https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/137/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/mike-conley-gave-us-a-glimpse-of-what-he-can-do-for-the-wolves/Leading up to last Thursday’s trade deadline, the Minnesota Timberwolves were in trade rumors surrounding D'Angelo Russell. Despite my desire to see the Wolves stand pat and hold onto their current roster, they dealt Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal. A trade that landed Minne...15568Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/acquiring-conley-reaffirms-minnesotas-bright-future/The NBA media landscape is smattered with consensus takes that the Minnesota Timberwolves are in complete disarray. This animosity has seeped into the veins of the fanbase, causing widespread panic and vitriol toward any move the new general manager makes. Contrary to what talking heads at ESPN an...15567Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-aaron-rodgers-darkness-retreat-visions-could-affect-the-vikings/In a few days, Aaron Rodgers will approach an abandoned old house and prepare for “a darkness retreat.” Loaded up on ayahuasca, psychedelic drugs, and horse tranquilizers – the last two can’t be confirmed – Rodgers will spend the next 100 hours in darkness, alone with his thoughts.   With no musi...15565Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-matt-boldy-contract-value-stats-salary-cap-bill-guerin-trade-deadline-playoffs/Prospects are all the rage in the State of Hockey this week. Why? Part of it, of course, comes from The Athletic's Scott Wheeler ranking the Minnesota Wild's farm system No. 1 in hockey this week. The other is that thinking about the future is a welcome distraction when everything else is falling...15561Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/anthony-edwards-could-break-lebrons-scoring-record/The NBA world stopped for about 10 minutes on Tuesday night when LeBron James knocked down a turnaround jumper over Kenrich Williams to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, finally breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record that stood for 39 years. LeBron’s record is barely 48 hours old, and yet u...15560Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-give-up-on-kat-and-gobert-working-together/Coming into the season, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert were the focal point of the Minnesota Timberwolves' off-season discourse. And rightfully so. As you’ve probably heard, the Wolves paid a king's ransom for the three-time DPOY. No matter what you thought about the pairing, Connelly gave up...15559Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kaprizov-always-brings-the-thrills-no-matter-how-bad-things-get/The State of Hockey has a pretty big gap in its resume when it comes to having a superstar. There’ve been plenty of prominent personalities and lots of good players. Still, after Marian Gaborik left in 2009, there’s been an absence of the superstar-type player who every hockey market salivates ove...15557Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/dont-sell-trevor-larnach-short/FanGraphs released their annual ZiPS projections for the upcoming MLB season, and it looks like they project some stellar performances from a few of the Minnesota Twins’ star players. FanGraphs projects Carlos Correa to hit 24 home runs with an .818 OPS. They peg Byron Buxton for 33 bombs and an ....15556Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-does-mike-conley-change-minnesotas-offensive-dynamic/The Minnesota Timberwolves ended the D'Angelo Russell experiment on Wednesday, sending him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade. The Lakers sent Russell Westbrook to Utah, likely to get bought out. The Wolves received Mike Conley from the Jazz and sent Russell back to Los Angeles. Old f...15555Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-is-the-lewis-cine-hire/The Minnesota Vikings ended their anxiety-inducing search for a new defensive coordinator on Monday afternoon. Former Miami Dolphins head coach and recent Pittsburgh Steelers linebackers coach Brian Flores always appeared to be the unanimous fan favorite throughout this process. Therefore, the hir...15553Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-could-pull-out-the-reverse-card-in-2023/The 2022 Minnesota Vikings had a successful season by most measures. Most teams would probably just make a few tweaks here and there and run it back. But there are three big areas the Vikings could go in a completely opposite direction this season compared to last. In some ways, it might be a tota...15549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-marco-rossi-minnesotas-canary-in-the-coal-mine/Bill Guerin said Marco Rossi was “the guy we had been targeting all along” after selecting the 5’9” center 9th overall in 2020. Rossi saw the Minnesota Wild as a perfect fit. “They need a center,” he said. “I’m a center. I’m 100 percent ready. My impact is going to be my whole game.”   Rossi’s fa...15548Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-dean-evason-lineup-changes-first-top-line-lines-center-hartman-steel-gaudreau-rossi/The Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. – Something we all have seen somewhere at some point.   - But really, Albert Einstein. Maybe? Who really knows who said that? And who really cares?   It’s a great quote. Simple, concise, and m...15547Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-twins-trust-their-rotation-more-in-2023/Coming into this offseason, one of the Minnesota Twins’ main objectives was to bolster the team’s starting pitching. It’s been an area of focus for the Twins every offseason in recent memory.   Trading for Pablo López might not be as notable as adding a Justin Verlander or Carlos Rodón, but he st...15545Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/james-van-riemsdyk-is-the-ideal-rental-for-the-wild/As the State of Hockey's premium conversation-starters, 10K Rinks is always glad when a topic we've broached goes mainstream. We've mentioned in passing that James van Riemsdyk would be a good fit for the Minnesota Wild a couple of times in the past few weeks. Now, Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet i...15544Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/michael-wilson-could-become-the-missing-piece-in-minnesotas-wr-puzzle/The Minnesota Vikings should take note of Stanford wide receiver Michael Wilson, who was one of the most impressive players at this year’s Senior Bowl. Despite sub-par quarterback play in Mobile, Ala. Wilson finished the game with four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown. A 44-yard touchdown r...15543Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/do-the-wolves-need-to-make-a-move-at-the-trade-deadline/With the Minnesota Timberwolves completely overhauling its roster this past offseason, many people didn't expect them to be active ahead of the February 9th trade deadline. However, trade rumors and speculations manifested quickly when they opened the season slower than expected. After their less...15542Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-the-vikings-wise-to-wait-brian-flores-out/On Jan. 31, a local writer was down at the Senior Bowl when he noticed Kwesi Adofo-Mensah speaking to Brian Flores. Such things happen when the football cognoscenti gathers in Mobile, Ala., to see the best college football players compete in drills and a scrimmage. It wouldn’t be unusual for the M...15539Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-need-to-pay-naz-reid/For the last couple of weeks, trade rumors have circulated around several players on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, especially Naz Reid. While it is unclear if the Wolves are interested in trading Reid before the deadline this Thursday, many other teams have expressed interest in acquiring him...15538Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-the-nhl-do-to-spice-up-the-skills-competitions/Kirill Kaprizov has been in seven straight All-Star Games, including the Kontinental Hockey League. However, he declined to participate in any skills competitions this time and did not log any points in either game the Central Division played in the tournament. Kaprizov was scheduled to participat...15536Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/austin-rivers-handled-the-wrong-thing-the-right-way/At media day this year, Austin Rivers said he was here to play defense. Rivers, 30, is one of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ veterans. He’s the son of Doc Rivers, the legendary coach who delivered Kevin Garnett his only NBA Championship and currently coaches the Philadelphia 76ers. Rivers has been ar...15535Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/bill-guerin-minnesota-wild-nhl-trade-deadline-rumors-buyers-sellers-marco-rossi-call-up-chuck-fletcher/Whether it's Wednesday or Thursday, The Athletic's Scott Wheeler will name the Minnesota Wild's farm system the second-best or best in hockey. This will hardly be a surprise. When he did his rankings last season, Wheeler ranked them third in the NHL. Hockey Prospecting, which goes off data instead...15534Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-brian-flores-have-enough-talent-to-fix-the-vikings-defense/The Minnesota Vikings' defense was a disaster last season. But when it comes to who was to blame, it’s about as clear as the chicken and the egg.   Ed Donatell preached that his scheme was not the reason for Minnesota's weekly struggles. Even Patrick Peterson defended Donatell on his All Things C...15531Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-must-adhere-to-the-justin-jefferson-principle/In 2021, Justin Jefferson left the field disappointed that he didn’t break Randy Moss’ single-season receiving record. But he broke Moss’ franchise record in the most nonchalant way possible last year. His 23-yard reception midway through the first quarter of the New York Giants game on Christmas...15527Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-wild-nhl-playoff-standings-odds-race-picture-chances-schedule-wild-card-western-conference-central-division/The Minnesota Wild entered the All-Star Break sitting third in the Central Division. They are one point ahead of the Colorado Avalanche in the division and a point ahead of the Calgary Flames for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. With 34 games left in the season and the 11th eas...15524Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000