https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/36/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-waive-forward-jordan-hill-r25298/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]25298Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:53:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/tom-thibodeau-on-jimmy-butler-%E2%80%9Cwe-felt-its-something-our-team-needed%E2%80%9D-r25295/Tom Thibodeau saw an opportunity, and he seized it. The Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations executed a deal with the Chicago Bulls to land Jimmy Butler in order to curb the longest playoff drought in the NBA, and potentially contend for a championship in the ne...25295Fri, 23 Jun 2017 08:49:59 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/blockbuster-timberwolves-deal-lavine-dunn-and-pick-to-bulls-for-butler-r25293/As the early picks came off the board, the Minnesota Timberwolves were already busy, dealing the No. 7 pick — packaged with Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn — to the Chicago Bulls get Jimmy Butler along with the 16th pick. This makes the Wolves an interesting playoff spot contender along with what it sa...25293Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:41:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-select-creightons-justin-patton-no-16-overall-r25292/In addition to Jimmy Butler, the Minnesota Timberwolves are set to acquire the rights to Creighton center Justin Patton, who was the 16th selection in Thursday’s NBA draft. Patton was redshirted in his first year with the Bluejays and averaged 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game las...25292Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:05:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-pobo-tom-thibodeau-%E2%80%9Cwe-like-the-draft%E2%80%9D-r25291/Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and head coach Tom Thibodeau and general manager Scott Layden have studied up. They know the players in tomorrow’s draft. They know about all the trades yesterday. They know they’ve got Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and a slew of other...25291Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:36:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/end-of-an-era-minnesota-timberwolves-waive-oft-injured-nikola-pekovic-r25290/After seven seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Pekovic has been waived by the organization. Over his time with the Wolves, Pekovic averaged 12.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and had a 51.8 percent shooting mark from the field. After getting drafted 31st in the 2008 draft and spending a pair...25290Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:38:58 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-snubbed-from-all-nba-teams-r25282/The NBA announced Thursday the league’s three All-NBA teams. Houston Rockets guard James Harden was the only player to be unanimously voted (100 votes) to the first-team. He was joined by Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis. Notable snubs nationally were Utah’s Gordon...25282Thu, 18 May 2017 15:03:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/key-quotes-from-tom-thibodeaus-season-wrap-up-press-conference-r25274/Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau had his final press conference of the season, where he reflected on the highs and lows of the Wolves year. “I felt our young core developed fairly well,” he said. “We didn’t win as much as much as we would have...25274Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:06:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/411-game-notes-timberwolves-unveil-new-logo-lose-to-westbrook-less-thunder-100-98-r25271/It was a meaningless game against a team without their best player, so presumably the 19,356 people that showed up to the Target Center were there to see the new Minnesota Timberwolves logo. That might be a good thing in reality, because the Russell Westbrook-less Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Wo...25271Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:53:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/43-game-notes-timberwolves-beat-trail-blazers-110-109-after-lillard-misses-buzzer-beater-r25267/The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-109, topping a team holding onto the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference. Portland guard Damian Lillard ultimately could have put the Wolves away with a buzzer-beater but missed the two-point jumper, which would have created...25267Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:00:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/41-game-notes-timberwolves-jump-out-to-early-lead-lose-to-sacramento-kings-123-117-r25265/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...25265Sat, 01 Apr 2017 22:56:06 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/330-game-notes-ricky-rubios-career-high-33-points-lead-timberwolves-past-lakers-119-104-r25264/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’s...25264Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:07:30 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/322-practice-notes-zach-lavine-on-his-injury-%E2%80%9Ci-feel-good-right-now%E2%80%9D-r25260/Zach LaVine was in high spirits at practice today, so much so that his teammates took notice. “Me and Brandon [Rush] were talking before practice, it seems like he didn’t have surgery,” said Ricky Rubio. “He’s walking around here, and [I] spent like six weeks with crutches. He’s shooting already,...25260Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:07:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/321-game-notes-san-antonio-spurs-hold-off-minnesota-timberwolves-100-93-r25259/Tom