{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_s2c6ffbdtodcexiv5sxa","title":"Why LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert pairing could become Timberwolves’ secret weapon","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/why-lamelo-ball-rudy-gobert-pairing-could-become-timberwolves-secret-s2c6ffbdto","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_s2c6ffbdtodcexiv5sxa","seq":1388974,"kind":"article","title":"Why LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert pairing could become Timberwolves’ secret weapon","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/why-lamelo-ball-rudy-gobert-pairing-could-become-timberwolves-secret-weapon","summary":"MINNEAPOLIS — While much has been made of the addition of LaMelo Ball and how he will add several dimensions to the team’s offense that may have once seemed foreign, none may be more important than the potential pick-and-roll combination between himself and Rudy Gobert. “We want to mimic some of the things that (LaMelo) […] The post Why LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert pairing could become Timberwolves’ secret weapon appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-10-02T16:01:02Z","seen":"2026-10-02T16:49:11Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","topics":["nba","minnesota timberwolves","chris finch","lamelo ball","rudy gobert"],"authors":["Jack Azoulay-Haron"],"entities":[{"id":"Q28741203","name":"LaMelo Ball","type":"person"},{"id":"Q3446792","name":"Rudy Gobert","type":"person"},{"id":"Q170558","name":"Minnesota Timberwolves","type":"org"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Rudy-Gobert-and-LaMelo-Ball.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_s2c6ffbdtodcexiv5sxa","category":"sport","category_p":0.8500000238418579,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.20999999344348907,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}