https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/13/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-skepticism-of-kat-and-goberts-fit-is-overblown-r26836/On July 1, what started as an innocent rumor suggesting the Minnesota Timberwolves’ interest in trading for a veteran center quickly became one of the weirdest, wildest, and most worry-inducing trades in franchise history. Tim Connelly and the Wolves front office shipped off four first-round picks...26836Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/were-are-minnesotas-biggest-roster-holes-post-gobert-trade-r26835/The Minnesota Timberwolves executed one of the most controversial trades in recent years when they traded for All-Star big man Rudy Gobert. In this trade, Minnesota gave up five players, three of which were in the rotation last season. So what are the biggest holes currently in their roster, and w...26835Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-are-no-longer-just-a-feel-good-team-r26833/Well, folks, it finally happened. I have been adamantly warning against pairing Karl-Anthony Towns with a traditional big. But, clearly, Tim Connelly and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ brass have not been reading my work. For shame. Part of being a basketball fan is having big feelings about the tea...26833Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:00:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/top-nba-analyst-slams-gobert-trade-as-worst-in-30-years-r26832/Bill Simmons started off his Monday podcast by talking to Ryen Russillo about the Minnesota Timberwolves’ recent blockbuster trade for Rudy Gobert. Warning: He doesn’t love it for Minnesota. “I’m gonna start you with this, I think I hated the Rudy Gobert trade more for Minnesota than any trade f...26832Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:45:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-cant-fall-into-the-prokhorov-trap-r26831/Brain Windhorst was on one during his July 1 First Take appearance. “I’m gonna tell you something that happened yesterday, and league executives are wondering what the heck it means,” he told his bemused colleagues. “And, in fact, it happened within five minutes.” He pointed to an Adrian Wojnaro...26831Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/taurean-prince-made-himself-into-a-vital-cog-for-the-wolves-r26830/Many fans were skeptical when the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Ricky Rubio for Taurean Prince and a second-round pick. Rubio wasn’t an elite talent, but Prince had only played 41 games the year prior. Still, at least it cleared up cap room and wasn’t a team-shifting trade, so nobody could be too...26830Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:30:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-should-focus-on-finding-a-cheap-point-guard-in-free-agency-r26829/Well, now that the Atlanta Hawks are trading for Dejounte Murray and torpedoed the article I was almost finished with for this week, the Minnesota Timberwolves need to set their sights on a different point guard to bolster the position this offseason. They still have D’Angelo Russell‘s services fo...26829Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:30:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/what-timberwolves-fans-should-watch-for-in-summer-league-r26828/Minnesota Timberwolves basketball is finally back! Kinda. The Summer League starts July 7. It is our chance to see the rookies and some old friends get as much usage as necessary for their development in the Summer League atmosphere. Last year, Jaden McDaniels and Jaylen Nowell benefitted from get...26828Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/can-josh-minott-become-minnesotas-brandon-clarke-r26827/The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Josh Minott out of Memphis with the 45th pick in the draft. Few fans get overly excited with someone picked that late in the 2nd round, but you should be with Minott. He possesses similar tools to Brandon Clarke, someone Timberwolves fans are very familiar with....26827Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/what-does-chris-finchs-praise-for-jaylen-nowell-mean-for-minnesotas-future-r26826/Several names likely come to mind when thinking about the young talent on the Minnesota Timberwolves. From Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels to newly draftees Walker Kessler, Wendell Moore Jr., and Josh Minott, Minnesota’s abundance of young, skilled players is undeniable. For Chris Finch, thou...26826Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:06 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-shouldnt-get-sticker-shock-with-dejounte-murray-r26825/The 2022 NBA season is in the books, and now it is officially time to transition to free agency and trade season. Teams are legally allowed to begin negotiating with free agents on June 30th at 5:00 pm CT and can sign them starting July 6th at 11:00 am CT. Discussions have almost certainly begun b...26825Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:30:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/josh-minott-could-become-a-steal-if-the-wolves-are-patient-with-him-r26824/The NBA draft has come and gone, and the Minnesota Timberwolves emerge from draft night having taken four players. We’ve got great coverage of Walker Kessler and Wendell Moore on the site. Wolves fans should expect to see those two make appearances in the lineup this season. However, the player th...26824Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-timberwolves-had-a-strong-draft-r26823/At long last, the wait is over! The time of coping with the Minnesota Timberwolves playoff defeat by deep-diving into game tape to speculate on which draft prospects will fit best is done. We can finally begin looking towards the 2022-23 season because the NBA draft is over, and we have