https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/30/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-demanded-national-attention-in-the-first-half-of-the-season-r27555/“I, I do,” Jon Krawczynski responded with a stutter of disbelief to Ryen Russillo’s question about the Minnesota Timberwolves’ ability to win the NBA championship, “and that sounds just mind-blowing…” Krawczynski’s answer may come as a shock to the national media. The first-place Timberwolves hav...27555Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-put-their-team-chemistry-on-display-during-the-all-star-game-r27554/This weekend was historic for the Minnesota Timberwolves. For just the fifth time in franchise history, and the first time since 2017-18, the Wolves sent two players to the All-Star game. It was also the second time in team history that Minnesota’s coaching staff won the right to coach the All-Sta...27554Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:30:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-offense-has-undergone-the-necessary-improvements-r27553/The Minnesota Timberwolves have won five of their last six games. While this team has established their identity on the defensive end, their offensive output has played a big part in this stretch. Following the 108-106 loss to the Orlando Magic where the Wolves capitulated in the fourth quarter, C...27553Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:30:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kyle-anderson-is-slowly-turning-back-the-clock-r27552/Kyle Anderson pump-faked a corner triple with 9:42 left in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ February 6 game against the Chicago Bulls. DeMar DeRozan poked the ball away from him, but Anderson recovered and euro-stepped around Torrey Craig to give himself some daylight for a quick runner. However, Andre...27552Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mike-conley-signed-an-impactful-team-friendly-extension-r27551/Seated behind a microphone on media day, Tim Connelly was asked about Mike Conley’s future in a Minnesota Timberwolves uniform. He made it known that the plan moving forward was to have the 36-year-old guard, who was entering his 16th season in the NBA, retire in the Twin Cities. “When we got Mik...27551Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-back-to-showing-off-at-the-all-star-game-r27550/If you’re stumbling around downtown Indianapolis back and forth between Lucas Oil Stadium and Gainbridge Fieldhouse this weekend, chances are you will see a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves around town. The Wolves are riding high into the All-Star break atop the Western Conference standings an...27550Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/leonard-miller-is-starting-to-put-it-all-together-in-the-g-league-r27548/The 2023 draft looked like it was going to be pretty uneventful for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They had already sent their first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in the Rudy Gobert trade, leaving them with only a second-round pick (No. 53) as their only asset. However, when potential lottery pick Leon...27548Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-finding-creative-ways-to-unlock-naz-reids-scoring-r27547/On Monday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves got a statement win over the Los Angeles Clippers to keep their hold on first place in the Western Conference. Even though Minnesota’s starters didn’t shoot well from distance, the Wolves won 121-100 because of their dominance in the paint on offense and...27547Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/marcus-morris-would-bring-exactly-what-the-wolves-need-r27546/The 2023-24 season has been anything but stable for Marcus Morris. He agreed to return for a fifth season with the Los Angeles Clippers. After attending training camp and preseason, the Clippers traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 1 as part of the James Harden trade. After playing we...27546Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-embrace-a-late-february-cleanse-r27545/Perhaps it’s fitting that the Milwaukee Bucks had a statement win the same night the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 121-100 on the road. The Bucks beat the Denver Nuggets 112-95 at home, their second win in a row after starting 1-5 under Doc Rivers. The defending champs hande...27545Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:30:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-does-it-mean-when-we-say-ant-must-mature-as-a-scorer-r27544/Anthony Edwards made the All-Star Game for the second time in his four-year career. There’s no doubt he’s talented, and he’s on track to have a successful career. But how has he matured since being drafted? Edwards entered the NBA at 19 years old. The Wolves drafted Edwards on Nov. 18, 2020. He d...27544Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-is-starting-to-find-himself-again-r27543/Fresh off signing a 5-year, $136 million contract to secure his long-term future with the Minnesota Timberwolves, it’s safe to say that Jaden McDaniels hasn’t wowed anyone with his play this season. McDaniels has always been a “wild card” since the Wolves drafted him alongside Anthony Edwards in 2...27543Sun, 11 Feb 2024 06:00:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/monte-morris-is-the-backup-point-guard-the-wolves-have-been-looking-for-r27542/After the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 129-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, a reporter