https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/31/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naw-is-playing-his-best-basketball-when-the-wolves-need-it-most-r27577/When Anthony Edwards missed the start of the game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, Chris Finch gave Nickeil Alexander-Walker the start in Edwards’ abbreviated absence. While it may not sound like much, it shows Finch’s trust in Alexander-Walker to execute the game plan. The New...27577Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:00:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-playoff-seeding-affects-the-timberwolves-r27575/I can’t see the future, and even Madame Web wouldn’t be able to tell you exactly how the Western Conference standings will look when the regular season ends on April 14. As I write this, only 2.5 games separate the first-place Minnesota Timberwolves and fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers. Only fou...27575Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:30:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-concerning-is-minnesotas-recent-fastbreak-point-differential-r27573/While it didn’t seem too significant of a possession when Nickeil Alexander-Walker picked off an airmailed Portland Trail Blazers baseline inbound just minutes into the second quarter on Sunday. But his driving attack in transition to draw a foul would lead to free throws and the first transition...27573Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-showed-signs-of-maturity-in-their-latest-home-stand-r27572/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday marked the end of their longest homestand of the season. The Wolves played seven games in a row at Target Center coming out of the NBA All-Star break and went 4-3. At first glance, the record may feel slightly disappointing...27572Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-can-the-wolves-reasonably-improve-in-the-final-20-games-r27571/“You f****** need me,” Jimmy Butler reportedly shouted in a practice on Oct. 10, 2018. “You can’t win without me,” Butler implored. A lot has changed since that infamous practice. Every player from that practice except Karl-Anthony Towns has left the Wolves. Butler has cemented himself as a star f...27571Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:30:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-minnesotas-roster-postseason-ready-r27570/Hours after the trade became official, Tim Connelly sat beside newcomer Monté Morris, whom the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired from the Detroit Pistons at the trade deadline, in front of the media. A reporter asked Connelly if bringing in a player with playoff experience at the deadline was a goal...27570Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:30:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/does-ant-actually-%E2%80%9Ccatch-fire%E2%80%9D-during-games-r27568/Basketball players don’t need to be exciting to be good. A dunk is worth as much as a layup, and good defense doesn’t often make ESPN’s Top Ten plays. But Anthony Edwards happens to be a flashy and good player. When he’s feeling it, the basketball world notices, like when he and the Minnesota Timb...27568Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-outperforming-last-seasons-all-defensive-guards-r27567/Anthony Edwards is shirtless again as he stands at his locker answering questions from the media after Wednesday’s 110-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. A reporter asks him what needs to happen for him to make an all-defense team. “I think more people need to watch Minnesota Timberwolves games,”...27567Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:00:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/tim-connelly-has-given-the-wolves-a-sense-of-direction-r27566/Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore compiled a list of five general managers they wanted to target shortly after buying an ownership stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bob Myers – the former Golden State Warriors general manager who brought four titles to the San Francisco Bay Area. Masai Ujiri – th...27566Sun, 03 Mar 2024 06:00:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-must-avoid-becoming-a-liability-r27565/Jaden McDaniels remains an enigma two-thirds of the way through his fourth season in the NBA. Famously the owner of one facial expression that can only be described as the face of a man who has seen how the world ends, McDaniels rarely lets his emotions boil over. There have only been a handful of...27565Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-final-stretch-will-be-an-intriguing-playoff-preview-for-the-wolves-r27564/It has been an exciting season for the Minnesota Timberwolves but has gone quickly. The playoffs are just around the corner, making it the right time to speculate how they will fare as we begin the regular season’s stretch run. The Wolves have held the 1-seed in the West for most of the season. St...27564Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:30:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/monte-morris-immediately-became-a-crucial-part-of-minnesotas-rotation-r27563/Monté Morris has had the same pinned tweet on his account since Oct. 19, 2019. It explains who he is almost perfectly. “Been slept on my whole life,” it reads. “It’s made me who I am today. Thank you, people.” Morris concludes his tweet with a winking face. We can interpret the emoji in two ways....27563Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-building-championship-quailities-r27560/On July 1, 2022, I visited a furniture store while on vacation up north. When the clock struck 2:40 PM, I felt my phone vibrate from within my pocket. Because the free agency signing window opened one day before, I immediately whipped out my phone, thinking the Minnesota Timberwolves may have sign...27560Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-original-wolves-set-a-foundation-for-this-years-team-r27559/Pooh Richardson was trying to compliment Sam Mitchell. The former Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were in town for Minnesota’s nationally broadcast game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Richardson pointed out that Mitchell is the only player in Wolves franchise history to play for and coach the team....27559Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/chris-finch-took-advantage-of-a-slapdash-opportunity-three-years-ago-r27558/Damian Lillard made it clear how he felt about the Minnesota Timberwolves passing on David Vanterpool. “How the h*** do you not hire David Vanterpool and he’s right there on the bench,” Lillard wrote on Twitter in response to Minnesota’s decision to hire Chris Finch on February 22nd, 2021. The Ti...27558Sat, 24 Feb 2024 06:15:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-should-shoot-more-threes-in-the-second-half-r27557/The Minnesota Timberwolves seemed to have fun at All-Star weekend in Indianapolis, even though most fans watching in the arena and at home were left wanting more from the experience. Anthony Edwards messed around (maybe a little too much) and shot lefty during Team Top Picks’ third-place finish in...27557Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:30:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-wont-earn-leaguewide-respect-until-they-win-in-the-playoffs-r27556/Draymond Green didn’t mince words after seeing Karl-Anthony Towns score from everywhere on the court during the NBA All-Star Game. “This is like the old Minnesota days,” he said. “KAT got 40, they down 20.” Towns had 50 points in a game where the Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-...27556Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:30:10 +0000https://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 +0000