https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/12/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/danny-wolf-fits-the-wolves-now-and-for-the-future-r28078/The Minnesota Timberwolves will enter the draft with the No. 17 and No. 31 picks on Wednesday and Thursday. Last year, we saw Tim Connelly make waves by trading up to the No. 8 overall pick and selecting Rob Dillingham. This year could be filled with more surprises. However, if Minnesota stands f...28078Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:30:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/rudy-gobert-still-has-gas-in-the-tank-r28077/Rudy Gobert has been a controversial figure for nearly a decade. The narrative has been consistent since his rise to stardom in 2016-17, when he finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting. It usually focuses on the framing of yeah, but to start the argument for or against Gobert. For...28077Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:45:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/houston-has-kd-but-the-wolves-have-the-version-of-jaden-mcdaniels-theyve-always-wanted-r28076/They got KD, but we got Jaden McDaniels. At the 2023 All-Star weekend in Utah, Anthony Edwards spoke on the SiriusXM NBA Radio network about the Brooklyn Nets trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. At the time, the Minnesota Timberwolves were struggling...28076Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-a-real-asset-with-the-17th-pick-r28075/With the NBA Finals winding down, the eyes of the NBA internet turn to the 2025 NBA Draft. It’s a draft class dominated by the next great American hope, Cooper Flagg. Other high-level prospects include Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, Kon Knueppel, and maybe Ace Bailey if he ever works out for a team....28075Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/thomas-sorber-is-the-developmental-center-the-wolves-need-r28074/The Minnesota Timberwolves could be in the market for a developmental big man. Rudy Gobert is about to enter his age-33 season, and Naz Reid and Julius Randle must decide whether to pick up their player options or extend their contracts in Minnesota. Therefore, it would be smart to draft another...28074Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-durant-situation-reeks-of-what-the-warriors-dealt-with-before-getting-jimmy-butler-r28073/Jimmy Butler wanted the Miami Heat to trade him to the Phoenix Suns at the deadline this year. The Golden State Warriors made a push for Butler. However, he made it clear on February 3 that if Miami traded him to the Warriors, he would not sign an extension with them. Four days later, the Heat tr...28073Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/rob-dillingham-is-one-shot-away-from-putting-it-all-together-r28072/Time is an interesting thing. Sometimes, it crawls. That 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. on a Friday before a holiday weekend can feel like forever, as you just wait to punch out. Thirty minutes in rush hour can feel like hours, whereas hours on the open road can feel like just 30 minutes. This last year has...28072Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:30:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-become-okc-to-beat-okc-r28071/The Oklahoma City Thunder were every part of an inevitable storm in the Western Conference Finals. They sent the Minnesota Timberwolves home in five games, creating a crater-sized gap between the two teams with a 124-94 win to close out the series. OKC finished with an NBA-best 68 wins in the reg...28071Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/just-say-no-to-kevin-durant-r28070/For the sixth consecutive summer, the Minnesota Timberwolves are entering what could be described as the most important offseason in franchise history. After advancing to the Western Conference Finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history, the Wolves enter the summer with...28070Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:30:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/a-kevin-durant-trade-would-mean-the-wolves-are-championship-or-bust-r28069/It is quite appetizing to have the opportunity to acquire a former league MVP who was also an NBA Finals MVP and a 15-time All-Star. That’s the scenario Minnesota could find itself in with Kevin Durant. The Phoenix Suns are widely expected to trade Kevin Durant, potentially before the draft. Wit...28069Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-mike-conley-replacement-may-be-one-of-his-biggest-fans-r28068/The Minnesota Timberwolves could use more depth in their guard room. Last year, the Wolves traded two future first-round draft picks to the San Antonio Spurs to jump up to the 8th pick and draft Rob Dillingham. The former Kentucky point guard is still among the options for rotational minutes goin...28068Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mike-conley-still-has-%E2%80%9Cit%E2%80%9D-r28067/In 1996, The Simpsons aired an episode called HomerPalooza. In one scene, Abe Simpson advises a young Homer Simpson who is singing into the mirror with Barney Gumble. “I used to be with it,” Abe says confidently in a flashback, “but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now, what I’m with isn’t it, an...28067Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:30:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/tim-connelly-is-managing-two-timelines-this-summer-r28066/During his exit interview after the Western Conference Finals this year, Tim Connelly said he prefers to “err on the side of