Timberwolves just quietly made their plan for Joan Beringer crystal clear

2025 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot | Harry How/GettyImagesRecently, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic did a "mailbag" article about the Minnesota Timberwolves' upcoming season. One of the more intriguing questions was about rookie French big man Joan Beringer's role.

"The Wolves love what they’ve seen from Beringer in his early days here, Krawczynski wrote. I think he will see some time in Iowa to get some run and ease into things since he doesn’t turn 19 until November. But Connelly and general manager Matt Lloyd made it clear after they drafted him that he was going to spend plenty of time with the big club this season. They think he can play on defense right now. Given the Wolves already have…