https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/38/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-blowout-sixers-110-86-r25173/Andrew Wiggins stole the spotlight in a nationally televised matchup that featured two of the NBA’s most watchable big men, Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid, as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, 110-86. Towns unquestionably got the best of Embiid thro...25173Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:18:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1115-third-quarter-dooms-wolves-as-they-fall-115-108-to-charlotte-r25170/It’s the same old story, and Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau seems sick of it. Once again the Wolves folded in the 3rd quarter, this time after leading 58-46 at halftime and getting outscored 36-17 in the third. “It’s the commitment to improve and to learn, to not repeat the same mista...25170Tue, 15 Nov 2016 23:41:16 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/1113-wiggins-bjelica-set-personal-records-wolves-crush-lakers-125-99-r25168/Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 47 points on 14-of-21 shooting and Nemanja Bjelica had a career-high 24 in his first-ever start as the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled the Los Angeles Lakers 125-99 on Sunday night. “I thought a lot of guys stepped up,” said head coach Tom Thibodeau, whose Wolves...25168Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:08:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/119-timberwolves-hold-onto-big-lead-beat-orlando-magic-123-107-r25166/The Minnesota Timberwolves built a large lead against the Orlando Magic Wednesday night, and this time they held onto it to improve to 2-5. Minnesota scored 39 points in the first quarter, their highest-scoring quarter of the young season, and had a 74-47 lead going into halftime. Their 74 first-...25166Thu, 10 Nov 2016 08:48:23 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/118-wolves-lose-third-straight-fall-to-brooklyn-119-110-r25164/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, 119-100. With the loss, the Wolves’ record drops to 1-5, with the lone victory having come against the Marc Gasol- and Mike Conley-less Memphis Grizzlies. Though there is more than enough time for president-coach Tom T...25164Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:41:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-thibodeau-towns-and-wiggins-are-in-it-for-the-long-haul-r25163/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 di...25163Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:28:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/115-wolves-lose-again-fall-to-thunder-112-92-r25160/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, 112-92. The loss comes despite a season-high 33 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, who made 13 of his 20 field goal attempts, including three of four from 3-point range, and was the only starter to tally double...25160Sun, 06 Nov 2016 14:07:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/113-wolves-fall-to-denver-102-99-r25159/The Minnesota Timberwolves had hoped to improve to .500 with a win on Thursday night, but would come up short, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 102-99. Kris Dunn made his second consecutive start in lieu of the injured Ricky Rubio alongside Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Gorgui Dieng, and Karl-Anthon...25159Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:05:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/111-minnesota-timberwolves-steamroll-memphis-grizzlies-116-80-r25156/The Minnesota Timberwolves’ first victory came against a team they have already faced once in the preseason as well as for their season opener on the road — the Memphis Grizzlies. It came in spectacular fashion, a 116-80 beatdown that left no question that the Grizzlies, who were without star play...25156Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:54:03 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-sign-gorgui-dieng-to-contract-extension-muhammad-to-become-rfa-rubio-out-indefinitely-r25154/The Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday announced that the team has signed Gorgui Dieng to a contract extension. The 26 year old, fourth year player out of Louisville will receive $64 million over the next four seasons, according to the Undefeated’s Marc Spears. Shortly after the Wolves had finished...25154Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:10:57 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-defeat-charlotte-in-preseason-finale-107-79-r25148/The Minnesota Timberwolves put a beatdown on the Charlotte Hornets in the preseason finale on Friday night, 107-79. In a game that was never in doubt, the Wolves began to pull away during the second quarter, outscoring Charlotte 31-19. By halftime, Tom Thibodeau’s club led by the score of 61-44....25148Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:24:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-pick-the-minnesota-timberwolves-to-go-under-415-wins-this-season-r25145/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 h...25145Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:14:25 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/minnesota-timberwolves-jump-from-no-9-to-no-5-in-espn-future-rankings-r25143/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 C...25143Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/928-wolves-players-discuss-grind-of-thibs-practices-learning-his-defense-r25141/It’s going to be a common theme early this season: Tom Thibodeau is going to work his guys hard, and he’s going to insist that they know his defense inside and out. “He has a lot of emphasis on defense,” said Ricky Rubio. “That’s going to make us a better team. Play as a team, play together. But...25141Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:46:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/video-and-highlights-from-minnesota-timberwolves-media-day-2016-r25140/It’s finally here! For Minnesota sports fans discouraged by the Twins season and happily befuddled by the heavily-injured but never-say-die Vikings, the Timberwolves are here to sell hope. The Wolves have a new coach (Tom Thibodeau), two bona fide rising stars (Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggi...25140Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:02:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-kevin-garnett-is-most-influential-player-since-michael-jordan-r25139/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 crucial...25139Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:13:45 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/si-breaks-down-kevin-garnetts-relationship-with-minnesota-timberwolves-r25135/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 le...25135Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:48:19 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/espn-karl-anthony-towns-could-be-an-all-star-next-year-r25132/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 seasons...25132Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:09:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-statement-on-2017-nba-all-star-game-r25126/NBA Board of Governors Chairman and Timberwolves majority owner Glen Taylor issued the following statement today regarding the NBA’s decision to relocate the 2017 NBA All-Star Game: “We fully support the NBA’s decision today to relocate the 2017 NBA All-Star Game from Charlotte. While it is impor...25126Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:22:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/ringer-summer-league-mvp-is-meaningless-r25125/The crux of Matt Borcas’ piece on Tyus Jones and the Summer League MVP for The Ringer can be summarized thusly: Things are looking up for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but not because Jones dominated in Vegas. Borcas points out that there have been mixed results from the past five summer league MVP...25125Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:04:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/ringer-towns-and-wiggins-are-the-new-kd-and-westbrook-r25123/Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins are the new Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are the next Oklahoma City Thunder — or at least what they could have been — writes Jason Concepcion for The Ringer. In terms of play, Concepcion directly compares Towns to recentl...25123Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:31:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/ethan-casson-named-chief-executive-officer-of-minnesota-timberwolves-and-lynx-r25122/The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx today announced the hiring of Ethan Casson as the franchise’s new Chief Executive Officer. Casson will begin his duties with the organization on Monday, August 8. Casson returns to Minnesota after most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer of the San Fran...25122Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:27:35 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-announce-summer-league-roster-r25120/25120Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:59:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-waive-greg-smith-r25118/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 t...25118Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:48:15 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-lynx-announce-new-limited-partners-r25117/The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx today announced new minority team owners and limited partners in Lizhang (John) Jiang, founder and chairman of Shanghai Double-Edged Sports Company in China, and Meyer Orbach, chairman of the Orbach Group in New York City. Mr. Jiang will become the first Chinese...25117Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:42:55 +0000