https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/4/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-to-participate-in-samsung-nba-summer-league-2016-in-las-vegas/550Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-fc-karl-anthony-towns-wins-2015-16-kia-nba-rookie-of-the-year-award-in-unanimous-vote/The NBA today announced Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns is the recipient of the Eddie Gottlieb trophy as the winner of the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Towns becomes just the fifth unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year in the last 32 years, joining Damian Lillard (2012-201...533Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-kia-nba-western-conference-rookie-of-the-month-for-april/The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April. This is the sixth consecutive month Towns has won the award, making him the eighth player since the award’s inception in the 1981-82 season to win six conse...342Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-nba-western-conference-player-of-the-week-for-april-4-10/The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of April 4-10. After earning Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors five consecutive months, this is the first such award for Towns. He is the e...311Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/45-timberwolves-take-golden-state-to-ot-defeat-warriors-124-117/The Minnesota Timberwolves needed overtime to defeat the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, 124-117. Shabazz Muhammad scored a career-high 35 points, Andrew Wiggins had 32 and Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points to go with his 12 rebounds.   Stephen Curry scored his first points of Tuesday's...280Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-western-conference-rookie-of-the-month-highlights/The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March. This is the fifth consecutive month Towns has won the award, becoming the first player in Wolves history to earn Kia NBA Rookie of the Month honors in five...273Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-sign-greg-smith-for-remainder-of-season/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward/center Greg Smith for the remainder of the season. Smith was signed to a 10-day contract on March 2 and a second 10-day contract on March 12.   Smith is averaging 2.3 points, on 56.3% shooting, and 1.6 rebounds in 10.3 minutes...206Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/316-timberwolves-defeat-memphis-grizzlies-114-108/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Memphis Grizzlies last night, 114-108.   The Wolves quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead by scoring 42 points in the opening frame, tying their season-high for any quarter.   The Wolves had held a substantial lead over depleted Memphis club playing wi...176Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-lose-107-104-at-phoenix-suns/The Timberwolves were defeated by the Phoenix Suns on Monday, 107-104.   Andrew Wiggins converted a layup to tie things up at 104 with 4.9 seconds remaining in the final frame. But on the ensuing possession, Mirza Teletovic knocked down his fifth 3-pointer of the night that would give Phoenix the...163Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/311-wolves-beat-oklahoma-city-thunder-99-96-on-buzzer-beater/Ricky Rubio hit a three-pointer with two-tenths of a second remaining, putting the Minnesota Timberwolves up 99-96 and stunning the Oklahoma City Thunder and a sellout crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena.   “I’ve been working on the shot a lot,” Rubio told the Star Tribune. “I feel more confident la...154Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/glen-taylor-issues-statement-on-retirement-of-peter-holt/The Spurs announced Wednesday that Peter Holt has retired as the organization's chairman and CEO and that his wife, Julianna Hawn Holt, will become his successor in both roles.   Peter Holt held the positions of chairman and CEO since 1996, when the Holts became the organization's largest shareho...148Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-lose-to-charlotte-hornets-108-103/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, 108-103, despite strong a performance from the starting lineup of Ricky Rubio, Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng. The starters received virtually no help from the bench, who did not sc...132Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-western-conference-rookie-of-the-month-for-february/The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February. This is the fourth consecutive month Towns has won the award, joining Andrew Wiggins (November, December 2014, January, February 2015) as the second play...116Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-sign-greg-smith-to-a-10-day-contract/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward/center Greg Smith to a 10-day contract. With the signing, Minnesota’s roster now stands at 14 players.   Smith, 25, has appeared in 16 games with the Raptors 905 in the NBA D-League this season, averaging 12.4 points, on 51.0%...111Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-waive-andre-miller/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has waived guard Andre Miller. The roster currently stands at 14 players.   "Andre was a consummate professional and set a good example for our younger players on what it takes to be a pro in this league,” said Timberwolves general manager Milt...86Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-wins-third-consecutive-kia-nba-western-conference-rookie-of-the-month-award/The NBA today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns as its Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the month for January. This is the third consecutive month Towns has won the award, joining Andrew Wiggins (November, December 2014, January, February 2015) as the second player...69Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/zach-lavine-to-defend-his-title-in-2016-verizon-slam-dunk-contest/Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine will return to defend his title and represent the Wolves in the 2016 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest the league announced today. LaVine will dunk against Will Barton (Denver Nuggets), Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons) and Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic). LaVine is se...68Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-to-represent-timberwolves-in-2016-taco-bell-skills-challenge/Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns today was named as one of the participants in the 2016 Taco Bell Skills Challenge that will take place on Saturday night of All-Star Weekend. Towns is the first Timberwolves player to participate in the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge.   Town...67Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nemanja-bjelica-mri-reveals-foot-strain/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) taken at Mayo Clinic on Wolves forward Nemanja Bjelica’s right foot revealed a foot strain. Bjelica will travel on the Wolves upcoming road trip to Toronto, New Orleans and Dallas, but will not play and will slowly b...66Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/nikola-pekovic-out-indefinitely/The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced that center Nikola Pekovic will be out indefinitely as he continues his recovery from surgery on his right Achilles. Pekovic underwent a debridement and repair of his right Achilles on April 8, 2015.   “Our main concern is for the health of Nikola,” said...65Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000