Early in the season, Jaylen Clark became a favorite among Minnesota Timberwolves fans. It's hard not to admire his defensive tenacity and continuous energy. However, Clark's offensive skill set has clear limitations -- as time went on, his role in the rotation and overall impact started to dwindle.
As such, once the Wolves traded for Ayo Dosunmu and Terrence Shannon Jr. returned from injury, Clark's path to keeping his spot in the rotation seemed dim. Unsurprisingly, in three of Shannon's first four games back, Clark has received a DNP-CD. It's worth noting that in the one game Clark appeared in, he notched just eight minutes in a game without Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid.