How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Key Highlights Through two games against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an offensive rating of 118.8, which is 2.7 points higher than their regular season mark of 116.1 Anthony Edwards is averaging 7.0 assists, up from 5.1 during the regular season Mike Conley Jr. has taken 25 shots, his third-most between any two […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 Apr 2024
How The Timberwolves Are Using The Suns’ Game Plan Against Them

Key Highlights Through two games against the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves have an offensive rating of 118.8, which is 2.7 points higher than their regular season mark of 116.1 Anthony Edwards is averaging 7.0 assists, up from 5.1 during the regular season Mike Conley Jr. has taken 25 shots, his third-most between any two […]

Jackson Frank  •  24 Apr 2024
Naz Reid Aiming to Win Sixth Man of the Year

With the NBA regular season close to the end, many of the award races are heating up as the playoffs inch closer. One award that will have all eyes on it this season is the Sixth Man of the Year award. Minnesota Timberwolves big man, Naz Reid, believes he could win the coveted award. “That’s […]

Mathew Huff  •  08 Apr 2024
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ historic defense has them atop the West

Key Highlights The Minnesota Timberwolves are first in defensive rating (108.3), nearly three points above the second-ranked Orlando Magic (111.1) Even without Rudy Gobert, the odds-on favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, Minnesota’s defensive rating (110.9) is lower than Orlando Only six teams the past 21 seasons have posted a defensive rating further below […]

Jackson Frank  •  05 Apr 2024
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor not selling controlling stake to Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is no longer selling his controlling stake in the franchise to minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, he announced Thursday. In 2021, Taylor agreed to sell the Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx for $1.5 billion. A gradual transfer of power over a number of years was the agreed structure, […]

James Foglio  •  28 Mar 2024
Ex-Timberwolves Staffer Charged With Stealing ‘Stategic NBA Info’ on Hard Drive

Former Minnesota Timberwolves staff member Somak Sarkar has been fired, arrested, and charged with felony third-degree burglary for allegedly stealing thousands of internal files, including “strategic NBA information,” from a team executive, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Per Paul Walsh of the Star Tribune, Sarkar was accused of stealing strategic information from the hard drive of […]

James Foglio  •  21 Mar 2024
Timberwolves sign forward Justin Jackson to a 10-day contract

The Minnesota Timberwolves are signing free agent forward Justin Jackson to a 10-day contract, per sources. Jackson, 28, last played in the NBA with the Boston Celtics during the 2022-23 season. In 23 games as a reserve with Boston, the forward averaged career lows of 0.9 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, and 4.7 minutes per […]

James Foglio  •  21 Feb 2024
Timberwolves, Mike Conley agree to a two-year, $21 million contract extension

The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a two-year, $21 million contract extension with Mike Conley, agents Steven Heumann and Jess Holtz of CAA Basketball announced Monday. The Ohio State product was in the final season of the three-year, $68.04 million contract he signed with the Utah Jazz in August 2021. He is slated to make […]

James Foglio  •  19 Feb 2024
Karl-Anthony Towns becomes 4th player to score 50 points in an NBA All-Star Game

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns became the fourth player to score 50 or more points in an NBA All-Star Game, in the Western Conference All-Stars’ 211-186 loss to the Eastern Conference All-Stars on Sunday night. It was his fourth career All-Star game. Towns joined Jayson Tatum (55 points in 2023), Anthony Davis (52 points in […]

James Foglio  •  19 Feb 2024