We know that the Wolves are looking for reinforcement at the point guard position, to replace Mike Conley and Jordan McLaughlin. They recently tested Elfrid Payton and Kennedy Chandler, and they obviously inquired about Cameron Payne, just released by the Spurs.
Shams Charania announces that they are coming too to sign Daishen Nix. The insider of The Athletic speaks of a one-year contract, but we can think that it is a non-guaranteed offer, and therefore above all an invitation to the “training camp”, which could lead to a real contract if Chris Finch is seduced.
But for that, it will certainly be necessary for Daishen Nix (1m93, 21 years old) to show more than what he has been able to display since he arrived in the NBA.
A prospect who was widely followed in high school, the leader was supposed to join UCLA but ultimately preferred to join the G-League while the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted all basketball championships.
Undrafted after his year spent with Team Ignite, he was still picked up by the Rockets, where he failed to establish himself in a very young group. Last year, he averaged only 4.0 points and 2.3 assists, over 16 minutes, in the 57 games he played. At 34% success rate including 29% by far.
