Chris Finch is a huge believer in his new Minnesota Timberwolves backcourt of LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards, even if he expects some growing pains along the way.<\/p>\n
“There’s tremendous potential for those guys to be dynamic, explosive, entertaining, all of that stuff,” Finch told Yahoo Sports’ Kelly Iko<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We’re looking at idealized versions of everybody when we make these kinds of guesses, but that’s also part of our job to try and predict these things. I think the ceiling is extremely high, but we have lots of work to do to solidify it.”<\/p>\n Edwards and Ball took the court as teammates for the first time in Monday’s 116-97 preseason win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Ball finished with 11 points and three assists in his unofficial team debut, with two of his assists setting up Edwards in different spots.<\/p>\n In their first connection, Ball dished it to Edwards for a clean three after blowing by Kevin Porter Jr. and drawing in Edwards’ defender, Jaime Jaquez Jr., off the perimeter.<\/p>\n This is exactly what we envisioned in a LaMelo Ball – Anthony Edwards freelance pairing.<\/p>\n LaMelo draws KPJ out with a deep fake, drives the gap, Jaime Jaquez helps off the strong-side corner, Ant drills the three. https:\/\/t.co\/GlYUD98l4m<\/p>\n