https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/59/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/espn-is-wrong-about-dangelo-russells-ranking-r26197/ESPN released their three installments (ESPN+ required) in their annual list of the top 100 players in the NBA, and the results have been, well, mixed. Before I tear ESPN’s 69th slot placement of the D’Angelo Russell apart, there are two things that I should point out. Considering how subjectiv...26197Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/josh-okogie-should-not-be-playing-power-forward-r26196/Each year before the season, the media covering the Minnesota Timberwolves pushes something that will never happen. Last year, it was Andrew Wiggins ruining the point — sorry, *running* the point. The year before that, it was that we could still fix things with Jimmy Butler. Remember in 2017 when...26196Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-does-josh-okogie-fit-into-the-rotation-r26195/This afternoon, I found myself alone in my room watching the FIBA Basketball U19 African Championship game. Watching that game, one thing stood out: I need the NBA to come back. We’re just a few days away from the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first regular game and there are still many questions surrou...26195Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/leandro-bolmaros-passive-mindset-holds-him-back-r26193/When the Minnesota Timberwolves flipped the 25th pick and a future 2nd rounder to the New York Knicks in order to move up two slots and select Leandro Bolmaro at No. 23, I was, well, thrown a little bit for a loop. First, because it was yet another trade in a night where all the 2020 draft assets...26193Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/a-case-for-the-timberwolves-to-make-the-playoffs-this-year-r26192/Free agency is coming to a close and as the dust settles, one question remains: Will the Minnesota Timberwolves make the playoffs this year? With the new play-in tournament format the NBA is introducing this year, the Wolves only need to be the 10th seed in the Western Conference to have a chance...26192Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:00:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/when-player-comparisons-go-wrong-r26191/Here’s a hot take: ANTHONY EDWARDS IS NOT ANDREW WIGGINS! There, I said it. It feels good to finally get that off of my chest. We’ve all heard it, at nauseum, throughout the entire draft process about the alarming similarities between the two players. Two quick questions: Why do we even compare p...26191Mon, 30 Nov 2020 06:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-robert-covington-trade-doesnt-look-great-in-hindsight-r26189/It was the move that precipitated “The Move.” While the Andrew Wiggins trade for D’Angelo Russell is going to be remembered as the biggest swap from this post-Jimmy Butler period of the KAT era, the Robert Covington trade reshaped much of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ supporting cast in a four-team...26189Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:00:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/exactly-how-far-will-karl-anthony-towns-lead-a-team-r26188/Five years ago on Oct. 25, the Timberwolves lost arguably the most important person in the brief history of their franchise. Twenty years before that, in 1995, Flip Saunders was hired by former Gophers teammate Kevin McHale to serve as general manager and, soon after that, coach. He made his first...26188Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:30:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-a-small-forward-r26186/Close your eyes for a moment and picture an NBA small forward. You’re probably picturing a 6-foot-8, 240-pound behemoth, with length and athleticism. You’re probably picturing a player who can shoot, pass, dribble and defend the other team’s best wing. A player who can rebound and get out in trans...26186Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:00:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-is-the-timberwolves-michael-porter-jr-r26185/In comparing the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic is to Karl-Anthony Towns as D’Angelo Russell is to Jamal Murray as Josh Okogie is to… okay, maybe that’s as far as the comparisons go. But Denver and Minnesota are two mid-market teams who depend on drafting well and patie...26185Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-have-too-many-guards-and-not-enough-shooters-r26184/The Minnesota Timberwolves left Wednesday’s draft with a lot of roster churn beneath the scenes, though they only added one veteran player. While almost all Wolves fans are happy to see Ricky Rubio return (myself included), the move is actually a very surprising one, and it will have implications...26184Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/chelanga-and-dylans-2020-nba-draft-best-and-worst-dressed-list-r26183/Dylan Carlson co-wrote this piece. It’s that time of year! Wait it’s five months after that time of year, but it’s finally time for us to truly evaluate this draft class. In one short month, we will get to the basketball. But for now, we focus on the most important part of Draft Night — the fashi...26183Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/well-the-wolves-took-anthony-edwards-r26181/The Minnesota Timberwolves stood pat and took Anthony Edwards out of Georgia with the No. 1 overall pick. There are so many questions, so let’s just try to tackle these from order of most important, to least important: Is Edwards going to