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Free Agent Search - Part One

Tony Allen



Age  35 - 6'4 - SG
 

2016/17 Season Stats:
9.1PPG - 5.5RPG - 1.4APG - 1.6SPG - 1.4TOPG - 46.1FG% - 27.8 3PT - 61.5FT%

Why the Timberwolves should want Tony Allen:
Tony Allen is a rare breed in the NBA in this day and age, he is an absolute elite defender while really possessing no other glaring skills.

His defense is something the Timberwolves sorely need, although the acquisitions of Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson will help sure up the defensive woes somewhat, the addition of Tony Allen turns the Wolves in to a team with multiple offensive stars as well as multiple lockdown defenders.

Tony Allen has been an All Defensive Team member the last 3 seasons, and 6 overall in his career. Allen led the league last year in Steal Percentage and is 2nd among all active players today, he also 5th in Defensive Rating among all active players.

To put it lightly, Tony Allen is a beast on the defensive end.

Why the Timberwolves shouldn't want Tony Allen:

This is where the rare breed type operator comes in to play with Tony Allen, his defense is elite there is no doubt, but on the other end of the court Allen really struggles. His 3PT shot is his biggest downfall, a place where the Wolves desperately need resources.

In 2015/16 Allen seemed to have made strides towards a better shot from range with a 35.7% clip, but he regressed to worse than his well under league average career mark of 28.0% (27.3) It is not only the outside shot, but Allen also has shot under 70% from the charity stripe for the last 4 seasons.

Tony Allen won't solve the Wolves shooting woes, in fact he may just make them worse, but the 6 time Defensive Team member could just turn the Wolves spotty defense into a scary one.

Article from Jake Paynting for The Howl In The Tree's
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