https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/21/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/why-did-the-wolves-release-rondae-hollis-jefferson-r26203/The season is almost here! Not much has happened since last week’s column besides what is probably a pretty minor roster move. Let’s get to this week’s topics: We’ll Miss You, Hanny I still can’t believe the news that legendary sportscaster Tom Hanneman passed away, unexpectedly, at 68 years o...26203Mon, 21 Dec 2020 06:30:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/a-tribute-to-tom-hanneman-r26201/Growing up, it was always Tom Hanneman on TV. While watching the Minnesota Timberwolves wasn’t always easy, Hanny’s soothing voice always made you feel like you had a friend, even if it was through the screen. It was announced on Friday that Hanneman had passed away. Few details have been release...26201Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:00:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/winners-and-losers-of-the-timberwolves-preseason-r26200/The Minnesota Timberwolves wrapped up the preseason on Thursday night when they beat the Dallas Maverick on the road in overtime. Normally, there’s not a lot to take from the preseason. I remember working a Timberwolves vs. CSKA Moscow preseason game back in 2013. It was one of the worst games I’...26200Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:00:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/examining-the-wolves-schedule-hollis-jefferson-and-the-wallwestbrook-trade-r26194/Hello, my good friends. I hope you’re all staying safe and healthy. I also hope that if you have a cat, the cat sits right on your keyboard as you attempt to write your weekly column. Fun times, fun times indeed. Let’s get to this week’s topics: NBA Releases First Half Of Schedule The NBA relea...26194Tue, 08 Dec 2020 06:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/well-learn-a-lot-about-the-timberwolves-after-their-first-preseason-game-r26190/Last week, we broke down the moves the Minnesota Timberwolves made so far this offseason, and the Wolves haven’t made any additional moves since then. And with the NBA season starting in less than a month, the offseason is pretty much over. There hasn’t been much new to report other than the pres...26190Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:30:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/grading-the-timberwolves-offseason-moves-up-to-this-point-r26187/Wowzas. Since we last chatted, a lot has happened for the Minnesota Timberwolves! It turns out when you cram the draft and free agency in the same week, there’s a lot to digest. My guess is that you probably feel better about the team than you did a week ago. Certainly, you feel better than you...26187Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:30:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-timberwolves-are-now-a-team-worth-watching-r26182/Any time an executive makes an attention-grabbing decision, it’s easy to think Would Flip have done that? Flip Saunders was the coach who made the Minnesota Timberwolves must-watch television in the late 90s and early aughts. He reminded us how much we love basketball here, and he let the nation k...26182Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:30:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/5-red-hot-topics-for-the-timberwolves-before-the-draft-r26178/Oh my goodness gracious, you guys. It’s draft week! Normally, we’re a month into the season in mid-November. Obviously the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of this. When we’re at more than 100,000 cases per day in the United States, it seems trivial to talk about sports. But here we are. We’re...26178Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/what-does-a-december-start-mean-for-the-timberwolves-r26174/It’s Draft Month, baby! It’s November. It feels like whenever we get to a new month, everyone goes, “Wow, I can’t believe it’s already BLANK MONTH. Time sure does fly!” But this feels different. Maybe it’s the pandemic. Maybe it’s because you’ve been getting in political arguments with your uncl...26174Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:30:56 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/gersson-rosas-should-move-back-in-the-draft-r26170/The Minnesota Timberwolves have their choice of who they want in this year’s draft, and yet, it seems like there is nobody there who really intrigues them. This is a class where the player taken first overall is more likely to end up like Deandre Ayton or Markelle Fultz, rather than Zion Williamso...26170Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/your-minnesota-timberwolves-2020-offseason-guide-r26168/With the offseason about to be in full swing, our Kyle Ratke broke down what you need to know over the offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves. How Did They Finish In 2019-20? The Timberwolves finished the 2019-20 season with a 19-45 record, the third-worst record in the league behind only the...26168Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/3-players-the-timberwolves-could-draft-17th-overall-r26166/The talk heading into the NBA Draft for Minnesota Timberwolves’ fans will be who they will take, or what they will do, with the No. 1 pick. We’ll go more into that over the next month. There will be plenty of time for chatter now that the season is over. Quick tangent: The NBA did such an excell...26166Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:30:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/3-under-the-radar-free-agents-the-timberwolves-could-sign-r26163/The next two months should be exciting ones for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves have two picks in the 2020 NBA Draft, headlined by the No. 1 pick, of course. Certainly the Devin Booker/Ben