https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/34/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1111-recap-timberwolves-collapse-to-embarrassing-loss-in-phoenix-r25476/The Phoenix Suns entered Saturday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a record of 4-9. They had lost five straight games, the last three of those at home, and came off a sizable loss to Orlando on Friday night. Their 112.7 defensive rating was second-worst in the NBA. This jugger...25476Sat, 11 Nov 2017 23:48:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/118-recap-timberwolves-see-winning-streak-end-in-loss-to-warriors-r25470/In a season that has already been filled with numerous close games, multiple last-second shots and early success against quality opponents, the Minnesota Timberwolves faced their toughest test of the year thus far on Wednesday night. Minnesota, entering the game as one of the hottest teams in the...25470Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:25:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/breaking-kevin-durant-will-miss-wednesdays-game-against-the-timberwolves-r25469/The test will still be tough for the Timberwolves, but it did become a bit more manageable. The Golden State Warriors announced the defending NBA Finals MVP will miss Wednesday’s game due to a left thigh contusion. https://twitter.com/WarriorsPR/status/928335633721933824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw With...25469Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:31:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/its-been-a-long-time-since-the-timberwolves-looked-this-good-but-how-long-r25462/Now standing at 7-3, the Minnesota Timberwolves are looking like a totally new team. So new, it’s hard to remember just how long it’s been since they’ve had this much success. It’s the first time since 2001 that they’ve started the season with a better record. It’s been since 2007 that they were l...25462Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:16:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/115-game-notes-timberwolves-leave-no-doubt-defeat-hornets-112-94-r25461/It’s been a long time. Sunday’s blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets provided the Timberwolves a chance to say a few things they haven’t been able to say in years. They’re four games over .500 for the first time since 2007. They’ve won five straight games; the first time that’s happened since 2...25461Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:00:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/114-game-notes-minnesota-timberwolves-roll-over-1-10-dallas-mavericks-112-99-r25460/The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to have to beat inferior opponents — convincingly, when possible — if they are going to be a 50-win team this season. They did so on Saturday night, crushing the one-win Dallas Mavericks 112-99. Karl-Anthony Towns had a 31-point, 12 assist night after scoring...25460Sat, 04 Nov 2017 23:09:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/shootaround-notes-bjelica-keeps-thibs-happy-as-dirk-and-the-mavericks-come-to-town-r25458/With the Dallas Mavericks in town, naturally the conversation at the Minnesota Timberwolves shootaround Saturday morning swirled around what could be one of Dirk Nowitzki’s final appearances at Target Center. Now, in his 20th year in the NBA, Nowitzki is not the player he once was — averaging 10.9...25458Sat, 04 Nov 2017 14:09:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-outlast-boogie-attack-beat-pelicans-104-98-r25452/Despite a post-Halloween onslaught by the one they call “Boogie”, and despite just 2 points from foul-plagued Karl-Anthony Towns, the Timberwolves looked like a team that deserved its third straight win. DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis were as devastating as ever, but the slim pickings the pai...25452Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:59:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/team-effort-and-a-bit-of-luck-lets-timberwolves-escape-miami-with-a-win-r25447/In the last 10 seasons prior to the start of the 2017-18 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves had a terrible record in games that entered clutch time. In other words, NBA.com says the Timberwolves did not know how to win games that were within 5 points in the last five minutes of the game. This sea...25447Mon, 30 Oct 2017 23:11:34 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/butler-shines-in-return-as-timberwolves-beat-thunder-119-116-r25442/Whether it was the lower scoring totals, the absence from two games or anything else, Jimmy Butler silenced any critics that might still remain. An upper-respiratory illness forced Butler to miss the previous two games, making his 13 fourth-quarter points all the more gutsy and improbable. Add on...25442Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:52:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1027-practice-notes-jimmy-butler-set-for-return-against-thunder-r25441/Jimmy Butler isn’t at 100 percent, but he’s going to give Friday night a shot. “I’m here to play. I’m here to compete. I’m here to win,” Butler said at Friday afternoon’s shootaround. “If y’all see snot running down my nose, my face, and into my mouth, it might be disgusting, but it might happen...25441Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:55:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-revert-to-their-ways-of-old-in-21-point-defeat-against-pistons-r25438/When the Wolves traded Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the No. 7 overall pick for Jimmy Butler, they did so with the idea that Butler would become the team’s most valuable player. On Wednesday night, Butler proved that merit as he missed his second straight game with an upper respiratory issue as the...25438Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:28:12 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/breaking-jimmy-butler-will-miss-second-straight-game-r25435/The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Jimmy Butler will his second