Then it’s back home to tussle with Rudy Gobert’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Thanks to some early hockey lessons, Zach Edey is ready to run headfirst into the challenge.

Zach Edey, the 7-foot-4 ... hoops saying “you can’t teach size” will always be true, Edey had other interests, namely hockey and baseball. “My dad told me about him a long time ago ...

And apologies off the top for coming with a size-related dad joke, but it’s Zach Edey ... s "enforcer." Edey is certainly big enough for the job. Maybe he didn’t leave his hockey roots ...