https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/28/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-flying-awfully-close-to-the-sun-r27616/Tim Connelly isn’t clairvoyant, but he knew this season’s stakes in September. “We’ve got to win a playoff series,” he said on media day before the season started. “It’s been way too long since we’ve had success in the postseason.” The Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t won a playoff series since the...27616Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-does-it-mean-when-the-wolves-say-gobert-is-the-reason-they-dont-lose-r27615/The Minnesota Timberwolves had a below-average defense by relative defensive rating for seven straight seasons from 2014 to 2021. Though the high-energy, blitzing-based defense of the 2021-22 season worked well, it wasn’t until Tim Connelly swung the massive Rudy Gobert trade in July 2022 that def...27615Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-is-ant-shooting-so-many-bank-shots-r27614/Seeing Paul Pierce in a Washington Wizards jersey will never feel normal. However, seeing Pierce knock down a last-second shot to win the game was a staple of his career. In the final seconds of a May 9, 2015, playoff game, Pierce took an inbound pass toward Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schröder. Wi...27614Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:15:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/nickeil-alexander-walker-is-your-seventh-man-of-the-year-r27613/It’s NBA awards season, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are poised to take home some hardware in several major categories for the first time in a generation. Despite the Twitter bot discourse around Rudy Gobert getting punked by Nikola Jokic and Christian Braun in Minnesota’s loss to the Denver Nug...27613Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-quick-decision-making-is-vital-for-minnesotas-playoff-success-r27612/Being the engine of an offense is already a tough ask for any player. But to do it on a top seed looking to change the history and norms of the franchise is even more difficult. Those are the exact circumstances that Anthony Edwards faces. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 55-plus wins are impressive, b...27612Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:30:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/towns-will-benefit-from-returning-to-a-more-physical-nba-r27611/Basketball-reference’s nicknames section is comedy gold. For some players, it is pretty straightforward. Kevin Garnett is KG, The Kid, and The Big Ticket, each nickname more iconic than the last. For other players, it makes no sense. Corey Brewer, for example, is The Drunken Dribbler and Greyhoun...27611Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/goberts-return-to-defensive-greatness-fueled-minnesotas-historic-season-r27610/The Minnesota Timberwolves franchise isn’t renowned for its defense. Jimmy Butler is Minnesota’s most recent player to receive DPOY votes. Kevin Garnett won the award in 2008 with the Boston Celtics. However, people knew he was a good defensive player with the Wolves. Besides Butler and Garnett, T...27610Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:30:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kyle-anderson-is-heading-into-the-playoffs-under-scrutiny-again-r27609/Rudy Gobert punched Kyle Anderson almost a year ago. “We definitely hashed it out,” Anderson told the Star Tribune afterward. “That happens all the time in sports. I feel like people are acting like they’ve never seen it before. We’re grown men. We’re able to put it behind us. We both want to win....27609Sat, 06 Apr 2024 06:15:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/should-the-wolves-rest-anthony-edwards-before-the-playoffs-r27608/Anthony Edwards is constantly proving that he is truly built differently during the long haul of his fourth NBA season. Opponents constantly hit, batter, and bruise the 22-year-old who doesn’t believe in mortality throughout the Minnesota Timberwolves’ renaissance season. Half a dozen times or mor...27608Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:30:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/j-mac-has-experienced-superstardom-and-isnt-going-back-r27607/Jordan McLaughlin may have stolen Anthony Edwards’ basketball skills like the Monstars in Space Jam. Edwards is the Minnesota Timberwolves’ leading scorer, shooting 36% from three on the season. However, he didn’t hit a three from beyond the arc for three straight games, going 0-for-19 against the...27607Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:30:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naw-will-be-minnesotas-x-factor-in-the-playoffs-again-r27605/A year ago, Nickeil Alexander-Walker started to cement his role on the Minnesota Timberwolves. On April 2, 2023, the Wolves lost a heartbreaking game to the 33-47 Portland Trail Blazers, 107-105. It was their third loss in a row and the second game Minnesota had played after Naz Reid broke his rig...27605Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-concerning-is-minnesotas-underwhelming-clutch-play-r27604/The Minnesota Timberwolves are nearing the end of one of their best regular seasons in franchise history. They currently have 52 wins, the second-most in franchise history, and still have seven games in which they could potentially tie the record of 58 wins. The Wolves have also managed to stay on...27604Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:30:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/theres-one-upside-to-glen-taylor-retaining-ownership-r27603/Glen Taylor had one final question after spending $88 million