answers....26823Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:30:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wendell-moore-has-the-versatility-to-slot-perfectly-in-the-wolves-rotation-r26822/Tim Connelly and the Minnesota Timberwolves were active on draft night, taking Walker Kessler at 22 and then grabbing Wendell Moore Jr. with the 26th pick. Moore didn’t follow the typical Duke path to becoming a first-rounder. Despite being ranked 29th in his 2019 high school class via 247sports,...26822Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:30:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/walker-kessler-brings-more-to-minnesota-than-just-blocks-r26820/After trading back in the draft for picks 22 and 29, fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves seemed pleased with new team President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly showing signs of aggression within the draft night-trade market. But after selecting Auburn big man Walker Kessler, the optimism quic...26820Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:00:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/forget-capela-minnesota-should-use-the-draft-to-fill-their-need-at-center-r26818/When Gersson Rosas traded Robert Covington to the Houston Rockets in 2020, he was faced with a choice. He could either accept Clint Capela and a first-round pick or open up the floodgates for two more teams to join the trade. As we know today, he chose the latter, opting to swing Capela to the Atl...26818Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:30:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-are-going-to-have-enticing-options-at-19-r26817/The 2022 NBA Draft is just hours away, and reports of teams looking to move up, down, and entirely out of the draft order continue to spread like wildfire. Predicting what each team will do with their first-round selection has always been difficult, but with a more balanced league, anything can co...26817Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:30:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/will-this-be-the-last-championship-that-haunts-the-wolves-r26816/Every Minnesota Timberwolves fan has gotten used to seeing Stephen Curry hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Maybe there’s still a hint of pain that the Wolves passed over him twice in 2009. Perhaps some people ask what could have been if they paired him and Ricky Rubio. But everyone has been there be...26816Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:30:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/two-top-analysts-reminisce-about-ricky-rubio-r26815/A conversation between Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo about how the Minnesota Timberwolves botched the 2009 NBA Draft suddenly turned into a discussion about Ricky Rubio. After talking about Stephen Curry’s place in NBA history, Simmons reiterated his stance on the Wolves’ 2009 draft on his Monday...26815Mon, 20 Jun 2022 19:37:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/does-clint-capela-fit-on-the-timberwolves-roster-r26814/In Shams Charania’s latest piece for The Athletic, he reported, “The Timberwolves have discussed deals around veteran centers, including Atlanta’s Clint Capela, sources said.” It’s just one sentence, but the news that the Wolves are discussing deals to acquire a center may signal Tim Connelly’s of...26814Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:00:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/two-nba-analysts-wonder-if-kats-%E2%80%9Cweirdness%E2%80%9D-affects-his-public-approval-r26811/At the 16-minute mark of his podcast on Tuesday, Ryen Russillo broke down his “approval ratings” for eight NBA players with Wosny Lambre. The two Ringer analysts broke down the public perception of stars like Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, and Rudy Gobert. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anth...26811Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:22:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/javale-mcgee-may-be-the-missing-piece-next-to-kat-r26805/Minnesota Timberwolves president Tim Connelly stated that Karl-Anthony Towns might fit nicely next to a more traditional 5 in a recent interview with Dane Moore. People may hear this and think Connelly should go after big-name guys like Myles Turner or Mitchell Robinson. But I’m more interested in...26805Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:30:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-mailbag-what-does-a-fair-trade-for-dlo-look-like-r26804/Minnesota Timberwolves Twitter has been flooded with hypothetical D’Angelo Russell trades since the Wolves lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in this year’s playoffs. His combination of a large contract, looming long-term extension, and total ineffectiveness for much of the Grizzlies series has made hi...26804Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:30:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/%E2%80%98hustle-showcases-the-sustainability-of-anthony-edwards-stardom-r26803/Spoiler Alert: If you have not yet seen Hustle and don’t want parts spoiled, do not read this article. Late last week, Netflix made Adam Sandler’s highly-anticipated movie Hustle available. Hype had been surrounding the release of this movie for quite some time. Sandler’s last major movie, Uncut...26803Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-should-consider-drafting-a-developmental-guard-this-year-r26801/Focusing on the upcoming season is essential for any team. You want to create the best chance to compete and assemble the team that can do so. However, it never hurts to look years into the future and consider who is part of the team’s core. Look at the Minnesota Timberwolves’ guards, for example....26801Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:30:19 +0000