https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/176/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-needed-quality-but-settled-for-quantity-in-the-fiala-trade/The team that gets the best player in a trade wins the trade. It almost always works out that way. That's why when Kevin Fiala first came to Minnesota, the State of Hockey was apoplectic. They traded the better player, Mikael Granlund, straight-up for Fiala. No picks and prospects or other conside...13720Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-timberwolves-fans-should-watch-for-in-summer-league/Minnesota Timberwolves basketball is finally back! Kinda. The Summer League starts July 7. It is our chance to see the rookies and some old friends get as much usage as necessary for their development in the Summer League atmosphere. Last year, Jaden McDaniels and Jaylen Nowell benefitted from get...13719Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-josh-minott-become-minnesotas-brandon-clarke/The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Josh Minott out of Memphis with the 45th pick in the draft. Few fans get overly excited with someone picked that late in the 2nd round, but you should be with Minott. He possesses similar tools to Brandon Clarke, someone Timberwolves fans are very familiar with....13718Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-chris-finchs-praise-for-jaylen-nowell-mean-for-minnesotas-future/Several names likely come to mind when thinking about the young talent on the Minnesota Timberwolves. From Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels to newly draftees Walker Kessler, Wendell Moore Jr., and Josh Minott, Minnesota’s abundance of young, skilled players is undeniable.   For Chris Finch, th...13716Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/were-about-to-find-out-how-valuable-wes-johnson-is/The 2022 season continues to be a rollercoaster for the Minnesota Twins.   Delayed season due to the lockout. The flurry of roster moves in March. Signing Carlos Correa. A frigid April, losing newly-acquired starter Chris Paddack to Tommy John surgery, and Royce Lewis coming up to the big leagues...13714Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-shouldnt-get-sticker-shock-with-dejounte-murray/The 2022 NBA season is in the books, and now it is officially time to transition to free agency and trade season. Teams are legally allowed to begin negotiating with free agents on June 30th at 5:00 pm CT and can sign them starting July 6th at 11:00 am CT. Discussions have almost certainly begun b...13712Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-are-realistic-expectations-for-oconnell-in-his-first-year/New is always better. Right?   For a league that was traditionally stringent in its hiring practices, often favoring retreads of familiar names over fresh blood, the NFL has broken the mold recently. Young, bright football minds from popular coaching trees are seeing meteoric rises despite lackin...13711Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/could-detroit-eventually-pose-a-legitimate-threat-to-the-vikings/Dan Campbell was emotional after Greg Joseph hit a last-second field goal to beat the Detroit Lions, making them 0-5 to start the season. "When you see your players give all that they have, and you lose that way, it's tough," he . "You don't want that for them. But we'll be better for it."  Cam...13710Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-the-wild-compete-in-the-central-division-next-year/The Minnesota Wild face a harsh reality no matter how you slice it. They’ll have to build a competitive roster using only 85% of the NHL salary cap. Fortunately, the Wild return most of the same core from a team that’s fresh off a 53-win, 113-point season -- the best in franchise history.   This...13709Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/josh-minott-could-become-a-steal-if-the-wolves-are-patient-with-him/The NBA draft has come and gone, and the Minnesota Timberwolves emerge from draft night having taken four players. We've got great coverage of Walker Kessler and Wendell Moore on the site. Wolves fans should expect to see those two make appearances in the lineup this season. However, the player th...13707Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-stanley-cup-finals-highlighted-what-the-wild-are-missing/As a Minnesota sports fan, I’ve known nothing but failure all my life. I wasn’t alive for the Twins’ World Series wins, and although the Lynx and Whitecaps have won several championships, Minnesota’s teams in the big-four men’s sports leagues haven’t matched their success. I’m mostly jealous about...13706Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-dalvin-cook-or-justin-jefferson-be-more-valuable-in-fantasy-football/Dalvin Cook and Justin Jefferson are, without a doubt, the two best players on the Minnesota Vikings’ offense. They’re so good that, at one point or another, Cook and Jefferson have arguably been the top players at their respective positions league-wide.   