https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/3/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/explaining-kats-injury-and-why-he-could-be-back-for-the-playoffs-r27578/Late Thursday evening, Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted, “ESPN Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus and will be re-evaluated in a month. It’s expected Towns will return by early in the Western Conference playoffs.” This was hours af...27578Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:00:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/simmons-and-russillo-raise-new-wolves-concerns-r27569/Bill Simmons had Ryen Russillo on his Sunday podcast to break down all the biggest happenings in the NBA. They touched on LeBron James scoring 40,000 career points, disappointing players, and the Boston Celtics’ win over the Golden State Warriors. But first, they touched on the Los Angeles Clipper...27569Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/simmons-and-russillo-carefully-compare-ant-to-mj-r27561/Ryen Russillo joined Bill Simmons on his latest podcast to discuss the NBA’s must-see stars and “trickiest” playoff teams before offering their hottest take. Simmons and Russillo agreed on the league’s two biggest must-see stars, but they started to differentiate once they got to No. 3. “So here’...27561Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:00:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-had-a-practical-savvy-trade-deadline-r27541/The trade deadline is like Christmas for NBA fans. On the morning of the deadline, fans are glued to their social media feed, seeing what moves teams across the league are making. There’s an overwhelming sense of mystery and hopefulness as the deadline inches closer, similar to a kid’s feeling whe...27541Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:30:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/bill-simmons-has-had-a-change-of-heart-on-the-gobert-trade-r27539/Twenty-four hours before the NBA Trade Deadline, Bill Simmons released a podcast ranking his top 75 players in the NBA based on trade value. Jaden McDaniels barely missed the list as an honorable mention, Karl-Anthony Towns was in the top third, and Anthony Edwards was in his top 10. But the most...27539Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:00:49 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/russillo-doesnt-believe-the-wolves-are-a-true-no-1-seed-r27536/Ryen Russillo went deep on the Minnesota Timberwolves in his opening rant on his latest podcast. He was complimentary of the season Minnesota is having. He just wonders if they’re actually the best team, given their late-game offense and the incentive for teams to get a lower seed in the West. B...27536Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:46:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-had-been-tempting-fate-r27518/ESPN gave the Minnesota Timberwolves an 88% chance of beating the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Vegas had them winning by 13.5 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had a franchise-record 62 points. He became the first player in NBA history to have at least 10 made three-pointers, two-pointers, and free...27518Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:30:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/espn-insider-proposes-kyle-anderson-trade-r27513/Kevin Pelton has an ESPN+ piece($) looking what what every NBA contender needs at the trade deadline. First, let’s stop and acknowledge that Pelton recognizes the Minnesota Timberwolves as a contender. Pelton uses each team’s Vegas odds to determine which teams are contenders, and the books give t...27513Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:40:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/doc-rivers-says-the-wolves-beat-themselves-in-the-playoffs-last-year-r27503/Bill Simmons had Doc Rivers on his Wednesday podcast to discuss the state of the NBA. Simmons asked Rivers what’s going on with the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, then looked at the Los Angeles Clippers’ rise. Doc has the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets as the two best teams in the West....27503Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:57:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/is-jordan-mclaughlin-the-answer-to-minnesotas-bench-woes-r27499/The sky was falling on the Minnesota Timberwolves midway through the third quarter on New Year’s Day. The New York Knicks were on an extended 58-31 run, ballooning their lead to 21 points with 4:22 remaining in the third quarter. Desperate for an offensive spark, Chris Finch called Jordan McLaughl...27499Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:30:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/doc-rivers-says-the-warriors-%E2%80%9Cannointed%E2%80%9D-the-wolves-in-november-r27476/Bill Simmons had Doc Rivers on his most recent podcast, and they were full of praise for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They discussed how the Wolves were ahead of the curve on the “bigs” revolution and whether or not they could reach the NBA Finals. But first, they discussed the moment that the Wol...27476Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:20:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/russillo-and-windhorst-make-the-perfect-kat-comparison-r27472/Ryen Russillo had Brian Windhorst on his latest podcast to break down the NBA’s in-season tournament and happenings around the league. Russillo brought up Zion Williamson and his situation with the New Orleans Pelicans after seeing the Los Angeles Lakers eliminate the Pels in Vegas. After debatin...27472Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:38:47 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/3-insiders-debate-whether-the-wolves-are-contenders-this-year-r27440/Bill Simmons had Ringer