Donte DiVincenzo

Able to pinpoint precisely where things went awry as his team attempted their hand at correcting a 13-point halftime deficit, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ head coach settled on one differentiator: the Los Angeles Lakers simply “wanting it more.” Through a sizzling second-half shooting touch and a tenacious two-energy befitting of his bright orange-colored shoe selection, Donte DiVincenzo ensured that such struggles wouldn’t become a pattern. Authoring a brilliant two-steals-in-eight-seconds sequence, DiVincenzo kickstarts his magic, first by taking on the unenviable task of barricading a full-steam-ahead LeBron James cut to the rim, hustling to force turnover No. 1. Reattaching his superhero cape once more after his teammates cough up their own turnover, the newly-acquired Timberwolves talent takes flight, disrupting Los Angeles’ plans once more in the passing lanes, this time eventually setting up a score. Tallying a +9 plus-minus in the third quarter alone, DiVincenzo propelled that brilliant two-way period into a 10-point, three-rebound, three-assist, two-steal, two-triple showing during a closely-contested loss on October 22, 2024.