The Minnesota Timberwolves' starting lineup has played the second-most minutes of any five-man lineup combination in the NBA. Only the starting unit of Tom Thibodeau's New York Knicks has played more — and far more — minutes together.

If I felt that the magic bullet was changing the starting lineup, I would’ve done that already,” head coach Chris Finch told reporters after a blowout loss in Detroit on

Putting DiVincenzo in the starting lineup also gives him a role closer to what he had in New York last season when he thrived as a spark-plug shooter and defender for the Knicks. He started 68 games in the regular season and every playoff game for New York.