Everyone calm down, Zach Lowe believes the Minnesota Timberwolves’ point guard situation is fine as is. Okay, taking one analyst’s word as bond probably isn’t smart, but Lowe’s opinion does hold a little more weight in NBA circles than any other podcaster’s. Lowe, on a recent episode of The Zach Lowe Show, had this to say about the Wolves’ backcourt experiment:

“I hear… consternation about, ‘Do we need to start a traditional point guard next to Ant’… I really like that five-man lineup. When I watch it, I don’t really feel like it needs a whole lot of anything…I’m talking DiVincenzo, Ant, Jaden, Randle, Gobert. I think the point Ant experiment has been a resounding success…”

Lowe’s eyes don’t deceive him. After Tuesday’s win against the Knicks, that lineup has a plus-11.2 net rating in 264 minutes played. It’s the perfect balance of shooting, defensive upside, playmaking, and creation. The absence of a “true” point guard has not been a detriment at all. Ant and Donte are both nearly true point guards, and the combination of their playmaking chops adds up to a pretty great backcourt.

Those two guys have a plus-9.5 net rating when they share the court together, which is a tad bit better than Edwards’ and Mike Conley’s minus-13.2 net rating when they’re both on the court, or Edwards’ and Rob Dillingham’s plus-2.7. Ant’s career has mostly taken place alongside another primary ballhandler, but the success of this shift to point Ant, as Lowe said, has been resounding.

Anthony Edwards is a capable point guard, but is that enough?

Herein lies the biggest question. Is Anthony Edwards being a good point guard enough to propel this team in the postseason? Would it hurt to add another reliable backcourt option? Lowe also conceded that Ant is not quite a Luka-level point guard. Granted, no one is, but as Wolves fans have learned in the past two years, leaving any meat on the bone in the playoffs could result in heading home early. Really good duct tape is still duct tape in the end.

For the time being, Ant’s successes as a point guard and Donte’s ability to pick up any slack surprisingly well have quelled fears from the fanbase about a lack of point guard depth as Conley’s deterioration and Dillingham’s lack of development continue.

If this is the last we ever hear about the ball-handling conundrum in Minnesota, that would be great. I doubt it will be.