continuity” when making roster moves for the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, Connelly’s track record since the Wolves hired him as their President of Basketball Operations...28066Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/catching-the-thunder-starts-with-prioritizing-minnesotas-youth-r28065/Despite reaching the Western Conference Finals in two consecutive seasons, the Minnesota Timberwolves are at somewhat of a crossroads heading into the offseason. They have lost both Conference Finals appearances in five games, losing to the Dallas Mavericks two years ago before falling by the sam...28065Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-salvaged-naws-career-with-the-perfect-development-blueprint-r28064/Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s future looked bleak when the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for him at the 2022-23 deadline. He was on his third team in just over a year, on an expiring rookie-scale contract, and struggling to find his role in the NBA. If he did not find his niche, he would be on his w...28064Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:30:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/patience-is-tim-connellys-virtue-this-offseason-r28063/On Monday, Tim Connelly spoke about the Minnesota Timberwolves’ priorities during his end-of-season press conference. “I’d always err on the side of continuity,” Connelly said. “I think patience in professional sports is largely nonexistent, and those organizations that can show patience tend to...28063Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:45:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-act-urgently-to-capitalize-on-their-championship-window-r28062/Anthony Edwards and Mike Conley had little time to process their emotions before speaking to the media after the Oklahoma City Thunder stomped on them 124-94 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. The loss ended the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season on the same stage and in the same fashion as l...28062Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:30:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-a-gear-they-may-not-have-r28061/With 6:34 remaining in Game 5, it became evident that this might be the last time we see the Minnesota Timberwolves’ core together. With the Oklahoma City Thunder leading 106-72, Chris Finch sent Rob Dillingham, Jaylen Clark, Josh Minott, and Luka Garza in off the bench. The sand in Minnesota’s ho...28061Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-enters-his-first-real-offseason-with-clear-direction-r28060/Anthony Edwards was defiant following the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 124-94 season-ending loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5. “I’m going to work my butt off this summer.” Edwards said, “Nobody’s going to work harder than me this summer. I’ll tell you that much.” https://twitter.com/ballisl...28060Fri, 30 May 2025 14:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-still-ahead-of-schedule-r28059/We don’t live in a reasonable time. To my knowledge, we don’t have a real-life Ethan Hunt rooting around in blown-up submarines and jumping between planes to keep the world order as we know it from disintegrating. Unfortunately, without the IMF, we’re stuck in the Entity’s reality, chock-full of...28059Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-froze-in-the-headlights-of-defeat-in-game-5-r28058/Even when something good happens for Minnesota, it turns negative. That’s what Mike Breen proclaimed on ESPN late in the first half of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. As he did, Alex Caruso egged on a euphoric Paycom Center crowd, as if they needed encouragement to cheer. The Oklahoma Ci...28058Thu, 29 May 2025 06:45:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/terrence-shannon-jrs-playoff-impact-will-translate-to-next-seasons-rotation-r28057/It’s hard for rookies to get minutes under Chris Finch. The Minnesota Timberwolves have a talented roster. Still, throughout the grind of the regular season, it was difficult for Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. to get consistent opportunities. Still, Finch called Shannon’s name when the T...28057Thu, 29 May 2025 10:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-never-solved-their-fatal-flaw-r28056/After a gut-wrenching 128-126 loss in Game 4, a reporter asked Donte DiVincenzo about Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards’ struggles to score. “They had 19 offensive rebounds. We had 23 turnovers. It doesn’t matter who’s going to score. DiVincenzo said emphatically, “You can’t win a game with those...28056Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-strayed-too-far-from-their-game-3-blueprint-r28055/Jaden McDaniels wanted to leave the podium with a souvenir after scoring 22 points on a slow night for Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle. He asked the Minnesota Timberwolves officials if he could have the Gatorade in front of him. Unfortunately, they told him he had to grab one from the fridge....28055Tue, 27 May 2025 14:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-maintain-an-energized-bench-to-keep-their-season-alive-r28054/Donte DiVincenzo laced in a corner triple. He was wide-open. It was a practice shot for him. The type of shot that helped him blossom into one of the better role players in the NBA with the New York Knicks in 2023. This three was different, though. It wasn’t a practice shot. DiVincenzo tied the...28054Tue, 27 May 2025 06:40:20 +0000