https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/52/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-we-learned-about-the-wolves-during-the-covid-outbreak-r26581/December was a long month. COVID ravaged the NBA as the virus ran rampant through teams across the league. The NBA postponed some games, but the Minnesota Timberwolves were not so lucky. They had to forge on as they waited for players to be released from the protocols while hoping that no one else...26581Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/were-getting-a-glimpse-of-what-an-edwards-centric-wolves-team-looks-like-r26580/As COVID-19 continues to ravage the professional sporting landscape, teams are getting a unique look at lineup combinations they wouldn’t otherwise see. With the influx of emergency 10-day contracts, benches across the league are getting cleared out as NBA exiles, retirees, and rejects alike are v...26580Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-minnesotas-big-three-pick-things-up-where-the-left-off-r26578/The concept of the “Big Three” is constantly evolving in the NBA. It began out of necessity when there were only eight teams in the league, and the Boston Celtics could trot out lineups that included Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, and several other Hall of Famers. It evolved in the ’80s...26578Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/whats-going-on-with-malik-beasley-r26577/The NBA season is pandemic-riddled again, and it has thrown everyone into the grinder. Every player has to step up and pull their weight when given playing time. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ depth players need to make the most of their opportunities with all five starters out. Malik Beasley is chi...26577Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:30:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-already-have-proven-something-during-their-covid-outbreak-r26575/Chris Finch’s Minnesota Timberwolves are the latest NBA team to go through a COVID outbreak. Recently, the Wolves had as many as eight players at once on the health and safety protocols list. What they’ve been able to muster during the chaos has already shown they can stay afloat during impossible...26575Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:00:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/3-new-years-resolutions-for-the-timberwolves-in-2022-r26574/For many people, the changing of the calendar year brings about a chance for a fresh start. Whether it be saving money, eating healthier, or exercising more, everyone’s guilty of trying to improve in some way or another, beginning on Jan. 1. Sometimes a brand new 12 months can be just the signal p...26574Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-need-to-learn-something-from-their-next-four-games-r26573/The Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night was an incredible display of toughness and heart. However, they are still facing many hardships and are about to enter a challenging set of games. The Wolves will be facing the Utah Jazz, who currently have only nine losses an...26573Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:00:32 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-should-offer-michael-beasley-a-10-day-contract-r26572/It’s the Minnesota Timberwolves’ turn to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak. Currently, seven players are out for the Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, Anthony Edwards, Jarred Vanderbilt, Taurean Prince, and McKinley Wright IV are all in the health and safety protocols. Naz Reid was...26572Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-should-hold-off-on-any-blockbuster-trades-until-next-season-r26571/A lot is going on in the NBA right now. Just a few short weeks ago, the trade talks around the league were starting to heat up. The Indiana Pacers are looking to rebuild, Damian Lillard might want out, and we still don’t know what’s going on with Ben Simmons. All that buzz seems like a distant mem...26571Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/nathan-knight-has-earned-more-playing-time-r26570/‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Target Center, not a Timberwolf is stirring because five players are in the NBA’s health and safety protocol thanks to the Omicron variant. It’s a tough holiday season for the NBA, and the Timberwolves haven’t been saved from the long tail of t...26570Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dont-rush-to-judgement-on-leandro-bolmaro-r26569/Leandro Bolmaro has had a rollercoaster start to the season. He has experienced a lot coming over from the Spanish ACB League to Minnesota. He has been scoring 20 points per game with the Iowa Wolves. But he’s had to make a difficult adjustment when the Minnesota Timberwolves have called him up at...26569Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jerami-grant-would-be-a-great-fit-in-minnesota-r26568/Last week, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Detroit Pistons are open to trading forward Jerami Grant. Charania also detailed that “dozens” of teams are interested in acquiring the 6’8” wing. https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNBA/status/1470514114271137792?s=20 The Piston...26568Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:00:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-put-themselves-in-a-good-spot-by-hovering-around-500-r26567/As the NBA season nears the halfway point amid the COVID chaos, now may be the perfect time to reflect on preseason expectations and align them with the current reality. