Timberwolves

Andrew Wiggins wants to be paid what he’s worth in his next contract. And what he’s worth, according to him, is a max deal. As he told SI.com’s Ben Golliver: Wiggins, who averaged a career-high 23.6 PPG, 4 RPG and 2.3 APG last season, is eligible for a rookie extension prior to the Oct. 16 deadline. Talks [...]

Kyrie Irving is a wanted man. Despite the rampant debate among basketball folks about whether the All-Star point guard can carry a team without LeBron James, plenty of teams have registered official interest in acquiring his services. The full list, according to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Miami Heat. Here’s [...]

According to a report from ESPN.com Thursday morning, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Andrew Wiggins are working on a five-year, $148 million extension. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/888022681815330818] The organization and Head Coach Tom Thibodeau announced they were working on an extension Wednesday, but the numbers for a potential deal weren’t reported until this morning. According to NBA rule, [...]

After adding Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Jeff Teague, the Minnesota Timberwolves are bound to call it a summer. Or maybe not. According to Eurohoops.net’s Niko Varlas, the TimberBulls have eyes for Milos Teodosic, who is widely considered the best playmaker not in the NBA: However, Teodosic will not play in Europe next season and [...]

One of the NBA Draft’s what if’s and huge blunder of the past decade was the Timberwolves taking two point guards in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft, neither of which being Steph Curry who was taken at No. 7 by the Golden State Warriors. The Wolves took Ricky Rubio, the Spanish point [...]

Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau, together again? It’s a possibility. Rose and Gregg Popovich, an actual item? That might be one, too. According to ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, the Minnesota Timberwolves have interest in signing the free-agent point, and they may not be the only ones: The Minnesota Timberwolves view Derrick Rose as a potential free-agent [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, although a bit of a disappointment this season as many thought they would make the leap to playoff team (not me), still have one of the best accumulations of talent in the NBA under 25, a star in Karl-Anthony Towns, and presumably a very bright future. They have missed the NBA Playoffs [...]

Klay Thompson was on fire for much of the Golden State Warriors’ Tuesday night victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wrapped the evening with 41 points on 13-of-24 shooting, including a 7-of-14 showing from beyond the arc. This is the latest in a long string of spectacular outings for Thompson. Since March 8, a span [...]

The 2016-17 season hasn’t transpired like the Timberwolves or many NBA fans or prognosticators had projected as many thought the T’Wolves were ready for a big leap forward into the postseason. As of March 23, they are 28-42 and 13th in the western conference, virtually guaranteed to miss the postseason for a 13th straight season, [...]

Roughly four seconds (okay, four games), into his time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lance Stephenson suffered an ankle injury that forced him onto the shelf and out of the team’s immediate plans. He was on a 10-day contract, and there would not be a second one coming, at least not then. But it’s coming now, [...]