Simmons/unrealistic All-Star player rumors will heat up as we approach the draft. Minnesota also has...26163Wed, 07 Oct 2020 06:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/it-wasnt-a-particularly-great-week-for-the-timberwolves-r26162/If there’s anything I’ve learned as an adult, it’s that nothing is quite as simple as it should be. You think if you do things right, treat others with respect and work hard, everything else will fall into place. That’s what you were told when you were young and in general, if everyone followed t...26162Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:45:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/life-without-jimmy-wolves-coaches-being-interviewed-and-draft-talk-r26160/Football is back! NBA playoff basketball in the bubble is awesome, and we’re nearing the start of the MLB and WNBA postseason. Sports, baby! For Minnesota Timberwolves’ fans, we’ll get to see Jimmy Butler try to lead the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals. Most Timberwolves’ fans can’t stand Butler at...26160Tue, 15 Sep 2020 06:40:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/how-hard-should-the-minnesota-timberwolves-go-after-victor-oladipo-r26159/Hello good friends, I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I spent it with friends and family. Yesterday, we bought a new washer and dryer to take advantage of Labor Day sales at Home Depot, and I’m pretty sure that will go down as a top-five adult moment of my life. Big things happening o...26159Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:40:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/if-only-the-minnesota-timberwolves-had-drafted-jamal-murray-r26158/Happy Tuesday, good friends. What has happened since the last time we talked? The Minnesota Timberwolves still have the first pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. This is good news! Glen Taylor is reportedly in talks with a Grizzlies minority owner to sell the team. This is a deal that would not includ...26158Tue, 01 Sep 2020 06:45:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-mailbag-theyve-got-the-no-1-pick-whats-next-r26157/It’s mailbag time! With the Minnesota Timberwolves landing the first pick in the lottery last week, we figured it’d be a good time to debut the Kyle Ratke NBA/Timberwolves/Zone Coverage/Sports! Mailbag. We are still working on the name. Let us know if you’d like to sponsor. Let’s get onto the qu...26157Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:30:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/heres-what-history-tells-us-about-the-17th-pick-in-the-nba-draft-r26155/We were all worried about the Minnesota Timberwolves potentially losing the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick if they were so bad in the bubble that they fell out of playoff contention. Caris LeVert said JUST YOU WAIT! about that. The Nets finished 5-3 in Orlando (the Milwaukee Bucks finished 3-5!...26155Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:35:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/what-glen-taylor-exploring-selling-his-ownership-stake-means-for-the-minnesota-timberwolves-lynx-r26151/Glen Taylor has held a majority ownership stake of the Minnesota Timberwolves since 1994 and the Minnesota Lynx since 2002. But in 2020, that might be coming to an end. On Tuesday afternoon, rumors surrounding Taylor and his future as majority owner of the Wolves and Lynx organization quickly sp...26151Wed, 22 Jul 2020 06:40:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-and-lynx-continue-to-be-at-the-center-of-movement-for-change-r26148/Over the past few months, social justice has been on the forefront of many conversations within both Minnesota and around the world. Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day in May, the topic has become relevant for everyone with the hopeful goal of c...26148Mon, 13 Jul 2020 06:00:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/whats-next-for-the-minnesota-timberwolves-after-being-left-out-of-the-playoffs-r26145/In the middle of March, the NBA season was put on hold when the league suspended play indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and around the globe. For the Minnesota Timberwolves and the rest of the NBA, that left around 20 games yet to be played with questions surrounding whe...26145Fri, 12 Jun 2020 06:30:09 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/%E2%80%9Cits-heartbreaking%E2%80%9D-minnesota-timberwolves-dedicated-to-creating-positive-change-following-the-death-of-george-floyd-r26144/Ryan Saunders has spent a bulk of his life in the Twin Cities. He grew up while his dad, Flip, served as the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team Ryan now finds himself leading in the same role. For Saunders and his family, this is home. And that’s what has made the last few weeks eve...26144Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/why-it-matters-that-the-minnesota-timberwolves-season-is-over-r26143/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 2019-20 season has come to an end in the month of June. Under normal circumstances, this would be cause for celebration. This would mean the Timberwolves were in the NBA Finals and had won the Western Conference Finals. Of course, these are not normal circumstances. T...26143Fri, 05 Jun 2020 06:15:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/%E2%80%98were-big-fans-of-malik-malik-beasleys-path-to-minnesota-and-whats-next-r26138/Imagine grinding away, doing great work at a start-up company that not only gives its employees minimal exposure but also comes with low pay and no real route to a payday. That was Malik Beasley‘s existence for the Denver Nuggets; a burgeoning enterprise in desperate need of a venture capitalist f...26138Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:58:43 +0000