybody's doing this in summer league like there's so many no pass possessions and so many just walk up threes like it's happening constantly and it's not just high feet but there were a couple instances where it was like man this this dude's got to pass the ball but he also had a couple really nice passes so really it fit everything I was expecting just maybe even more of a high usage guy than I even thought he clearly has the skill level and I think the size he's a little small but you know big enough to play point guard if he passes the ball consistently and well enough the three point shot it's been good enough in in playing Europe if that becomes better than league average then he's absolutely an NBA point guard I think he's going to be able to defend that's also a question mark I think he's athletic enough just based on these two you know 28 minutes or whatever in two summer league games he looks athletic enough to me he looks big enough he certainly plays hard enough to defend the question is going to be consistency level can he the shot selection improve itself and also strength I would say he's got to get a little bit stronger it looks like now he could get a shot off from anywhere like he was making he looks a little bit he's the mid range shot looks a little like a delo where he gets to his spot he's just sometimes bigger than the other guard or he or he doesn't elevate much on a shot but he gets it arcs it high enough to get it over a defender that piece reminds me a little bit of delo in a good way delo is incredible from the mid range I know I've said some said some stuff about delo on the show but like he's a great mid-range yeah great strong he's a very good mid-range shooter he could get a shot off from anywhere I think that's true with nadir hyphy it's shot selection and and some of that stuff that comes along with it I don't know what his future is he's still playing ball in Europe and he was caught from team france prior to the olympics prior to coming to minnesota for for a summer league training camp the wolves have already filled their two-way slots they've got one standard roster spot I don't think they're going to use it on a deer hyphy unless they just are in love with what they've seen I think the most likely scenario is the wolves can try and convince him to take an exhibit 10 and stay in the u.s and probably make less money than he's making in europe but have a shot at the g league if i'm him i go back to europe and dominate for another year and get a contract i don't think there's any way the wolves i don't believe unless i'm off base here i don't believe there's any way they can like retain his right so that if he doesn't sign any sort of a contract they didn't draft him right so i i think the most likely scenario is he goes back to europe and then ultimately finds a home in the nba that may not be minnesota i like him though i think he's got a future as as a like a six-man scoring guard and if he continues to get better and bigger uh you know stronger he's got a shot at being a starting guard in the league i don't think that's completely out of the question all right the wolves play again tonight on tuesday night they are of course two and oh and on tuesday they play uh seven p.m. espn two against the sixers entry into the las vegas summer league and then after tuesday they play again on thursday thursday's game is a is a 10 p.m central tip against the houston rockets on espn so two more games and then they get one more no matter what if they're if they go for no they'll be in the semi-finals which happen on sunday say a friday saturday off they play sunday and then the championship i believe is right away on monday if they win the semi-finals on sunday so we'll keep an eye on of course the results of the games but what to watch for in terms of the players is uh jailin clark's offense can he make can he get enough spot up shooting opportunities where the wolves feel comfortable with him like hey this dude's so good on defense and and by the way if you miss monday's show i spent all of monday talking jailin clark uh terence shannon jr rob dillingham and uh dation nix that's what i talked about monday jailin clark i said this monday's show i thought he was the best player in the floor for long stretches of time fantastic defensively good enough offensively athletic act active he looked more athletic than than i believed he was based on his ucla career i thought that was going to be a challenge in it maybe longer term but i thought he looked athletic enough to be a rotation player right away um so how does he hold up over the course of summer league maybe the wolves traback is minutes as they go because he hasn't played in 14 months or whatever uh actually more than that it's more like 16 months i think uh so we'll see that we'll see on that we'd of course love to see rob dillingham shoot the ball better the process has been very good let's pay attention to that terence shannon's consistency can he play this hard all the time can he do everything even when he doesn't have the ball in his hands is he's still gonna play hard defensively um i think that'll be really interesting and uh josh mind that catches shoot again like can he get some catches shoot opportunities can he make some threes can he pump fake and get to the cup get to the line more often uh we talked about or or or continue getting to the line often both he and terence shannon that's going to be key if they're going to win that tenth man rotation spot they both need to continue what they both should be very good at which is getting to the free throw line there were a lot of files called in the second wolf summer league game not as many as as the or not so much in the first game a lot in the second game so we'll see i mean the part of that was they just called everything in game two but both those guys should be able to get the line with frequency so we'll keep an eye on that in in game three here on tuesday all right wednesday show we'll talk all about tuesday night's game we'll talk about uh you know what happens in that game we'll talk key takeaways may do studs and duds may break out the old uh post game pod from you know it's been what six weeks since last post game pod so people will break that out on wednesday uh and we'll do that and then the rest of the week course we'll set you up with the rest of summer league we'll peek ahead to the rest of the summer we're still daily right now through the month of july monday through friday a big thank you for making locked on wolves your first listen every day of course this show is free and available everywhere that includes youtube as well as all of your favorite audio platforms wherever you like to listen to podcasts you can find locked out wolves you can 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The Minnesota Timberwolves are 2-0 in Las Vegas Summer League, and two of their returning players vying for regular-season rotation roles have played well in Leonard Miller and Josh Minott.
