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How rookie Wendell Moore Jr. could contribute to Timberwolves this season

Wendell Moore Jr.'s basketball IQ kicks in even before Kevin Burleson is done designing a play. The Wolves rookie quickly determines what his responsibilities are, impressing Burleson with how quickly he picks things up.

"Dell has that old man's soul to the game," said Burleson, the former Gopher and current Wolves player development coach who is running the Wolves' NBA Summer League team. "He's got that calmness, like. 'Okay, I got this.' "

When the "old man's soul' remark was relayed to Moore, the Wolves' first-round pick out of Duke said with a chuckle "I'm not really sure what that means.