23-year old SG/SF Wesley Johnson, 25-year old center Nikola Pekovic and 24-year old forward Lazar Hayward are off to a so/so start for the T-Wolves this year. Johnson has earned his way into the starting lineup at shooting guard but his natural position is small forward as he plays his best ball closer to the basket. Johnson has played in 13 games (9 starts) so far this year for the Timberwolves and he is averaging 28.9 minutes, 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He is only shooting 40.8% from the floor, 35.6% from three point range and 65.2% from the free throw line this year so he will need to improve all of those %’s as the year goes on. Nikola Pekovic has been decent so far this year for the T-Wolves. He has played in 10 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves this year and he is averaging 13.4 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Lazar Hayward hasn’t had much of a chance to show what he can do this year. He has played in 9 games (0 starts) for the T-Wolves this year and he is averaging 8.6 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Hayward is only shooting 13.6% (3 of 22) from the floor so far this year. He won’t see many minutes until his shooting improves.

21-year old point guard Jonny Flynn was solid as a rookie for the Timberwolves this year. Flynn played in 81 games (all starts) for the Timberwolves this season and he averaged 28.9 minutes, 13.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He has a kind of swagger to him that rubs off on his teammates. The only thing I think he needs to do is pass more next season as they has already proven that he can score. A point guard’s job is to make everyone better offensively around him and I think Flynn will do more of that next season. 22-year old shooting guard Wayne Ellington really played decent off the bench and he could work his way into more playing time in the future. Ellington played in 76 games (1 start) for the Timberwolves this year and he averaged 18.2 minutes, 6.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.

The Timberwolves have been very happy with their rookies this season. Point guard Jonny Flynn has been starting since day #1 for the T-Wolves and he seems to be getting better every day. Flynn has played in 58 games (all starts) for the Timberwolves this season and he is averaging 29.2 minutes, 13.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. I fully expect Flynn to keep getting better as time goes by especially if the T-Wolves upgrade the roster. Shooting guard Wayne Ellington has been solid off the bench for the Minnesota T-Wolves this season. He has played in 56 games (1 start) for the Timberwolves this season and he is averaging 17.8 minutes, 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Ellington could force his way into the starting lineup down the road if he keeps improving.

Starting point guard Jonny Flynn has hit the ground running in Minnesota. He has played in 35 games (all starts) for the T-Wolves so far this season and he is averaging 29.2 minutes, 14.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Flynn will be the starting point guard for a long time if he continues to improve as a player and there is no reason to think he won’t. Shooting guard Wayne Ellington has worked his way into the rotation lately for the T-Wolves. He has played in 33 games (1 start) for the T-Wolves this season and he is averaging 17.2 minutes, 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. It’s too bad that the Timberwolves didn’t select someone else instead of Ricky Rubio or this would truly be a outstanding rookie class.

Jonny Flynn is one of the many great guards from this year’s rookie class.  Flynn has been even better than expected for the Timberwolves this year, and it looks like the small but strong guard will continue to get better.  Flynn will be a fun player to watch in Minnesota for years to come, but see where he ranks now among the other Top Rookies in the NBA so far.