Ricky Rubio unanimously wins best passer. Day 10: Who’s our best perimeter defender?

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1. Jaden

2. There’s arguments but I think it has to go to Jaden. That play with him and NAW putting Murray in a blender is pure hype

3. We got Jaden Mcdaniels

4. Perimeter defense has changed over the years so much but it probably has to be Jaden. (If we were taking KG and sticking him at the 3, he would totally lock it up in today’s game but he was never asked to do that and picking KG for half the category feels like a copout)

5. Jaden “I Feel Nothing” McDaniels

6. Honorable mention to Trenton Hassell

7. Corey Brewer

8. David Kahn as runner up for best passer is hilarious

9. Jaden McDaniels

10. Luc Mbah a Moute

11. AK47

12. Trevor Plouffe

13. Josh Okogie

14. The corpse of Tashaun Prince

15. 1. Jaden
    2. Technically Butler but fuck that guy so Hassell

16. Anthony Edwards should get some flowers here too. Most defensive win shares on our roster in last year’s playoffs and most after Rudy in the regular season (4.7!). I believe that’s the most by any Timberwolves guard in a single season. He also led the team by that metric in the 2023 regular season and playoffs.

17. Runner up is the security guard that took down the protester before they reached the court

18. Can’t forget AK47

19. Trenton Hassell

20. NAW = RU

21. Jaden, okogie HM

22. They got empty gridspace but we got Jaden McDaniels

23. Jaden

    Okogie

    Rubio honestly deserves a shout out for all the steals he got but he wasn’t ever a lockdown like the Jaden/Okogie.

24. Jaden, Okogie or NAW

    Probably Jaden

25. Hassell

26. Jaden is one of the best perimeter defenders I’ve seen period.

    Just to be clear, not the best, but one of them.

27. Trenton Hassell

28. Andrew Wiggins 😍😍

29. 1. Jaden 2. Butler 3. Hassell 4. Okogie 5. NAW or Ant

30. Jaden

    RU Okogie

31. Josh Okogie against James Harden

32. McDaniels is probably the Wolves best Wing/Forward perimeter defender, Okogie probably the best lock down perimeter defender, NAW probably the best Guard/ small Wing perimeter defender but I’m gonna say Vanderbilit because of his versatility as a perimeter defender. 

33. Jaden followed by Trenton Hassell

34. KG at his peak basically played the 3 on defense and defended perimeter players a ton. Tracy McGrady said KG defended him the best he’s ever been guarded. Nobody was better on switches in NBA history. I think it’s him, his versatility was just insane

35. Hassell.

36. Jaden but NAW as runner up.

37. 1: Jaden
    2: NAW
    3: Okogie

38. Anyone else remember Trenton Hassell and his defense during our old playoff glory days. Trenton was the Jaden of that era.
    I got to play 21 with him back when I was a young teen, awesome guy and one of our best defenders of all time.

39. Haskell should be runner up