https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/60/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-nbas-top-15-teams-for-the-next-five-years-r26161/Someone approaches you. For some reason, you’re both in a desert. This person, visibly thirsty, yells: “TELL ME ABOUT THE NBA! I NEED TO KNOW!” Well, this is convenient because if you know anything, it’s the NBA. You’re not great with relationships or directions (which is why you’re in a desert...26161Tue, 22 Sep 2020 06:40:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/if-the-minnesota-timberwolves-land-a-star-with-the-no-1-overall-pick-and-sell-to-kevin-garnett-anything-is-possible-r26156/The Minnesota Timberwolves did it. Nobody believed in them. Some said it wasn’t possible. Not you. You believed. We believed! After never moving up in the lottery in team history (which is saying something!), the Timberwolves secured the No. 1 pick on Thursday night. To say Minnesota moved up...26156Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:45:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-history-of-the-minnesota-timberwolves-having-multiple-first-round-picks-isnt-great-r26154/With the Brooklyn Nets clinching a playoff spot in the bubble, the Minnesota Timberwolves have secured two first-round picks. One pick will be their own (it will land 1-7), while Minnesota acquired Brooklyn’s lottery protected pick at the trade deadline in the Robert Covington/Malik Beasley trade...26154Tue, 11 Aug 2020 06:45:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/here-are-your-2019-20-minnesota-timberwolves-season-awards-r26153/As the NBA started back up late last week, there have been a lot of conversations about NBA awards. Of course, play in the bubble doesn’t count in the award-giving process which doesn’t make much sense to me. If LeBron can lead the Lakers to a 7-1 record and average 30 points per game while Giann...26153Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:45:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/so-what-if-glen-taylor-doesnt-sell-the-minnesota-timberwolves-to-kevin-garnett-r26152/Reports surfaced last week that Glen Taylor is actively shopping the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. The news probably shouldn’t come as a surprise. Taylor isn’t a young 79 years old. We’re also in the middle of a global pandemic where sports have become an afterthought for most people. I under...26152Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:45:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-will-the-minnesota-timberwolves-do-if-they-get-the-no-1-pick-r26150/As I write this, there is a man working on our air conditioner and someone on Facebook Marketplace is messaging me about a “vintage door” that I’m selling for $25. Spoiler alert: I don’t actually think it’s a vintage door! I just think it’s a normal door that has had better days. Welcome to owni...26150Tue, 21 Jul 2020 06:40:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/5-things-to-watch-as-the-nba-starts-back-up-in-the-bubble-r26149/The NBA season is set to tip back off in Orlando later this month. We’ll see what happens between now and then. We’ve already seen two MLS teams drop out of its “MLS Is Back” tournament due to COVID-19 concerns. As I’m writing this, Russell Westbrook just announced he’s tested positive. On Satu...26149Tue, 14 Jul 2020 06:40:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-the-absence-of-spencer-dinwiddie-bradley-beal-in-orlando-impacts-the-minnesota-timberwolves-r26147/The Minnesota Timberwolves are not among the 22 teams slated to finish the 2019-20 NBA season in Orlando starting at the end of July. But as is customary for the Timberwolves, they are looking ahead to the NBA Draft. And this year, the fate of a potential first-round pick for Minnesota hinges on t...26147Wed, 08 Jul 2020 06:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-minnesota-timberwolves-draft-fate-rests-on-spencer-dinwiddies-status-brooklyns-success-in-orlando-r26146/The NBA is slated to return to action on July 31, as 22 teams will travel to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando to play out the remainder of the 2020 NBA season. The Minnesota Timberwolves are one of eight teams not participating in the Florida festivities. The NBA tabbed the 16 tea...26146Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-ryan-saunders-current-situation-compares-to-paul-molitors-with-falvey-and-levine-r26040/When Paul Molitor was hired to replace Ron Gardenhire as the Minnesota Twins manager in 2015, he said he felt that his team could compete right away. The notion seemed absurd, of course, given that Ron Gardenhire’s otherwise good record with the Twins was tainted by four straight 90-loss seasons f...26040Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:20:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-do-last-years-rookies-fit-into-this-years-philosophies-r26039/At 2019 media day, it was all about aura for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gersson Rosas, the team’s new president of basketball operations, spoke about the “tangible change” that’s occurring within the organization and his “vision and philosophy” for achieving sustained success. Head coach Ryan Sau...26039Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:21:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-andrew-wiggins-problem-is-a-two-way-street-r26025/When the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a five-year, maximum contract extension with Andrew Wiggins in the fall of 2017, he was expected to deliver a multitude of talents and, subsequently, meaningful value. But he’s struggled mightily to live up to those expectations; after a relatively promisi...26025Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:34:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/gersson-rosas-is-keeping-the-timberwolves-powder-dry-r26017/When