https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/62/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://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 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/should-the-timberwolves-pursue-a-long-term-point-guard-at-the-trade-deadline-r25952/The Minnesota Timberwolves employ at least three — if not four — point guards who are generally more productive than pernicious. Each floor general provides a divergent subset of suitable skills. In a league dominated by ball handlers, such optionality can be crucial. Jeff Teague is a methodical...25952Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/foul-trouble-is-the-only-thing-slowing-karl-anthony-towns-r25943/In 33 years since the NBA and ABA merged, no player has committed a personal foul … if you ask them. It’s become so commonplace for both competitors and their coaches to challenge a referee’s whistle — almost every single one of a referee’s whistles — that countermeasures have been taken to ensur...25943Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:36:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/for-ryan-saunders-and-andrew-wiggins-%E2%80%98keeping-that-same-energy-is-adjustment-no-1-r25939/After drawing a foul on what could, really, only be described as an angry attack of the basket, Andrew Wiggins removed himself from the fray and walked towards the perimeter before stepping to the free-throw line. He was alone and staring into the distance when a camera grabbed a glimpse of Wiggin...25939Wed, 09 Jan 2019 08:43:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/five-fun-timberwolves-things-at-the-turn-of-a-new-year-r25931/For the Minnesota Timberwolves, 2018 was both constructive and confounding. First, the franchise sent a pair of players to the All-Star game in Los Angeles. Then, they finally made a playoff appearance. In that opening-round series against the Houston Rockets, they won Game 3 at home – inspiring...25931Mon, 31 Dec 2018 06:30:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-to-maximize-karl-anthony-towns-post-touches-r25928/Take your eyes off of Karl-Anthony Towns – who possesses the ball in the post – and watch how the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves offense functions when their most potent threat works one-on-one against his defender. Now, take your eyes off of center Nikola Jokic – who possesses the ball in...25928Tue, 25 Dec 2018 11:48:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/four-observations-from-the-timberwolves-last-five-games-r25925/After losing to Portland, Golden State, Sacramento and Phoenix in one fell swoop last week, the Wolves returned home and found their footing in a rematch against the Kings on Monday. Let’s take a closer look at four highlights — and lowlights — from this team’s last week of action. Josh Okogie: C...25925Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:21:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/transition-defense-is-becoming-a-plus-for-the-wolves-r25918/When Jimmy Butler’s trade demand went public in September, Andrew Wiggins’ brother used social media to express some sort of relief: “Hallelujah” is all he said, presumably on behalf of his sibling. Almost immediately, Butler quipped back with an Instagram post of his own in which he directed Wigg...25918Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:50:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/johnson-tyus-jones-is-playing-for-a-new-deal-r25912/When the Timberwolves traded for Tyus Jones on draft night in 2015, it just seemed like a nice story. Then Wolves boss, Flip Saunders, had already selected the year’s prized possession, Karl-Anthony Towns. He then traded two second-round picks for Jones, whom the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted 24th...25912Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:18:27 +0000