On Friday it was announced that Thunder Rookie Center Thomas Sorber tore his judge ACL out of season on Thursday during a training. That catastrophic injury will approach the big man throughout the season 2025-26. Sorber was generally selected in the NBA design of 2025, two slots before the Timberwolves made their first round selection.
There is a possibility that Minnesota would have taken the 6-foot-10 center from Georgetown with their 17th general choice if Oklahoma City had decided to go somewhere else with their selection.
Timberwolves took Joan Beringer two picks after Thunder Selected Thomas Sorber
It will probably never be known whether Minnesota Sorber would have taken if he was still close to Pick No. 17. Instead, they took the French center Joan Beringer with that selection.
For a Timberwolves team with championship ambitions, it would have been a big loss to lose their first round pick for the entire season. With the wolves that use their two concept choices on centers (Rocco Zikarsky, with the 45th selection), it seems clear that the team hopes to find a successor to Rudy Gobert as soon as he continues.
Gobert, preparing for his 13th NBA season and fourth with the Timberwolves, became 33 years old on 26 June. He was signed until 2026-27, with a player option of $ 38 million in 2027-28. If he records his player option and stays with Minnesota, Beringer is only 22 years old when Gobert’s contract is set to expire.
Crucial year of development in store for Beringer
Beringer only becomes 19 years old until November. He doesn’t even have that much experience playing basketball sport. His minutes cannot be consistent to start the season, but he could be useful, especially on the days that Minnesota can be on the front hip. Beringer seems to have a lot of potential, in particular the defensive end, which means that he can be the best option of Minnesota to fill in as a rim protector in games that can be forced to be forced to be. Naz Reid is certainly ahead of Beringer on the depth map, but he is not the level of defender that could be Beringer.
Moreover, Beringer receives a crucial year of development and will probably learn to look and practice a ton. Again, it is unclear whether the Timberwolves Sorber would have taken if he had still been available on their choice, but not having him the entire season would have been a huge blow.
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