https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/3/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/would-reseeding-the-nba-playoffs-benefit-the-timberwolves/NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was in Shanghai today to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors play their second matchup of the preseason. While doing media duties, the idea of reseeding the NBA playoffs so that the entire league was ranked 1 to 16 rather than being split by conf...3068Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-open-china-preseason-tour-with-111-97-win-over-warriors/Basketball is huge in China. Shenzhen, a city of 12 million people, is not the first that comes to mind when thinking of basketball royalty – Yao Ming played for the Shanghai Sharks, for example – but Thursday's game proves the interest is there.   The Shenzhen Universiade Center was sold out Thu...3050Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nba-gms-love-karl-anthony-towns-in-annual-survey/Karl-Anthony Towns is widely acknowledged as one of the best prospects in the NBA entering his third season in the league. In the results of the annual survey of NBA General Managers, Towns received remarkably high praise, as did the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves for their excellent offseason...3041Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/five-knee-jerk-overreactions-from-the-first-timberwolves-preseason-game/The NBA preseason is known, first and foremost, for three things: sloppy play, bad shots, and sparse crowds. Still, it's the first chance fans get to see their favorite team back in uniform, playing real team basketball.   The Timberwolves got their start Saturday night in Anaheim against the reb...3016Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-pregame-notes-sept-30-at-lakers/Timberwolves basketball is back. Well, almost.   Tonight, the Timbewolves get back to work at the Staples Center, for a preseason matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. It's the one of just three preseason games in 3 1/2 weeks that will take place in the United States. Following tonight's game,...3011Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nba-draft-player-rest-changes/According to a report on Thursday from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA Board of Governors approved a couple of systemic changes that will significantly impact parts of the league both this year and in years to come. How much will they affect the Minnesota Timberwolves?   In an ideal world, not...3001Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/rumor-kyrie-irving-might-want-to-join-the-timberwolves/The dissipation of the Cleveland Cavaliers could be starting sooner rather than later, and the Minnesota Timberwolves could be beneficiaries. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, point guard Kyrie Irving is seeking a trade in order to have a more significant role elsewhere. Irving has spent th...2596Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nba-reduces-timeouts-by-four-moves-trade-deadline-ahead-of-all-star-break/The NBA Board of Governors unanimously voted to reduce the amount of timeouts per game from 18 to 14. In addition, during the last three minutes of a game, teams will be limited to two team timeouts each instead of the previous rule that allowed three per team in the last two minutes.   “These ch...2549Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-look-to-bring-in-c-j-miles/The Minnesota Timberwolves have been busy this offseason. They cut ties with Jordan Hill and Nikola Pekovic to free up cap space, then traded Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn with the seventh pick for Jimmy Butler and the 16th pick, used on Justin Patton. They also snagged free agents Jeff Teague and Taj...2513Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/espn-minnesota-timberwolves-sign-taj-gibson-to-2-year-28-million-deal/The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed Taj Gibson to a two-year, $28 million contract according to ESPN's Chris Haynes.   The agreement reunites Gibson and Wolves coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau, who coached the 32-year-old from 2010 to 2015 while both were in Chicago....2493Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-waive-forward-jordan-hill/The Minnesota Timberwolves announced today that they have waived forward Jordan Hill.   Hill, 29, appeared in seven games for the Wolves, averaging 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game. He was signed by Minnesota as a free agent on July 20, 2016.   [Minnesota Timberwolves]2452Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/41-game-notes-timberwolves-jump-out-to-early-lead-lose-to-sacramento-kings-123-117/There wasn't much to say after this one. The Minnesota Timberwolves led the Sacramento Kings, a team playing its fifth game in seven nights, 31-18 in the first quarter, but lost the game 123-117. The defense hasn't come back together, and the team is running out of time to fix it before the end of...1953Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/330-game-notes-ricky-rubios-career-high-33-points-lead-timberwolves-past-lakers-119-104/Ricky Rubio scored 33 points on 12-20 shooting, hitting four of five three-pointers on the night as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-104.   "It just opens up the floor, they have to play everybody honestly," said coach and team president Tom Thibodeau after the game. "He...1943Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/39-tom-thibodeau-on-ricky-rubio-hes-playing-at-a-very-very-high-level/After the Los Angeles Clippers game yesterday, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau praised just about every player other than Ricky Rubio.   "I liked the way our whole team played," he said, interrupting the reporter who asked about Rubio. "It's...1828Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/210-davis-too-much-for-timberwolves-pelicans-shoot-60-percent-in-122-106-win/For the second time this season, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis was just too much for the Minnesota Timberwolves to handle. Buoyed by Davis’ game-high 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Pelicans handed Minnesota a 122-106 loss Friday night at the Target Center. With the loss, Minnesota (20...1683Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-thibodeau-towns-and-wiggins-are-in-it-for-the-long-haul/Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard has a feature on the Minnesota Timberwolves today that focuses on head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau and star players Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins.   "Heading into Tuesday, the Wolves were a disappointing 1–4. It’s not that...1360Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-pick-the-minnesota-timberwolves-to-go-under-41-5-wins-this-season/Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver breaks down the best NBA bets this season on SI.com today. The basketball scribe likes the Golden State Warriors to go over 66.5 wins, the New York Knicks to go under 40 and isn't so hot on the Miami Heat (35).   The Minnesota Timberwolves' line of 41.5 surprised...1249Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-jump-from-no-9-to-no-5-in-espn-future-rankings/Chad Ford and Kevin Pelton have assigned future rankings (Insider required) to each team, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have made a leap, landing at No. 5 ahead of division rivals Utah (No. 6) and Portland (No. 8) as well as the Los Angeles Clippers (No. 7).   The Wolves remain behind the Boston...1230Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-kevin-garnett-is-most-influential-player-since-michael-jordan/Sports Illustrated's Andrew Sharp makes the argument that Kevin Garnett was the most influential NBA player since Michael Jordan on SI.com this morning.   "He leaves basketball with the highest career earnings of all time," he writes, "and historians would have an easier time cataloging the cruci...1201Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-breaks-down-kevin-garnetts-relationship-with-minnesota-timberwolves/Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated explored Kevin Garnett's complicated relationship with the Minnesota Timberwolves in a recent piece on SI.com.   "Kevin Garnett's 2015 return to the Minnesota Timberwolves was an effort to rectify a strained relationship. The best player in franchise history had...1182Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/espn-karl-anthony-towns-could-be-an-all-star-next-year/Kevin Pelton ranked which players were likely to make their first All-Star team this season for ESPN Insider, and Karl-Anthony Towns is his No. 1 guy.   "Many of the NBA's biggest one-and-done stars like Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Derrick Rose made their All-Star debuts in their second seaso...1067Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-announce-summer-league-roster/822Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-waive-greg-smith/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has waived forward/center Greg Smith.   Smith was originally signed to 10-day contracts on March 2 and March 12 before being signed through the end of the season on March 22. He averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds over 18 games last season with...795Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-announce-samsung-nba-summer-league-2016-preliminary-round-schedule/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team's three-game preliminary round schedule for the NBA Summer League 2016 in Las Vegas. The Wolves, who own the No. 5 selection in Thursday’s 2016 NBA Draft, begin their schedule with a contest against the Denver Nuggets, who own the No. 7 pick, on...744Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/zach-lavine-named-to-2016-usa-mens-select-team/USA Basketball announced earlier today that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine was named to the 2016 USA Men’s Select Team. The USA Men’s Select Team will train with the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s National Team from July 18 – 21 during its training camp in Las Vegas.   LaVine’s second year i...661Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000