Tag: Minnesota Timberwolves
The deadline for adding players on two-way contracts came and went on Monday, so which new signings have the potential to make a difference this season?
Wolves guard Jimmy Butler gets honest in his assessment of why the Wolves lost, the hurdles the team still needs to overcome and what’s still missing from the equation.
The Los Angeles Clippers proposed a blockbuster deal to the Minnesota Timberwolves involving forward Blake Griffin and center Karl-Anthony Towns, league sources told Basketball Insiders. The trade proposal didn’t advance past an exploratory call from the Clippers as Minnesota declined, league sources told Basketball Insiders. Minnesota views Towns, the former No. 1 overall pick of […]
Dennis Chambers breaks down the Northwest division and how each team fairs heading into the trade deadline.
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague was back in the lineup Wednesday night for a 104-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Teague missed seven games with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Source: The Associated Press on ESPN
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas was fined $20,000 for striking Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins above the shoulders, the league announced Wednesday. Thomas was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected for the incident, which happened with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter of the Cavaliers’ 127-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Monday. Source: […]
The arrival of Jimmy Butler has turned the Minnesota Timberwolves into a team to watch out for, and Tom Thibodeau knows why.
The third game of Isaiah Thomas’ comeback from a torn labrum in his hip was cut short Monday when the Cleveland Cavaliers guard was ejected in the third quarter for a hit on Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Thomas swung his right arm upward at a driving Wiggins, catching the Wolves forward in the […]
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford and Basketball Insiders senior NBA writer Michael Scotto discuss playing for coach Tom Thibodeau, the development of Karl Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Jimmy Butler, tricks to being a successful sixth man, future sixth men to keep an eye on, the return of Isaiah Thomas, and the possibility of a Seattle franchise down the road.
Many young stars could make their first All-Star teams. Who is most likely to actually do it this year?