It’s always a good feeling to have two e...13703Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-wes-johnson-leave-for-lsu-because-of-pay-or-the-lifestyle/The Minnesota Twins were supposed to have a jubilant plane ride to Northeast Ohio. They had just won the final two games of their homestand and expanded their lead in the American League Central. A five-game series with the second-place Cleveland Guardians awaited, and the Twins were ready to re-e...13702Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happened-the-last-time-cousins-was-in-a-pass-first-offense/The Minnesota Vikings hired Kevin O'Connell to modernize their offense. The Vikings were a 21st-century football team trapped in the 1990s under Mike Zimmer. After learning under Sean McVay, O'Connell has some ideas about how to maximize their scoring potential.   If the early reviews are any ind...13698Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-should-the-twins-do-if-things-start-to-unspool-in-cleveland/The Minnesota Twins had a 5-1 lead over the Cleveland Guardians entering the fifth inning on Wednesday. Minnesota had lost the first game against the Guardians, 6-5 in extra innings, after holding a 5-3 lead entering the 8th inning. But they had Cleveland’s hot bats contained for four innings in G...13697Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-had-a-strong-draft/At long last, the wait is over! The time of coping with the Minnesota Timberwolves playoff defeat by deep-diving into game tape to speculate on which draft prospects will fit best is done. We can finally begin looking towards the 2022-23 season because the NBA draft is over, and we have answers.  ...13694Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wendell-moore-has-the-versatility-to-slot-perfectly-in-the-wolves-rotation/Tim Connelly and the Minnesota Timberwolves were active on draft night, taking Walker Kessler at 22 and then grabbing Wendell Moore Jr. with the 26th pick. Moore didn’t follow the typical Duke path to becoming a first-rounder. Despite being ranked 29th in his 2019 high school class via 247sports,...13693Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-the-wild-imitate-the-tampa-bay-lightnings-power-play/The NHL has always been a copycat league. Coaches emulate other successful systems year after year, decade after decade. The problem for the 2021-22 Minnesota Wild was that they should have been paying closer attention to what a successful power play looks like in the modern NHL.   A power play t...13691Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-can-dlo-convert-his-haters-into-believers/If there is one word that describes D'Angelo Russell's 2021-22 campaign, it's inconsistency. One night, the Minnesota Timberwolves would get 20/5/5 from Russell and the next 5/5/2 on horrible shooting splits. But when he was on his game and going deep in his bag, he elevated the team to another le...13690Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/walker-kessler-brings-more-to-minnesota-than-just-blocks/After trading back in the draft for picks 22 and 29, fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves seemed pleased with new team President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly showing signs of aggression within the draft night-trade market. But after selecting Auburn big man Walker Kessler, the optimism quic...13688Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ndamukong-suh-would-raise-expectations-for-the-vikings/On Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings unexpectedly found themselves fully entrenched in the Ndamukong Suh sweepstakes. After spending the past three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- which included a Super Bowl in 2020 -- Suh’s days in Tampa are numbered. Instead of bringing him back...13687Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/wait-why-do-one-in-six-wild-fans-want-to-trade-jared-spurgeon/The summer is a great time to take a breath, reflect on the past and future, and do anything you can to forget how the Colorado Avalanche are about to win the Stanley Cup. Minnesota Wild fans got a chance to do all three this week. The Athletic's Michael Russo dropped the results of his annual fan...13686Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-happened-to-the-wolves-in-the-years-they-picked-outside-the-lottery/We’re experiencing a rare occurrence on Thursday night during the NBA Draft. Like seeing Halley’s Comet once every 75 years, the Minnesota Timberwolves are not drafting in the lottery this season. In the 32 previous NBA Drafts that the Timberwolves made at least one selection, they’ve only picked...13684Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-nhls-growing-revenues-are-good-news-for-the-cap-strapped-wild/The Minnesota Wild are in a hellacious salary cap situation for the next three seasons. By now, everyone understands that the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts were necessary to put the franchise on a new, promising trajectory. It’s also known and understood that regardless of the buyouts, these...13683Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brock-lesnars-tryout-was-the-perfect-prelude-for-the-2004-vikings/In the summer of 2004, the Minnesota Vikings were about to embark on a unique season. From Daunte Culpepper's MVP campaign to Randy Moss' moon at Lambeau Field, there were plenty of crazy moments. But there is one chapter that is often told yet never dated.   Wearing the No. 69 jersey, Brock Lesn...13682Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000