writers Howard Beck and Michael Pina on his Friday podcast to talk about how the NBA is moving off the Big 3 model and going big. They started by discussing some of the regular contenders, but naturally, the Minnesota Timberwolves came up. “By the way, you mentioned the Ti...27440Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/what-is-going-on-with-kat-r27434/As the clock wound down in the third quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ home opener against the Miami Heat, Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted up his fourth three-point attempt. A shot that clanked off the front of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Towns placed hands on his head and seemed very displease...27434Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:30:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/rudy-gobert-has-been-minnesotas-best-player-%E2%80%94-but-at-a-cost-r27427/Rudy Gobert has been a bright spot for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. He has provided everything they wanted and needed when they traded for him a little over a year ago. Gobert has brought top-notch defense around the rim in drop coverage and has been a positive screen-and-roll threat. R...27427Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nickeil-alexander-walker-and-the-jaden-mcdaniels-replacement-problem-r27426/Nickeil Alexander-Walker is off to a slow start this season. By starting him at small forward and as the primary perimeter defender, the Wolves gave NAW a huge opportunity to solidify himself as a crucial member of the rotation. But he didn’t fully seize his opportunity. It’s a small sample size,...27426Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-should-benefit-from-flying-under-the-radar-this-year-r27417/There is no way to know for sure, but, you would have to think that the Minnesota Timberwolves will enter the season with a chip on their shoulder. The first year after the Rudy Gobert trade era was rocky. Injuries to core players like Karl-Anthony Towns and mid-season D’Angelo Russell for Mike Co...27417Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:30:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-wolves-have-built-a-malleable-young-core-r27416/It’s time to celebrate! On the day of the contract extension deadline, Jaden McDaniels signed a 5-year, $136 million extension. That’s fantastic news. McDaniels is a great player who has meaningfully contributed to Minnesota’s playoff teams. Therefore, he’s earned a sizable pay raise and contract...27416Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:30:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/jaden-mcdaniels-was-a-necessary-but-costly-extension-for-the-wolves-r27414/It finally happened. On Monday afternoon, Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed on a five-year, $136 million contract extension. The agreement came just hours before the extension deadline closed. It was a lengthy back-and-forth between McDaniels’ camp and Minnesota’s front office...27414Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:30:01 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/the-nba-gm-survey-tells-us-that-other-front-offices-like-minnesotas-roster-r27407/Every year, John Schuhmann does a survey of the GMs in the league asking them various questions about players, teams, and coaches. The GMs then anonymously give their opinions on those questions, which range everywhere from best player at each position to team most likely to win the championship....27407Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:30:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesotas-backup-point-guard-needs-to-be-himself-r27394/With 3:25 left in the first quarter of Game 3 between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Finch subbed Jaylen Nowell in for Mike Conley, with the Wolves leading by one point. At this exact moment, I, one spectator out of 19,536 in Target Center that night, realized that the team h...27394Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/highlights-from-the-timberwolves-2023-media-day-r27392/After a long and seemingly neverending NBA off-season, training camp pumps that excitement back into fanbases as the first preseason game inches closer and, eventually, the start of the new season. The annual media day always kicks off the training camp festivities. From a player’s perspective, me...27392Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:30:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-was-bill-simmons-favorite-damian-lillard-destination-r27390/Before the Portland Trail Blazers traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, Wosny Lambre joined Bill Simmons to talk Lilliard trade rumors. After suggesting that the Toronto Raptors would be a good fit, Wos threw out the Minnesota Timberwolves as a possible destination. “I like Orlando as a s...27390Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:00:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/anthony-edwards-shoe-release-is-a-great-end-to-his-summer-r27388/Anthony Edwards has had a huge summer. After averaging 31.6 points in the playoffs against the eventual-champion Denver Nuggets, Ant continued his ascent to superstardom in the off-season. While playing for the USA’s FIBA team, Ant established himself as the go-to scorer amongst a group of upcomin...27388Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:30:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/austin-rivers-says-he-was-counting-on-returning-to-minnesota-r27382/Austin Rivers joined Bill Simmons on his Wednesday podcast to discuss being a veteran in the NBA. Rivers has a podcast on The Ringer’s network and is the son of longtime NBA coach Doc Rivers. Simmons is a die-hard Boston Celtics fan and had a feud with Doc in 2013, but they settled it over ten yea...27382Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:00:16 +0000