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, a 15-16 start is an accomplishment, given all that has unfolded this year. Entering the season,...26567Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/kat-is-the-engine-that-has-turned-the-wolves-around-this-time-r26562/Baby, flex, scream, and repeat. That was Karl-Anthony Towns’ recipe for success on Friday night. All night he looked to show out against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was fast and decisive on the offensive end and played with an intensity as if he were in Game 7 of the Western Confer...26562Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:30:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/whats-next-for-jaylen-nowell-and-josh-okogie-r26561/As a diehard basketball fan, I often find myself playing armchair coach or general manager. Scheming up fake trades for the Minnesota Timberwolves to make, questioning why the real-life coach is playing one player over another. I mean, seriously, I write twice a week about this team. I’m obsessed....26561Sat, 18 Dec 2021 11:00:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-can-chris-finch-do-to-get-minnesotas-offense-going-r26560/It’s been 299 days since the Minnesota Timberwolves named Chris Finch as its new head coach. The decision was met with skepticism around the league. Many fans, analysts, and even players derided the coaching decision. Wolves assistant David Vanterpool was considered a head coaching candidate at t...26560Sat, 18 Dec 2021 07:00:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-getting-killed-in-transition-because-they-cant-make-layups-r26558/Every year, the Minnesota Timberwolves seem to have a fault that’s unique to this star-crossed franchise. This season it’s been their inability to convert around the rim. Anthony Edwards has shown that he has an elite ability to go downhill and get to the rim, but now defenses are on to him. They...26558Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/is-jarred-vanderbilt-a-permanent-solution-in-the-starting-lineup-r26557/During my anticipation for the start of the NBA regular season in October, I wrote about how the Minnesota Timberwolves should resist trading for Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons. My reasoning was simple: The team already possessed a defensive-minded 4. He had an above-average ability...26557Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:05:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-becoming-the-%E2%80%98big-brother-the-wolves-need-r26556/He’s just 20 years old and only in his second year in the NBA, but Anthony Edwards has surged up the ladder on the Minnesota Timberwolves leadership hierarchy. Edwards is often outspoken, but it always serves a purpose, and he doesn’t care who his message is directed at. Surprisingly, the former...26556Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-found-a-winning-formula-against-the-trail-blazers-r26555/After another five-game losing streak, the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers was invigorating to watch. It was a perfect representation of how this team performs when all of its players click simultaneously. A few things, in particular, stood out as part of a blue...26555Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:00:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/hear-me-out-the-wolves-should-kick-the-tires-on-kemba-walker-r26553/On Sunday, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out a gutsy victory against the Portland Trailblazers. The 116-111 win broke Minnesota’s five-game losing streak and put the Wolves ahead of Portland in the chase for the play-in. This win proves that the Wolves are good again, and the fans have nothing...26553Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:00:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-will-be-fine-if-they-can-survive-december-r26548/It’s been a predictably up-and-down first quarter of the NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. But for the first time in what seems like a lifetime, the downs don’t vastly outnumber the ups. Following a 32-point loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, the Timberwolves are 11-14 and ninth in the...26548Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dlo-has-become-integral-to-minnesotas-success-r26547/It’s no question that D’Angelo Russell is one of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ most polarizing and controversial players right now. His silky game mixed with creativity can make it appear like he is in control. To others, Russell is not exerting himself and taking plays off. Not to mention that he h...26547Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/finch-needs-to-increase-taurean-princes-minutes-to-maximize-him-r26546/Ricky Rubio, a 2022 second-round pick, and cash. That’s what it took for the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire the supposed 3-and-D forward Taurean Prince from the Cleveland Cavaliers this past offseason. Prince was coming off a season where he averaged 9.5 points per contest on an efficient 40%...26546Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:00:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-much-is-too-much-for-myles-turner-r26545/The NBA rumor mill started flying on Tuesday after Shams Charania reported that the Indiana Pacers plan to go into sell mode, and Caris LeVert, Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner are available. Enter the Minnesota Timberwolves and feed us all the Turner-to-Wolves photoshops. While it would be an e...26545Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:30:41 +0000