https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/36/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/would-the-wolves-ever-need-gobert-to-stretch-the-floor-r27343/August is the slowest month in the NBA’s off-season. The draft, hype around free agency, and Summer League have all passed. The NBA community is left to wait for training camp to open in late October to get their next taste of basketball. However, there is more buzz than usual right now. The 2023...27343Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-does-troy-brown-jr-need-to-do-to-earn-a-rotation-spot-r27338/The Minnesota Timberwolves still have a lot to figure out with their rotation before the season starts. They made savvy depth acquisitions, though. And have the benefit of relying on younger players who experienced development last year within the organization. That’s the case with Minnesota’s for...27338Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:30:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-still-need-to-put-some-finishing-touches-on-their-roster-r27336/Following a very productive start to free agency, the Minnesota Timberwolves roster is nearing completion, with 14 players on the payroll heading into the 2023-24 season. Like every other team in the league, the Wolves are waiting to see where Damian Lillard will end up before finalizing their ros...27336Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:30:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-suffered-from-the-butterfly-effect-last-year-r27335/Last season the Minnesota Timberwolves finished the regular season 42-40, falling into a difficult matchup with the Denver Nuggets in the first round. They lost to the eventual NBA champions, 4-1, a year after losing a winnable first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies. Another early exit from t...27335Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-shake-milton-maximize-nowells-old-role-r27333/The Minnesota Timberwolves gave Jaylen Nowell the opportunity for a larger role last year when they traded fringe starter and sixth man Malik Beasley to the Utah Jazz in the Rudy Gobert deal. A second-round pick in 2019, Jaylen had shown some promise in the past three seasons. He delivered statist...27333Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kyle-anderson-looks-like-a-perfect-fit-for-team-china-at-the-fiba-world-cup-r27332/It’s the end of July, and we have officially hit the NBA dead season. Summer League is over, and preseason basketball still a few months away. However, in just under a month, we can still watch several Minnesota Timberwolves players take the court in a highly competitive setting at the FIBA World...27332Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-the-wolves-be-deeper-than-they-were-last-year-r27331/Here we are, another NBA off-season, and I’m already thinking about the Minnesota Timberwolves’ depth. Last summer, I made the confident claim that Minnesota had the deepest team in the league. After all, Tim Connelly and his staff were able to bring in what looked to be tremendous veteran additio...27331Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-long-will-it-take-leonard-miller-to-crack-the-rotation-r27328/Most teams struggle to find the perfect balance between having optimal depth but also not taking away developmental minutes for players. Giving young players the time and opportunity to succeed can be justified when it comes to finding cheaper contributors using the draft. However, some teams do n...27328Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-will-the-wolves-fare-during-the-in-season-tournament-r27326/During Summer League, the NBA announced that it will be holding its inaugural In-Season Tournament as a part of the upcoming regular season. The tournament separates each conference into three groups of five teams based on their record from last season. Each group has a team randomly selected from...27326Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:30:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/miller-and-mcdaniels-are-a-window-into-minnesotas-future-r27323/The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t have any draft picks to evaluate in 2021 after trading both of them to the Golden State Warriors for D’Angelo Russell. Therefore, their attention turned to the 2020 class in Summer League that year. The Wolves had taken Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels in 2020,...27323Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:00:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-big-will-jaden-mcdaniels-extension-be-r27322/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been busy this offseason slinging their money around to retain a roster that won 42 games, a play-in championship, and got bounced in the first round. Naz Reid got the bag first. Then Tim Connelly and friends dabbled in free agency ever so slightly. Most recently, t...27322Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/are-the-wolves-on-the-forefront-of-the-skilled-big-revolution-r27318/It’s been just over a year since Wolves world was turned upside down with one of the wildest trades in NBA history. In a league that many people believe is continuing to trend towards small ball, the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled the dice and zagged in the face of those who chose to follow by trad...27318Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:30:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-we-see-the-benefits-of-minnesotas-draft-strategy-at-summer-league-r27314/After