https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/page/40/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-nba-western-conference-player-of-the-week-for-april-4-10-r25075/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...25075Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:10:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/flip-saunders-legacy-fund-to-make-donation-to-timberwolves-lynx-basketball-academy-r25074/25074Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:19:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/49-timberwolves-win-third-straight-defeat-portland-106-105-r25072/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night, 106-105. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points, Andrew Wiggins added 23, Ricky Rubio tallied five to go with his 11 assists. Nemanja Bjelica and Shabazz Muhammad spearheaded a solid performance from the bench as they c...25072Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:16:43 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/47-wolves-defeat-sacramento-kings-105-97-r25071/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, 105-97. Roughly 48 hours removed from Tuesday’s overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 32 points while Zach LaVine and Gorgui Dieng added 18 apiece to help the ...25071Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:59:05 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/45-timberwolves-take-golden-state-to-ot-defeat-warriors-124-117-r25070/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 ma...25070Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:53:29 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/karl-anthony-towns-named-western-conference-rookie-of-the-month-highlights-r25069/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...25069Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:33:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/43-mavericks-beat-timberwolves-88-78-r25067/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon, 88-78. The loss marks second consecutive home game in which the Wolves failed to score more than 80 points. Having scored less than 90 points in four of the previous five matchups, each of them losses, the Wolves...25067Sun, 03 Apr 2016 19:22:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/41-wolves-lose-to-jazz-98-85-r25066/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday, 98-85. Six days earlier, at the Target Center back on March 26, Utah defeated the Wolves, 93-84. Andrew Wiggins was held scoreless as the Wolves tallied merely 34 points throughout the first half of last Saturd...25066Sat, 02 Apr 2016 09:13:27 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/330-wolves-fall-to-clippers-99-79-r25065/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, 99-79, in what interim coach Sam Mitchell described as the “worst game” of the 2015-16 season. “I didn’t even recognize us to start the game,” Mitchell said in his postgame press conference, which lasted all o...25065Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:43:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/zach-lowe-gives-the-wolves-starting-5-some-love-r25064/The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting noticed. Although they are unlikely to pass the 30-win mark this season and haven’t made the playoffs since Kevin Garnett left for Boston, they are making waves nationally. https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/714627723449118720 Chris Mannix (Yahoo!) and...25064Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:43:39 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/328-wolves-beat-phoenix-suns-121-116-r25063/The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 121-116 on Monday night. Andrew Wiggins led the team with 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his 45th double-double (27 points, 10 rebounds) and Ricky Rubio had 17 points and 11 assists, his 14th double-double of the season. Brandon Knight came...25063Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:31:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/andre-miller-blasts-wolves-on-the-vertical-podcast-r25060/Andre Miller joined Chris Mannix of Yahoo! Sports on The Vertical Podcast recently and expressed his displeasure with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization. “They’re so talented and they work so hard, and it’s like they’re getting a bad deal because you throw five 19- to 22-year-olds out there...25060Sun, 27 Mar 2016 09:25:14 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/326-utah-jazz-defeat-timberwolves-93-84-r25059/The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Utah Jazz on Saturday, 93-84. The loss comes a day after the Wolves escaped Washington win a win over the Wizards in a game that had gone to double-overtime. Three Timberwolves finished in double-digits, led by Ricky Rubio, who scored a game-high 23...25059Sun, 27 Mar 2016 08:55:41 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/glen-taylor-milt-newton-will-run-the-draft-and-free-agency-r25058/Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor made what could be interpreted as some pretty telling comments during an interview with Chad and Sid Hartman that aired on 830 AM (WCCO Radio) last Friday, stating that he’s asked general manager Milt Newton to “run the draft and free agency” this summer. “...25058Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:18:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/timberwolves-defeat-wizards-in-2ot-132-129-r25057/The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Washington Wizards yesterday, 132-129. Gorgui Dieng connected on a 3-point shot from the left-corner to bring the game to overtime. In overtime, Zach LaVine hit two 3-pointers in a matter of 12 seconds — the second of which tied things up 121 with just over...25057Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:18:20 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/323-wolves-beat-sacramento-kings-113-104-r25055/The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 113-104 on Wednesday night. Karl-Antony Towns led the team with 26 points and 11 rebounds, his 42nd double-double of the year. Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine had 23 points, with all of LaVine’s points coming in the second half. Dieng had 16 poi...25055Wed, 23 Mar 2016 23:08:07 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/target-center-to-add-new-scoreboard-r25054/The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx released images today of the new scoreboard that will be installed as part of the Target Center renovation project, funded by the City of Minneapolis, the Timberwolves and Lynx, and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) Facilities. The scoreboard, which will be the...25054Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:20:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/wolves-sign-greg-smith-for-remainder-of-season-r25053/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 o...25053Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:11:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/321-golden-state-warriors-beat-timberwolves-109-104-r25052/The Golden State Warriors outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night, winning 109-104 before a sellout crowd — the first at the Target Center this season. “We had a chance to win the game, that’s all I’m thinking about right now,” said interim coach Sam Mitchell. “There are no moral victor...25052Mon, 21 Mar 2016 23:30:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/former-wolves-scout-trey-schwab-passes-away-r25051/Former Timberwolves scout Trey Schwab died Sunday from complications with a double-lung replacement surgery that saved his life more than 12 years ago. He was 50. A former special assistant to then-Marquette coach Tom Crean, now the head coach at Indiana, Schwab met former Wolves coach and presid...25051Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:59:54 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/318-timberwolves-lose-to-houston-rockets-116-111-r25048/The starting lineup of Ricky Rubio, Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng combined to score 95 of the Wolves’ points in a 116-111 loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday night. James Harden scored 29 points and 14 assists, Patrick Beverley added a season-high 18 points an...25048Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:28:31 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/316-timberwolves-defeat-memphis-grizzlies-114-108-r25047/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 withou...25047Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:30:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/314-timberwolves-lose-107-104-at-phoenix-suns-r25045/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 l...25045Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:24:08 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/311-wolves-beat-oklahoma-city-thunder-99-96-on-buzzer-beater-r25042/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 late...25042Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:22:33 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-news/glen-taylor-issues-statement-on-retirement-of-peter-holt-r25041/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 sharehold...25041Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:37:00 +0000