Tag: Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves and center Gorgui Dieng have agreed to a four-year extension worth $64 million, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Had the two sides failed to reach an agreement, Dieng would have been a restricted free agent in July once Minnesota extended a qualifying offer. Dieng is the sixth player from the […]
The Timberwolves move toward Wednesday’s season opener at Memphis with a 15-man roster that includes four point guards as of Sunday. On Sunday, Wolves president of basketball operations and head coach Tom Thibodeau said there’s room for (Tyus) Jones, Ricky Rubio, rookie Kris Dunn and veteran John Lucas III because he thinks Dunn, Rubio and […]
Jabari Davis forecasts the 2016-17 Most Improved Player race, which is always a tough award to predict.
Several teams – including Philadelphia and New Orleans – have shown interest in point guard Tyus Jones, 20, whom the Wolves are more open to moving in the short term, league sources said. Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical
The Sacramento Kings are the most determined of several teams expressing interest in finding a pathway to a (Ricky) Rubio deal, league sources said, but Minnesota president and coach Tom Thibodeau is reluctant to move Rubio – outside of bringing back a no-brainer package, of course – until (Kris) Dunn’s progress illustrates this season that […]
Eric Pincus on who’s up for rookie-scale extensions, and who can have their third- or fourth-year option picked up.
Joel Brigham looks at eight up-and-coming players who hope to get their first All-Star nod this year.
Each year, Joel Brigham makes 50 bold predictions for the upcoming season knowing he’ll revisit them again come spring.
Eric Pincus looks at what things must be addressed in a new (potential) NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Right now, 576 players are vying for 450 regular-season roster spots. Eric Pincus looks at each team’s roster situation.