to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves and keep them from relocating. “Does somebody have the phone number for the NBA?” he asked Marv Wolfenson, one-half of the Harv and Marv duo who originally owned the Wolves. After shaking hands wi...27603Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-responsible-are-a-rod-and-lore-for-minnesotas-recent-success-r27602/The three most crucial aspects of the Minnesota Timberwolves ownership situation converged in late September 2021. The Wolves fired Gersson Rosas on Sept. 22, 2021, days before training camp opened. Complaints about Rosas’ relationship with a female employee and the toxic work culture he created r...27602Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:00:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/monte-morris-has-come-as-advertised-r27601/Monté Morris immediately noticed that the Minnesota Timberwolves had good team chemistry. “Everybody got handshakes together. I see they joking, smiling,” Morris told The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski after the Wolves traded for him. “Somebody dunk on somebody, they pointing. That’s just fun seeing i...27601Sat, 30 Mar 2024 06:15:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-will-have-to-be-ruthless-with-playoff-minutes-to-go-on-a-run-this-year-r27600/With less than three weeks left in the regular season, NBA teams are barrelling toward the playoffs. For the first time in a generation, the Minnesota Timberwolves are more concerned with seeding than just getting into the postseason. The Wolves are in a three-way battle with the Denver Nuggets an...27600Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jordan-mclaughlins-adaptability-remains-invaluable-for-the-wolves-r27599/When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Monte Morris, they were looking to bolster their guard room and bring some high-level experience for the playoffs. While Chris Finch already had the utmost belief in his fifth-year option Jordan McLaughlin, the Wolves have needed a boost and stability at th...27599Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/draymond-greens-antics-are-beneath-the-wolves-r27598/On Sunday, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 114-110 to sweep the season series 3-0. “In this league, you have to win the games you’re supposed to win and steal a few that you’re not supposed to win,” Draymond Green said postgame. “But you lose the ones you’re supposed to w...27598Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:30:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-unlocked-something-by-starting-naz-reid-r27597/Naz Reid. Those two words were the only thing you could see or hear inside Target Center on Friday after in-arena host Jon Berry instructed the sold-out crowd to hold up their complementary Naz Reid towels. Reid had just connected on a corner triple with 2:25 left in the fourth, putting the Minne...27597Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:30:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naz-reid-is-the-peoples-superstar-r27596/On Saturday, Jake’s Graphs made a compelling case that Naz Reid is the ideal man. He’s loved by all, has a killer crossover, and is hard-working. Reid is also confident, extremely athletic, and highly skilled. His nickname is his name. “He’s been an incredible story here,” Chris Finch said after...27596Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:30:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-tapping-into-another-level-heading-into-the-postseason-r27594/After losing Karl-Anthony Towns to a meniscus injury, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost two of their next three games. They were slowly losing their grasp of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed. Roles had to be adjusted, and everyone had to be that much sharper to make up for Towns’ absence. Since t...27594Sun, 24 Mar 2024 06:00:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/did-tim-connelly-salvage-the-andrew-wiggins-trade-r27592/On Dec. 28, 2018, a reporter asked Andrew Wiggins about the boos he received after missing two free throws in the final seconds of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 123-120 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. “That’s fans for you,” Wiggins responded, “We’ve got some s— fans, and we’ve got some good fans. That’s...27592Sat, 23 Mar 2024 06:00:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-responded-to-adversity-r27591/Anthony Edwards going for the jump ball at the opening tip in Minnesota’s 115-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets exemplified his commitment to this franchise. Down big men in Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Naz Reid, the Wolves had to shuffle their rotation in unusual ways, forcing Kyle Anderson...27591Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/it-is-time-to-unleash-leonard-miller-r27590/The Minnesota Timberwolves went all in on going big the second Tim Connelly went all-in trading for Rudy Gobert last summer. After mixed results led to 42 wins and a first-round exit last season, the front office tripled down on the big is beautiful strategy when they re-signed Naz Reid to be Minn...27590Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-become-a-sum-of-their-parts-r27589/Luka Garza is the last guy on the bench. But don’t worry, Chris Finch says he’s got it pretty good. “We need him to score,” Finch said matter-of-factly Tuesday night before the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 115-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets. “Everybody should want to be Luka. You’re the 15th guy, and y...27589Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:30:31 +0000