Timberwolves

All signs point to the Timberwolves having their backs against the wall when it comes to trading Jimmy Butler. Things went south fast and Butler reportedly will not report to camp. The NBA rumor mill has been churning for over a week with possible destinations, but apparently the Wolves either aren’t serious about dealing Butler [...]

Get ready to slog through a few more Jimmy Butler rumors—and then some more after that. It sounds like his divorce from the Minnesota Timberwolves may not be completed post-haste. Though owner Glen Taylor is thought to want a quick resolution, sources told ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe that coach-president Tom Thibodeau is asking [...]

As many have suspected and hinted at, Jimmy Butler’s trade demand should not have come as a surprise to the Minnesota Timberwolves just because it officially came so close to the start of training camp. Indeed, it seems coach-president Tom Thibodeau has known about his All-Star’s unhappiness since the end of the postseason—and most definitely [...]

There has been one word to describe the Minnesota Timberwolves this off-season: drama. While some of the other elite talents from the 2015 NBA Draft class have agreed to extensions (Towns went No. 1), Towns turned down the Wolves max offer of five years, $158 million when it was first offered back in July. We [...]

Remember when the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Lauri Markkanen only to trade him to the Chicago Bulls as part of a deal for Jimmy Butler? Well, Lauri Markkanen sure remembers it. And he’s got jokes about it. Anyone who’s anyone knows the Timberwolves culture is unraveling right before our eyes. Jimmy Butler has requested a trade, [...]

The wheels are falling off for the very short lived resurgence of the Minnesota Timberwolves as a newsworthy and successful organization for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded in 2007. After a 47-35 record, the No.8 seed and their first playoff berth in 14 years the future of the T’Wolves organization is once [...]

Maybe the relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves can be salvaged after all. Initial reports from The Athletic’s The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski intimated just the opposite. They heard Butler was prepared to “seriously contemplate his future with the franchise” ahead of next summer’s free agency. All signs pointed to him requesting a trade. But NBA.com’s [...]

There is no secret that Jimmy Butler isn’t exactly pleased with Timberwolves management and his fellow NBA All-Star teammate Karl Anthony-Towns. Throw in the fact that he turned down a four-year extension this summer and can opt out of the final year of his contract next summer and you have a very interesting situation brewing [...]

Don’t worry: You’re TimberBulls jokes can live on. The Minnesota Timberwolves have Jimmy Butler, and Taj Gibson, and Derrick Rose, and now Luol Deng, in addition to coach-president Tom Thibodeau. That’s enough. But for anyone hoping the legendary Thibs-era Bulls reunion would continue with the arrival of Joakim Noah, The New York Times‘ Marc Stein has [...]

There was once a time when Monta Ellis was seen as being one of the featured options of an NBA offense and averaged 25.5 points per game for the Warriors in the 2009-10 season. He found himself out of the league by the age of 31 last season, unable to catch on with a team [...]