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Kris Dunn feeds pass to Karl-Anthony Towns between his legs

By Gerald Bourguet

Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kris Dunn (3) in action against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 93-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kris Dunn (3) in action against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 93-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Kris Dunn served up the assist of the night on Saturday, feeding Karl-Anthony Towns a pass between his legs.

It may have surprised some people to hear the Minnesota Timberwolves entertained a Ricky Rubio-for-Derrick Rose swap at the 2017 NBA Trade Deadline, but if backup point guard Kris Dunn keeps showing flashes of potential like this, perhaps that may have been why.

The Wolves were looking for a point guard to bridge the gap between now and the day their young rookie is ready to take the helm at the 1, which makes sense since Dunn has struggled in his first NBA season.

However, Minnesota wisely chose to keep Rubio as the guard to bridge the gap. If highlight plays like Saturday’s dime to Karl-Anthony Towns are any indication, perhaps it won’t take so long for Dunn to take the next step after all.

With the Houston Rockets leading in the second quarter of Saturday night’s game, Dunn pushed the ball up the floor on the fast break. He hesitated for a minute, froze the defense and bounced the ball backwards between his legs to a cutting Karl-Anthony Towns.

Towns finished the layup and Dunn got one of the nicest assists of his young NBA career.

https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/835682806248407042

Rubio is still the starter in Minnesota, and we should mention that Dunn is only averaging 3.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.1 rebounds in his 16.6 minutes per game. He’s only shooting 36.7 percent from the field and 26.5 percent from three-point range as well.

However, he has the tools to be a very good NBA player one day, even if he is already 22. Dunn should become a tenacious defender and if he can ever develop a serviceable jump shot, the Wolves will be in a very good place moving forward.

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Dunn has shown very few signs of being ready to bypass Ricky Rubio in the depth chart, but maybe with more flashes of potential like this, he’ll get the engine rolling soon.

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