be a star? Probably not. The track record for guys who a...26181Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:15:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-case-for-isaac-okoro-r26180/The Minnesota Timberwolves have the No.1 overall pick in this year’s draft, and we’ve all been wondering what exactly Gersson Rosas intends to do with the pick. Does he pick a player? Can he possibly trade the pick for a player who can help the Wolves more immediately? Nobody knows. The Wolves are...26180Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:00:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/tyrese-haliburton-the-timberwolves-moneyball-pick-r26179/Beane’s mantra was, “We’re not selling jeans here.” The longtime general manager of the Oakland Athletics and Moneyball protagonist is credited with pioneering an analytical management style that would give rise to the trans-sport numbers revolutional. While tradition scouts struggled to look beyo...26179Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/anthony-edwards-is-a-giant-bag-of-maybe-r26177/Maybe Anthony Edwards goes first overall. Maybe he’s worth it, maybe he’s not. A year ago this time, Edwards was the buzz of the 2020 NBA Draft class. Though ESPN had him ranked fourth in their final recruiting rankings, the 6’5” Edwards provided that tantalizing allure of an athletic, scoring wi...26177Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:30:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/james-wiseman-great-player-not-a-great-fit-for-the-timberwolves-r26176/Anybody who claims to know exactly what James Wiseman’s NBA future will look like is trying to sell you something. Wiseman, the athletic seven-footer who sat atop ESPN’s recruit rankings for the 2019 class, was supposed to make the University of Memphis appointment viewing during the 2019-20 seas...26176Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:00:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/dr-chelangas-timberwolves-fan-therapy-session-dealing-with-loss-r26175/First, I want to be clear: I am not a real doctor. Secondly, mental health is very serious. I recommend that anyone who has the means, seeks therapy, it’s changed my life. That being said, I’m happy to act as your conduit into the world of mental health through the lens of a Timberwolves fan. No...26175Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:00:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-timberwolves-should-act-quickly-with-karl-anthony-towns-r26173/This isn’t supposed to be alarmist. It’s easy to overreact and assume that a star player is leaving Minnesota, especially in the NBA. We’ve been there before with Kevin Garnett, Kevin Love and Jimmy Butler. I’m not trying to incite panic, but you should know that the New York Knicks front office...26173Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/lamelo-balls-boom-or-bust-potential-r26172/I have two memories of watching Adam Dunn, 14-year Major League Baseball veteran, play for my hometown Chicago White Sox. The first time was in 2012, and the 6’6”, 285-pound Dunn cranked one of his 462 career home runs about 440-some feet out of right-center field. Before the at-bat, the opposing...26172Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:30:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-the-wolves-cant-shouldnt-and-definitely-shouldnt-do-with-the-no-1-pick-r26171/When the Timberwolves won the lottery this year I was ecstatic. The moment Mark Tatum flipped that final card and revealed our Wolves, I leapt out of my seat and did a dance that looked something like this: As time passed, my enthusiasm waned as I thought about Timberwolves draft history. Even...26171Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:30:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-no-1-pick-for-ben-simmons-how-and-why-r26169/Since 1990, the first overall pick in the NBA draft has been traded for a veteran player exactly one time: In 2014, when the Wolves sent disgruntled Kevin Love to Cleveland in return for Andrew Wiggins and assorted pieces. Two things have been clear in the six years since that trade: First, five...26169Wed, 21 Oct 2020 06:30:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-cant-rule-out-a-towns-trade-until-his-defense-improves-r26167/In April of 2015 Sports Illustrated’s Phil Taylor weighed in on the biggest NBA Draft storyline at the time: Should Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor go No. 1 overall? “Okafor might make a more immediate impact,” he wrote, “but winning teams have big men who can provide solid interior defense a...26167Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:30:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-did-the-wolves-get-here-and-where-exactly-are-they-going-r26165/To land the first overall pick in any draft, a lot has to go wrong. A 19-45 record would signal the beginning of a complete teardown and rebuild for most teams. The Minnesota Timberwolves brass jumped the gun on that measure in February, but in a pretty unorthodox way. Instead of trading away pla...26165Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jimmy-butler-was-right-and-its-time-for-minnesota-to-accept-that-r26164/Whoopsie-daisey. We’ve been down this road before, Timberwolves fans. Instead of recognizing Jimmy Butler for being the franchise-overhaul enforcer that the Minnesota Timberwolves so desperately needed and traded for back in June of 2017, we all were enamored with enabling youthful potential that...26164Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:00:07 +0000