From the West African nation of Senegal, the large Center, Gorgui Dieng, played in the United States in High School and college at the University of Louisville.  Taken 21st in the 2014 Draft, Dieng played his first five-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota, where in both 2015-16 & 2016-17, he averaged just over 10 Points and seven Rebounds per Game, which would be the apex of his career.

Dieng was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2019-20 season, and he went on play for San Antonio and Atlanta, but by far his best run in the NBA was with the Timberwolves.

Coming out of UCLA, Point Guard, Pooh Richardson (yes, he was named after Winnie the Pooh), never missed a game in his three seasons with the Timberwolves.  The former Pac-10 Freshman of the Year would average 15 Points per Game in Minnesota, which was by far the best offensive output of his career…though he never did learn how to shoot free throws!

No matter the efficiency of Ricky Rubio, one thing can always be stated about Spanish Point Guard, Ricky Rubio; he is always exciting to watch!

From the small Basketball mad nation of Montenegro, Nikola Pekovic took his sweet time making his way to the NBA as he was busy dominating the Euro League.  Pekovic would finish third in Most Improved Voting in the 2011/12 season and followed that up with two seasons averaging over 15 Points and 8 Rebounds per Game.  Pekovic would suffer ankle issues in the 2014/15 season that limited his playing time to 31 Games and even less in he next season where he only played in 12.  He would be waived shortly after as he was not able to contribute on an NBA level but he was still a very good player on albeit poor Timberwolves teams.