Thibodeau’s demeanor after the game said it all — he’s sick of this. The Minnesota Timberwolves head coach and president of basketball operations has seen this before: a halftime lead blown in the third quarter, a valiant comeback and ultimately a loss. “The way we finished, the discipline th...25259Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:28:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/313-game-notes-timberwolves-top-washington-wizards-no-2-team-in-the-east-119-104-r25250/Are the Timberwolves good? Winners of 7 of their last 10 games, the Timberwolves took another big win against a top-level team, beating the surging Washington Wizards 119-104. With 16 games to go and still the games behind the 8-seeded Nuggets, every game is vital going forward. This is what mad...25250Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:19:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/310-game-notes-timberwolves-hold-off-warriors-in-front-of-record-crowd-103-102-r25249/This is a game the Minnesota Timberwolves had to win. Not only did the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics to remain two-and-a-half games ahead of them in the standings, but this game was played in front of the largest crowd in Target Center history (20,412) and against the Golden State Warrior...25249Fri, 10 Mar 2017 23:24:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/39-practice-notes-tom-thibodeau-on-ricky-rubio-%E2%80%9Ches-playing-at-a-very-very-high-level%E2%80%9D-r25248/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 no...25248Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:20:24 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/38-minnesota-timberwolves-have-bark-bite-in-107-91-win-over-los-angeles-clippers-r25247/This is the way that Tom Thibodeau wants to win games. It’s the mentality the head coach and president of basketball operations wants the Minnesota Timberwolves to have. When the Los Angeles Clippers attacked, Minnesota countered. When things got heated, they were cooler than condensation. In the...25247Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:18:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-blazers-matchup-postponed-due-to-combination-of-high-humidity-ice-r25246/Due to a combination of high humidity and a sheet of ice underneath the Target Center floor, Monday’s matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves has been postponed. No word yet on when the game will be played. The ice beneath the hardwood was used by Disney On Ice over...25246Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:38:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-karl-towns-sr-considering-legal-action-against-crunch-timberwolves-r25243/According to SI.com’s Michael McCann, Karl Towns Sr. has been assessing the potential legal ramifications of a “significant” leg injury he suffered during the Minnesota Timberwolves home game against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 26. Towns was injured during a timeout with 5:53 to go in the second q...25243Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:01:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/224-timberwolves-come-out-rusty-but-beat-mavericks-97-84-after-all-star-break-r25237/The Minnesota Timberwolves were rusty in the first quarter following the All-Star Break, and had their patented awful third quarter, but through good defense and a strong performance from their star players were able to beat the trade deadline hampered Dallas Mavericks 97-84 on Friday night. “Tur...25237Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:57:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/tom-thibodeau-%E2%80%9Cim-happy-with-the-team-we-have%E2%80%9D-but-hes-still-looking-around-r25236/Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau was “not gonna comment on any trade speculation or any of that stuff.” Ricky Rubio practiced but did not address the media. Gorgui Dieng, who is safely locked into a four-year, $64 million deal, joked that he’s got h...25236Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:37:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-fail-to-execute-late-fall-to-cleveland-116-108-r25233/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Kevin Love-less Cleveland Cavaliers 116-108 on Tuesday night. Andrew Wiggins’ 41-points night came in a losing effort, as the Wolves failed to come up with enough stops to slow down Cleveland late in the final frame. “We did a lot of good things, b...25233Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:25:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-rout-shorthanded-bulls-117-89-r25232/Target Center was at capacity for Sunday’s matinee, in which the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dwyane Wade- Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic-less Chicago Bulls, 117-89. Five different players finished with double-digit scoring totals for the Wolves, who held an opponent to under 100 points f...25232Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:57:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/29-what-andrew-wiggins-can-learn-from-lance-stephenson-plus-dunn-payne-updates-r25229/Andrew Wiggins is unlikely to ever blow into LeBron James’ ear, and Lance Stephenson probably won’t be a winning team’s go-to scorer. But the 21-year-old budding star could learn something from the 26-year-old veteran, who appeared to be on his way out of the league after a strong start to his car...25229Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:29:14 +0000