asked Chris Finch about Monte Morris. “He’s a winner,” Finch responds. “He just kind of makes the right play. Super solid, low turnover guy. He’s used to playing off of a lot of star players really well.” On Wednes...27542Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:00:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-are-minnesotas-options-after-the-trade-deadline-r27540/It was a relatively quiet night at the deadline for Tim Connelly and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves only made one move, trading Troy Brown Jr., Shake Milton, and a 2030 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for veteran point guard Monte Morris. The move wasn’t surprising, given their o...27540Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesotas-latest-collapse-leaves-them-with-a-lot-to-think-about-r27538/It was a joy to finally see my beloved Minnesota Timberwolves live in person at the United Center against the Chicago Bulls, listening to the person seated next to me cuss out Rudy Gobert, calling him Australian? But Minnesota’s fourth-quarter offensive downfall gives the team and fans a lot to th...27538Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/chris-finchs-creativity-and-adaptability-made-him-an-all-star-coach-r27537/With the Minnesota Timberwolves’ win Sunday night over the Houston Rockets, Chris Finch and his coaching staff earned the honor of coaching the Western Conference players in the All-Star game. The first-place team in their conference gets to send their coaching staff to the All-Star Game, and the...27537Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-have-all-star-coaches-fared-in-the-playoffs-r27535/Anthony Edwards stood shirtless and praised Chris Finch after Minnesota’s 111-90 win over the Houston Rockets sent Finch to the All-Star Game. “He coaches his players,” he said. “He’s not like a coach who lets us off the hook or tries to sugarcoat stuff for us. He really coaches hard. He holds eve...27535Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-trying-to-exorcise-the-demon-that-still-haunts-them-r27534/The Minnesota Timberwolves sent Malik Beasley to the Utah Jazz as part of the Rudy Gobert trade in July 2022. But listen closely enough, and his words still echo through the Target Center concourses. “We honestly think it should be 4-1 right now,” he said before Game 6 of the first round of the pl...27534Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/rudy-gobert-is-facing-the-same-all-star-bias-he-did-five-years-ago-r27533/Five years ago, former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder sounded like a Minnesota Timberwolves fan today. “Rudy Gobert should absolutely be an All-Star,” he said in an ESPN interview on February 2, 2019. “He’s one of the most impactful players in the league,” Snyder continued. “This is clear, not subjec...27533Sat, 03 Feb 2024 06:15:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-trying-to-be-like-water-r27530/Growing up in Toronto, Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s uncle told him that he should learn to do everything with his left hand that he could do with his right. Alexander-Walker is right-hand dominant, but he can dribble effectively with both hands and throw left-handed passes with aplomb. He would prac...27530Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/whats-behind-naz-reids-career-year-from-beyond-the-arc-r27529/Naz Reid has always had to adapt throughout his professional basketball career. He went from a consensus five-star prospect to going undrafted out of LSU. He accepted the first two-way deal a team offered him, completely transformed his body, and probably played in games before he was fully prepar...27529Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/do-the-wolves-have-ref-problem-r27528/Whenever they’re assigned to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the officials have probably become accustomed to hearing Anthony Edwards’ patented “Hey!” on nearly every drive or Karl-Anthony Towns’ looks of bewilderment. However, after a close win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Edwards had a...27528Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:30:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/can-the-wolves-bolster-their-offense-with-a-buyout-candidate-r27527/The Minnesota Timberwolves stood alone at the top of the Western Conference after a massive win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Led by Rudy Gobert and Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota’s defense only gave up 101 points to the Thunder, who have had a top-5 offense for much of the season. We have...27527Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:30:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-another-facilitator-to-avoid-playoff-heartbreak-r27525/The Minnesota Timberwolves have struggled with stagnant stretches of basketball throughout the Chris Finch era. That’s where the word “immaturity” became a term that Finch used to describe the team, and it followed the organization throughout its rise to prominence. The Wolves are the No. 2 seed i...27525Sun, 28 Jan 2024 06:00:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/lets-have-a-royal-rumble-to-determine-minnesotas-ninth-man-r27524/Reggie Jackson was the Denver Nuggets’ ninth man during their championship run last year. He played a total of 18 minutes in over 20 games, mostly in garbage time. All of Denver’s players outside of the top eight combined for 80 minutes total in the playoffs. So why does the ninth man matter? Bec...27524Sat, 27 Jan 2024 06:00:58 +0000