Former Timberwolves draft pick quietly saved his career in a unique way

Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Clippers | Ronald Martinez/GettyImagesBack in 2016, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Kris Dunn with the fifth overall pick. Dunn would only spend one season with the Wolves before being traded as part of the Jimmy Butler trade. The Providence College product averaged just 3.8 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.1 rebounds as a 22-year-old rookie. Dunn bounced back with the Chicago Bulls, averaging 13.4 points in his second season.

However, after a three-year tenure with the Bulls, Dunn's career was seemingly in jeopardy. From 2020 to 2023, Dunn played 40 total games with three different teams. In the first two seasons of the 2020s, it looked like Dunn's poor shooting…