Overview
- After a 21-point breakout against Portland, Timme stayed in JJ Redick’s rotation and added 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 11 minutes in a win over Denver.
- LeBron James praised Timme’s feel for the game and urged the team to keep playing him, highlighting his IQ translating at the NBA level.
- Against Toronto, Timme helped flip a seven-point deficit with rebounding and a made three, finishing +17 in 16 minutes as Redick lauded a supersized Vando–Timme–Ayton–LeBron stretch.
- Timme remains on a two-way deal and has shuttled to South Bay, where he’s averaging nearly 25 points per game as part of the organization’s integrated development approach.
- Competing with Jared Vanderbilt and Rui Hachimura for minutes, the undrafted big has posted a plus-20 in 56 minutes over three games while continuing to face questions about defensive fit.