Wolves should not overthink it, take Hield or Murray

Flashback to 2009 and Minnesota has both the No. 5 and No. 6 pick in the draft. Ricky Rubio was taken by the Wolves with the fifth pick and they had a decision to make with the next pick. Timberwolves General Manager David Kahn decided to take Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn........one selection before the Golden State Warriors selected some guy out of Davidson named Stephen Curry.

Fast forward to the the 2016 draft and one or both of the draft's sharp shooters will most likely be available to the Wolves at pick No. 5. Minnesota has two enormous needs heading into the draft, a starting power forward and shooting.

It sounds like the top four in the draft will be the big two in this draft, LSU forward Ben Simmons and Duke forward Brandon Ingram, along with Providence point guard Kris Dunn and International big man Dragan Bender. That would leave the Wolves with a choice to make. Minnesota could still trade the pick, but if they keep it, which top shooting guard does it take?

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield is a bit older as a prospect, but he may be the most pro ready prospect in the draft. He is ready to come in and contribute right away. For a coach like Tom Thibodeau who favors older players, Hield would make sense. He averaged 25 points per game, which was second in the country and he shot 46 percent from behind the 3-point line.

As good as Hield was during the regular season, he took his game up to another level in the NCAA Tournament. He averaged more than 25 points per game on 53 percent shooting. He scored 37 in Oklahoma's Elite 8 win against Oregon. He struggled against Villanova in the Final Four, but that does not take away from the incredible tournament he had up until that point. He has a tremendous work ethic and will work to improve his weaknesses. He would be a safe pick for the Wolves and I believe he would make teams foolish for passing on him.

Murray, on the other hand, is a freshman who did not shoot as well as Hield this past season, but most people consider him to have a greater upside than Hield. Although not as good of a shooting year as the Oklahoma star, Murray still had a very good year. He is a combo guard, but is best suited to play off the ball, much like current Wolf Zach LaVine.

Murray shot 45 percent overall and 41 percent from deep, helping lead his Kentucky Wildcats to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He has shown glimpses of what he can be as a player. Murray was consistent for the Wildcats, scoring in double figures in every game except for one and scored more than 20 in 12 consecutive games late in the year.

As of right now, Dunn is a possibility at No. 5 and would probably be the pick if he were to fall to them. But people seem to think a team may trade in front of the Wolves to take the point guard from Providence. A lot can change as we near the draft, but with the Wolves in need of shooting, Hield or Murray would be the best way to go in two weeks.