the 2019 NBA offseason kicked off, the Minnesota Timberwolves appeared to have a plan: reporting suggested that they’d bid to move up in the draft and then pursue the commitment of restricted free-agent D’Angelo Russell. Gersson Rosas completed the first of those tasks by trading Dario Saric...26017Fri, 12 Jul 2019 07:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-jarrett-culver-fits-into-the-karl-anthony-towns-window-r26010/Throughout Tom Thibodeau’s tenure with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the matter-of-fact boss came off somewhat standoffish when talking about Karl-Anthony Towns’ role on his roster. At the same time, Jimmy Butler was publicly deriding his teammate, writing a negatively dramatized narrative about Tow...26010Sat, 29 Jun 2019 08:00:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-playmakers-r26006/This is the third in a series of pre-draft articles about the Minnesota Timberwolves biggest needs heading into the 2019 season. Check out the first two, which focused on prospects who excel as shooters and defenders. Just days before the 2019 NBA draft, it’s safe to assume that Gersson Rosas and...26006Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:43:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-defenders-r26003/After registering 11 fewer wins last season than they did a year before, the Minnesota Timberwolves enter the summer of 2019 with myriad shortcomings upon which to improve. For the fifth consecutive campaign, they finished 24th or worse by defensive rating and 26th or worse by 3-point attempts pe...26003Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:25:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-shooters-r25999/After registering 11 fewer wins last season than they did a year before, the Minnesota Timberwolves enter the summer of 2019 with myriad shortcomings upon which to improve. For the fifth consecutive campaign, they finished 24th or worse by defensive rating and 26th or worse by three-point attem...25999Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:39:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/incompetence-and-fortune-the-minnesota-timberwolves-and-new-orleans-pelicans-r25996/They say that luck is what happens when hard work meets opportunity. But a similar sentiment would rarely prove accurate if expressed with regard to organizational aptitude in professional sports. No, luck — as it relates to NBA franchises, at least — isn’t a combination of any two things. It’s j...25996Tue, 28 May 2019 07:05:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-2018-19-season-in-review-the-guardsish-r25991/It was a season of sideshows for the Minnesota Timberwolves — organizational warfare dampened expectations before a coaching change and bouts of the injury bug made mediocrity the backdrop of Karl-Anthony Towns’ second-half surge. But 82 games were played nonetheless; Towns gave his team a chance...25991Mon, 13 May 2019 06:55:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/gersson-rosas-is-set-out-to-find-a-balance-between-winning-now-and-sustainability-r25988/When Tom Thibodeau was announced as the new president of basketball operations and head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was asked about when he’ll turn the Wolves into a winner. “Might as well get started,” he said with a smirk. Gersson Rosas, the Wolves new president, said “We want tangi...25988Mon, 06 May 2019 14:05:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-2018-19-season-in-review-the-wingsish-r25985/It was a season of sideshows for the Minnesota Timberwolves — organizational warfare dampened expectations before a coaching change and bouts of the injury bug made mediocrity the backdrop of Karl-Anthony Towns’ second-half surge. But 82 games were played nonetheless; Towns gave his team a chance...25985Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:03:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/minnesota-timberwolves-2018-19-season-in-review-the-bigs-r25983/It was a season of sideshows for the Minnesota Timberwolves — organizational warfare dampened expectations before a coaching change and bouts of the injury bug made mediocrity the backdrop of Karl-Anthony Towns’ second-half surge. But 82 games were played nonetheless; Towns gave his team a chance...25983Mon, 22 Apr 2019 09:01:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/next-season-looks-like-a-bridge-year-for-the-minnesota-timberwolves-r25981/For how ceremonious and exciting Tom Thibodeau’s hiring was, his time as head coach and president of basketball operations came to an abrupt and almost stunning end. The Minnesota Timberwolves had just defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by 22 points, and the players were planning an outing at Topgolf...25981Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:06:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/derrick-rose-revived-his-career-in-minnesota-but-he-may-not-be-back-next-year-r25976/In the middle of the 2017-18 season, Derrick Rose was in the Cleveland State gym practicing with his friend, Art. He was 29 years old, two years removed from his last season in Chicago. He had been traded to the New York Knicks, played sparingly with LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers and bee...25976Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:58:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/assessing-ryan-saunders-is-about-more-than-andrew-wiggins-r25958/What can you change? What will be different? Those were the questions posed to Ryan Saunders when he took over as the interim head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 6. A hopeful answer: Andrew Wiggins. With not only the salary of a star but also the role as such on the team, Wiggins wa...25958Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:48:18 +0000