The Minnesota Timberwolves’ defense has been up and down (mostly down) throughout the season. They started out the year awful, but then had a stretch where they played really well from Mid-to-late December until the middle of January. Unfortunately, they’re in the middle of another downswing again.
There are certainly a lot of factors at play and components we can easily identify as the issue.
However, their pick-and-roll defense is not what one of the main issues. They currently rank 14th in the NBA by allowing 0.83 points per possession to the roll man and 18th by allowing 1.