“Be a leader of this team,” said Wolves assistant coach Kevin Hanson, who is coaching the Wolves’ Summer League team. “You know, he’s one of our oldest on the team, obviously, [playing] in college. I want to see his two-way ability. I mean, I think scoring is going to come pretty, pretty easy for him, but we want to see some decision-making out of him too.
“We’re going to put him in a lot of two-man actions. And it’s not all about scoring. You got to get your other, your teammates involved. But really, you know, we’re going to give him a tough task defensively, and he’s got to take that serious.”
Starting with Thursday afternoon’s game against New Orleans, Shannon will lead the Wolves in scoring during Summer League and have a couple of 30-point games. He turns 25 on July 30 and should have a physical advantage against other guards.
Playing defense and sharing the ball definitely are ways Shannon can grow his game.
Watching him get downhill and attack the rim in Las Vegas over the next two weeks will be quality entertainment.