After playing sparingly both on the Sixers summer league team and with the Timberwolves in the preseason, it seemed like Melo Trimble might also need some time to make a splash in the NBA's Developmental League. But the former Maryland basketball star has needed no such adjustment period.

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Trimble's averaging more than 23 points and six assists per game through four games with the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota's G League affiliate, While his shooting numbers still leave room for improvement -- 42 percent overall and 27.3 percent from three -- he's getting to the free-throw line eight times a game and posting nearly a two-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio. That hot start earned him a spot among some recognizable names on Basketball Insiders' list of six G League players who could be earning NBA looks, along with Kenrick Perkins, Quinn Cook, Trey Burke, Emeka Okafor and Dwight Buycks:

Unlike Cook, Iowa guard Melo Trimble is on a standard G-League contract making him an eligible free agent. It’s unlikely anyone pounces on Melo early, but if he continues to play at the level he’s played in his first four games, he could be a call-up candidate. Trimble was a standout player at Maryland but never got enough traction to be a draft pick. In four games with the Wolves, he is averaging 23.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6.3 assists. Trimble’s efficiency numbers are not great, so time will tell if this is just early success or if there is something worth looking at on the NBA level. Trimble’s appeal is that he is obtainable right away, especially if he continues to play well.

It might be a little while before Trimble gets an NBA offer, in part because of those shooting numbers and also because he's dealing with a pulled groin that caused him to miss Iowa's most recent game, but it doesn't hurt his cause that he's a free agent; any team, not just the Timberwolves, can call him up at any time.