Drew Timme's early season was a chaotic tug-of-war between his dazzling post moves and his glaring physical limitations as a fringe rotation player. When given a real leash on 01/17 vs POR, he completely dismantled their interior defense with elite footwork, racking up 21 points and a +3.7 impact score in 29 minutes. He even managed to be a massive plus without scoring a single point on 01/24 vs DAL. During that brief eight-minute stint, his exceptional positional awareness in drop coverage anchored the paint to earn a +3.1 impact score despite putting up zero points. But the margins for an under-athletic big man are brutally thin in the modern NBA. Opponents aggressively hunted his slow feet in space, perfectly illustrated on 01/30 vs WAS where he posted a disastrous -7.5 impact score. Despite playing 17 minutes and handing out three assists, he was relentlessly targeted in high pick-and-rolls, bleeding points on the defensive end. Timme remains a fascinating situational specialist who must constantly scheme around his heavy-footed defense to survive.