seeing how the Rudy Gobert trade worked out in Year 1, many fans were ready to move on from Tim Connelly by the trade deadline. However, he’s been working his way back into the good graces of Minnesota Timberwolves fans slowly but surely. Connelly has been making moves that have greatly impr...27314Sat, 08 Jul 2023 06:15:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naz-reid-has-an-underrated-ability-to-adapt-r27312/Naz Reid’s basketball story is something special, almost as if it’s taken directly out of a masterful script. It wasn’t easy for him to become the beloved Minnesota Timberwolves player he is today, though. Despite being a 5-star high school recruit and a crucial part of an incredibly talented LSU...27312Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:30:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/bill-simmons-rings-the-towns-for-lillard-trade-bell-again-r27308/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. “Yeah,” Russillo agreed, “because whatever I think ab...27308Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:33:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/wendell-moore-is-due-for-a-breakthrough-next-season-r27307/Wendell Moore Jr. is entering his second season in the NBA. Considering the Minnesota Timberwolves’ lack of depth at point guard, expect the 21-year-old to capitalize on any opportunity they’ll give him to develop his game and earn a spot in the rotation next season. The Wolves took Moore with th...27307Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-prioritize-shooting-in-free-agency-r27305/Free agency doesn’t start until Friday afternoon and things are already getting spicy around the NBA. Coming on the heels of a productive NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves already re-signed Naz Reid to be their backup big of the future and Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that they wouldn’t be picki...27305Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:30:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-connelly-be-able-to-play-to-his-strengths-in-minnesota-r27304/Tim Connelly often stands near the tunnel that the Minnesota Timberwolves players walk under to exit the Target Center floor. It’s the one that Jaden McDaniels punched before this year’s playoffs, breaking his hand. Connelly often greeted Naz Reid after games, giving props to a player who provided...27304Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:30:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/leonard-miller-has-the-tools-and-drive-to-become-a-vital-part-of-the-wolves-roster-r27303/The 2023 draft was expected to be uneventful for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 16th pick in the draft was the first of four first-round picks the Wolves sent to the Utah Jazz in the Rudy Gobert trade. The Timberwolves weren’t slotted to pick until 53rd overall, where it can be difficult to find...27303Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:30:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/embrace-the-championship-parade-when-it-comes-r27297/Winning is fun, everyone loves to win. But in the NBA, you’re not expecting to win every season unless you’re a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics, which makes an unexpected championship all the sweeter. The Denver Nuggets won the franchise’s first championship last week after 47 sea...27297Sat, 24 Jun 2023 07:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-and-suns-may-be-the-first-teams-to-battle-the-new-cbas-%E2%80%9Csoft-hard-cap%E2%80%9D-r27296/We are less than two weeks removed from the Denver Nuggets being crowned NBA champions for the first time in franchise history, and yet the rest of the league has moved on to next season. We already have the first blockbuster trade of the off-season. The Washington Wizards will send Bradley Beal a...27296Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:30:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/3-early-second-round-wolves-trade-targets-r27295/The Minnesota Timberwolves enter the NBA Draft with one selection, the 53rd pick. But that doesn’t mean they will stand pat. Never underestimate the chaos that ensues when the day rolls around. Picks will begin to bounce from team to team, anywhere from pick 2 to 60, before you know it. Which pick...27295Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:30:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-does-minnesotas-future-look-like-without-naz-reid-r27293/Usually, when a team has a young player on their roster with the skill set to become a star in the NBA, that team would be eager to make that player a part of their long-term core. However, the Minnesota Timberwolves face a unique set of variables as they try to wrap up 6’10” center Naz Reid this...27293Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:30:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/3-highlights-from-tim-connellys-interview-with-dan-barreiro-r27292/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...27292Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:00:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-tim-connelly-paradox-r27290/Ryen Russillo had a quip on Monday’s Bill Simmons Podcast that will cause Minnesota Timberwolves fans to chuckle and cringe simultaneously. Russillo and Simmons broke down how well Tim Connelly managed the Denver Nuggets. They drafted Nikola Jokić during a Taco Bell commercial and took Jamal Murra...27290Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:30:22 +0000