It took until late August, but the Minnesota Timberwolves completed their starting lineup with the addition of Jonathan Kuminga.

Kuminga will join LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, and Jaden McDaniels as the five starters in Minnesota.

The addition of Kuminga was a big victory for the Timberwolves as he signed a team-friendly deal at $6 million per season, and he’s a player who fits the vision of the new-look Timberwolves with Ball running the point.

The hope is that Kuminga’s athleticism and aggressiveness will allow for more points at the rim and on the break.

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch would seem to agree.

Speaking at media day on Monday, Finch said about Kuminga and his fit, “Athleticism, skill, and power. — He does some things naturally at a high level that we've not been particularly good at. Rebounding, running in transition, cutting.”

While teams adore spacing, Kuminga isn’t going to help in that department as he’s just a career 33% three-point shooter. The Timberwolves are used to not having that kind of frontcourt spacing, having had Julius Randle at the power forward spot the past two seasons.

They’ve still managed to work around it thanks to screens and cuts, where Kuminga provides more value than Randle as he’s better suited for that role and is more athletic.

With the Atlanta Hawks, 30% of Kuminga’s shots came at the rim. Expect that number to go up as a member of the Timberwolves.

Where Kuminga should thrive is in transition. The Timberwolves have four guys who can all get out on the break and use their speed, athleticism, and finishing to put pressure on the rim and catch defenses napping.

Gobert is one of the best defenders and rebounders in the league, and he should end plenty of possessions with his defensive rebounding before getting the ball to one of his playmakers.

Kuminga is great at getting to the rim, and even if he doesn’t finish, he can draw a foul.

Ball and Edwards are going to run the majority of the offense, but Kuminga is a smart cutter who can use a Gobert screen or the spacing of others to get himself easy baskets behind the defense.

There will be an adjustment period for everyone in the Timberwolves starting lineup as they build chemistry throughout the year, but they should end up with a top-ten offense this season.