straight game on Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons with an upper respiratory illness. Tom Thibodeau told the media after Tuesday’s loss to Indiana that he wasn’t sure his newly-acquired star would play. Thibodeau said he...25435Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:20:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/without-butler-timberwolves-embarrassed-in-130-107-loss-to-pacers-r25434/It was a home game the Timberwolves were expected to win, with or without Jimmy Butler. With Butler – the team’s defensive play caller and vocal leader – missing the game with an upper respiratory illness, the Timberwolves looked lost on the defensive end against the Indiana Pacers, one of the le...25434Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:11:13 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1024-practice-notes-wiggins-remains-the-center-of-attention-as-indiana-comes-to-town-r25433/Andrew Wiggins remained the center of attention on Tuesday afternoon following the Wolves shootaround at Target Center prior to their matchup against the Indiana Pacers. His Sunday evening heroics carried much of the conversation, as his teammates were eager to laud the twenty-two-year-old for wha...25433Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:26:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/andrew-wiggins-beats-buzzer-defeats-thunder-r25428/The Timberwolves needed a win like this at some point. It wasn’t just Andrew Wiggins hitting a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to give his Timberwolves a 115-113 win in Oklahoma City. It wasn’t just Karl-Anthony Towns having yet another double-double, along with hitting the big go-ahead shot...25428Sun, 22 Oct 2017 21:53:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-hold-off-late-ricky-rubio-run-beat-jazz-100-97-r25425/A night that was supposed to feature, remember and welcome Ricky Rubio quickly became the opposite. The turn in fan mood happened almost on a dime; Rubio’s Utah Jazz took a Timberwolves fourth quarter double-digit lead and made Friday’s game interesting late. The Wolves held a 92-82 lead with 4:5...25425Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:26:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/moore-ricky-rubio-feels-like-he-never-left-r25424/On June 20 of 2011, Ricky Rubio arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport for the very first time. The, floppy-haired, 20-year-old Rubio descended the escalator flanked by the Wolves general manager at the time, David Kahn. Waiting for Rubio was a hoard of hundreds of screaming Wolves fans exc...25424Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:31:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1018-game-notes-cohesive-spurs-defeat-unfamiliar-timberwolves-107-99-r25421/“They’re a well-oiled machine.” That’s what Jeff Teague said of the San Antonio Spurs at Wednesday afternoon’s practice, as he prepped for his first regular-season game with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wasn’t the only one who felt that way; Jimmy Butler, Jamal Crawford and Tom Thibodeau all sh...25421Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1018-practice-notes-timberwolves-face-spurs-prepare-for-new-era-r25417/It’s finally back. Jimmy Butler, Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Jamal Crawford are new faces to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but not to opening day in the NBA. “I love for this, man,” a smiling Jimmy Butler said at morning shootaround in San Antonio. “This is what all summer was for.” https://www....25417Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:38:04 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1016-practice-notes-timberwolves-prepare-for-opener-in-san-antonio-r25413/The Timberwolves have one more practice before they head to San Antonio, but the countdown is almost over. At today’s practice, Jimmy Butler was the most vocal about his personal expectations headed into this season. While he’s keeping his immediate hopes and dreams realistic, saying this team is...25413Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:17:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-waive-melo-trimble-amile-jefferson-shawne-williams-r25410/The Timberwolves announced Saturday that the team has waived Melo Trimble, Amile Jefferson, and Shawne Williams from the team. After each had impressive stints in the Las Vegas Sumer League, – Trimble with Philadelphia, Jefferson with Minnesota – the Wolves signed them to training camp contracts....25410Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:13:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1013-practice-notes-timberwolves-prepare-for-intrasquad-scrimmage-r25407/With the season less than a week away, Tom Thibodeau isn’t satisfied yet. Although the NBA decreasing the number of preseason games was supposed to be a benefit for the health and readiness of the players for the regular season, Thibodeau wants one more game. The Minnesota Timberwolves will play...25407Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:20:44 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/faklis-with-wiggins-extension-complete-the-timberwolves-are-ready-to-play-r25404/It’s finally done. With Wednesday’s signing of Andrew Wiggins to a 5-year, $146.5 million contract, the distractions that lingered Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves have all but subsided. An ordeal that began in the summer, Wiggins managed to sign his deal exactly a week prior to the...25404Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:41:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/breaking-timberwolves-sign-andrew-wiggins-to-multi-year-contract-extension-r25403/The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a multi-year contract extension. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, it’s a 5-year deal worth 146.5 million, with no player or team options attached. “I’m very excited to continue my career with the Timberwolves,”...25403Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:25:54 +0000