https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/game-7-catharsis-be-thy-name-a-fan-experience/As a sports-loving society, hyperbole is woven into our everyday language. We almost casually describe performances as “brilliant” or “legendary” and any significant moment as “epic” or “cathartic.” This behavior has, in some ways, cheapened the meaning of these potent words. The overuse of superl...19103Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/bill-simmons-rings-the-towns-for-lillard-trade-bell-again/Bill Simmons had Ryen Russillo on his Monday podcast to discuss Damian Lillard’s trade request, and they batted around a few destinations. After considering the Philadelphia 76ers, Simmons pushed his Lillard for Karl-Anthony Towns idea again. Minnesota was pretty intriguing for me, and I don’t...16629Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/3-highlights-from-tim-connellys-interview-with-dan-barreiro/On Friday, Minnesota Timberwolves president Tim Connelly joined Dan Barreiro for a wide-ranging, hour-long interview. Barreiro didn't pull any punches, asking Connelly about the Rudy Gobert trade, Minnesota's struggles against sub-.500 teams last year, and the team's emotional maturity. Every Timb...16519Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/russillo-gives-bleak-statement-on-timberwolves-status/Bill Simmons had Ryen Russillo on his Monday podcast to break down the first two games of the NBA Finals. After discussing the Miami Heat’s Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets, Simmons and Russillo did a draft of teams where they wouldn’t want to be a general manager.   They used wide criteria, in...16424Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/simmons-is-buying-back-into-the-wolves/Bill Simmons may have called the Rudy Gobert trade the worst in 30 years and been desperately wrong about Jaden McDaniels. But he says he’s watching the Minnesota Timberwolves more now that D’Angelo Russell is gone, and he seems to buying in on them.   On his latest podcast, he and Rob Mahoney we...15925Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/its-time-to-give-karl-anthony-towns-his-flowers/For years the "big four" centers have been battling for three all-NBA slots. It's typically been some combination of Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Rudy Gobert, with Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns making a rare appearance. Voters usually cited Karl-Anthony Towns' record as a reason he couldn...13136Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/are-the-wolves-good-enough-to-take-the-next-step/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA during the month of March. Only the Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics -- who thoroughly routed the Wolves on Sunday -- have posted a better record this month. It's been exceedingly rare for Wolves fans to be excited about the t...13041Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-has-committed-to-being-a-two-way-player/It was no question for NBA draft scouts that the 19-year-old college superstar Anthony Edwards was uber-athletic. However, they were uncertain about his three-point shot and ability to defend at the NBA level.   Nearly two full seasons into his NBA campaign, Edwards has dispelled one of the two c...13024Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-6-seed-could-change-everything-for-minnesota/The old saying goes, “If you love your playoff positioning, set it free; if it returns to you, it was meant to be” – or something like that. Just as the Minnesota Timberwolves had seized the No. 6 seed, the Denver Nuggets stripped it away. The Timberwolves slipped back to the seventh seed after a...13014Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/losses-to-good-teams-can-still-provide-valuable-experience-for-the-wolves/Every matchup down the stretch has meaning for the Minnesota Wolves' future, regardless of who they play. Seeding is crucial as they try to secure a guaranteed top-6 playoff spot. This team is young and still has so much room to grow, so everything they go through should be seen as a learning expe...13011Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-isnt-patrick-beverley-being-considered-for-dpoy/As the NBA regular season winds down, NBA award season is ramping up. Shortly after the season is over, the NBA will announce Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and more. A panel of approximately 100 sportswriters and broadcasters decide most regular-season awa...12995Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/atmosphere-matters-and-will-help-minnesota-in-the-long-run/I’ve been trying to get my friends to go to Minnesota Timberwolves games with me for years. This obsession started in about 2012 during my senior year of high school. Four buddies and I (one of which was a German exchange student) hopped in my 1998 Dodge Intrepid and drove two and a half hours to...12985Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-to-fire-up-the-kat-signal/The Minnesota Timberwolves have a .500 winning percentage and are looking far from the team that we all hoped they’d be. However, Minnesota's one constant bright spot has been none other than former All-Star and All-NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns.   Even with the team playing less than stellar bas...11688Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-footwork-leads-to-breakout/Ask any professional athlete about their success, and they’ll tell you it all starts with the base. Footwork wins championships doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but having a strong, coordinated lower body is the key to excelling in sports. A quarterback can’t throw off their back foot (unless yo...11642Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/chris-finch-get-most-from-bench/We’re ten days into training camp and no team is feeling itself more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. A statement victory over the Zion-less New Orleans Pelicans perked up the ears of the NBA. The Wolves might be a team to be reckoned with. Anthony Edwards is three months away from becoming the NB...11434Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/timberwolves-position-previews-ball-handlers/With the preseason underway for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the countdown to the real thing has begun. To usher in the in the 2017-2018 season, there will be a breakdown of every position on the Timberwolves roster, along with a grade to see how the team stacks up on an in-depth scale.   However,...3000Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/forward-taj-gibson-signs-two-year-deal-with-the-timberwolves/The Minnesota Timberwolves stayed active after moving on from Paul Millsap, signing Oklahoma City's Taj Gibson to a two-year, $28 million deal on Sunday.   The move adds bench depth to a roster that has let five players fo from last year's roster. While he will not bring the scoring ability that...2494Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/report-paul-millsap-in-meetings-with-timberwolves/According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, free-agent big man Paul Millsap is slated to meet with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. If Minnesota could get Millsap to come North, the team could have a powerhouse roster capable of making some real playoff noise.     Here is wha...2491Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-is-tyus-jones-doing-in-the-d-league/Conspiracy theorists would argue that the Minnesota Timberwolves traded two second rounders in exchange for Tyus Jones, the Minnesota native turned Duke University star, in an effort to boost ticket sales. Others in the wake of the NBA Draft may have thought that within the first few months of his...16Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-minnesota-timberwolves-should-start-solidifying-their-core-now/Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns are the future of the Minnesota Timberwolves. That much has been established in the first quarter of the season. Both are No. 1 overall picks. Both have the potential to become franchise players. Both need a team around them to have any success here in Minnes...15Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/wolves-need-as-much-as-they-can-get-out-of-nikola-pekovic/Before Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, in which Nikola Pekovic scored 12 points in 16 minutes off the bench, the last time the 30-year-old Montenegrin played was March 11 of last year. “It’s been almost nine [months],” he speculated at practice over the weekend. “No, even more....14Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000