Tag: Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves’ issues that run all season with the official boiling point being reached

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves in particular have long been engrossed in the whistles they get day and night, believing that they don’t get the same consideration from the officials as other teams and players around the league. After dropping a heartbreaking, intense, and technically foul-filled game on the Boston Celtics Wednesday night, Minnesota is starting to say the quiet part out loud. The Wolves were appraised for four technical talents and watched Celtics coach Joe Mazzola run into their side of the field while the play was live and he…

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker turned out to be more than just a throw-in for the Wolves

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The trade announced as D’Angelo Russell for Mike Conley, Minnesota’s changing of the guard for a team that’s had its moments this season, but just can’t seem to get it all together. The footnote to the deal was Nickeil Alexander-Walker, a former first-round player who played for his third team in four seasons and headed toward free agency this summer. The thing is, the Timberwolves didn’t look at it that way. Wolverhampton coach Chris Finch was an assistant in New Orleans when Alexander Walker was breaking into the league. He…

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What exactly are the Minnesota Timberwolves up to?

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Timberwolves’ season wasn’t over on Friday night. I just felt it They came out of the All-Star break facing a grueling, road-packed schedule over the last 21 games. That gave the home game against lowly Charlotte a must-win feel for a team that thought it needed at least 12 wins down the stretch to have a chance of avoiding a Play-In championship. Instead of coming out with the desperation and urgency befitting a team about to embark on a horrific four-game trip down the West Coast,…

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Hollinger: Why Victor Wembanyama race might not be widespread down the stretch

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That alarm bell you just heard? It’s tank o’clock in the NBA. The trade deadline has passed, the All-Star break is over and now it’s time for the league’s bottom feeders to get down to the dirty business of acting in the enterprise’s best long-term interests. With two franchise-caliber talents available at the top of the draft in French center Victor Wembanyama and G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson, the temptation will be strong for teams to give themselves the best possible odds at May’s lottery. However, the actual mechanism…

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NBA Power Rankings: Sixers make jump to contenders tier; Nuggets rise; Team-by-team quarter analysis

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Game flow! Teams would love to be great from the first quarter through the fourth quarter every single night, but that’s not realistic for all 30 teams. We have some teams who consistently start slow and then turn it on. We have teams that begin with a fury and then fade away, hoping to hang on desperately to the victory. Some teams are bad in the first and fourth quarters, but great in the middle. And vice-versa. Some teams come out of halftime with their hair on fire and some…

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NBA All-Star Game 2023: Team James vs Team Antetokounmpo Draft Rosters

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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA All-Star teams were set for Sunday’s game in a first-of-its-kind stadium-style draft about half an hour before warning. Here’s what you need to know: Team LeBron (led by Michael Malone, Denver). LeBron James (Lakers)Joel Embiid (76 years old)Kyrie Irving (Mavericks)Luka Donjic (Mavericks)Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)Jaylen Brown (Celtics)Paul George (Clippers)Tyrese Halliburton (Pacers)Julius Randle (Knicks)Daron Fox (Kings)Jaren Jackson Jr. (grizzlies) Team Giannis (coached by Joe Mazzola, Boston) Giannis Antetekounmo (Bucks)Jason Tatum (Celtics)Ja Morant (Grizzlies)Donovan Mitchell (jazz)Laurie Markkanen (jazz)Damian Lillard (Blazers)Jrue Holiday (bucks)Gilgos Alexander Tea (Thunder)DeMar…

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Throwback: Zombie Celtics rivalry

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Want this content straight to your inbox every day for free? Register here. How many games do you have to play to win MVP? Let’s discuss. Zombie Celtics rivalry Down four starters, the Celtics nearly beat the Bucks We spent all of yesterday at The Bounce outdoing the Bucks and Celtics in the fight for East supremacy. What happened? Al Horford, Jason Tatum, Marcus Smart And Jaylen Brown missed all of the game! Fortunately, the remaining Celtics took it seriously and pushed the money into overtime last night. Sam Hauser…

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Wolves’ Mike Conley gets the action going, from opening for Rudy Goubert to directing Anthony Edwards

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Memphis, Tenn. – It was all very strange for Mike Conley on Friday night. Lots of FedExForum knowledge, and yet lots of freshness too. Just two days earlier, Conley had been traded from the Utah Jazz to the Minnesota Timberwolves, removing him from the team he’d spent the past four years with in a position he felt he was just beginning to perfect. Here he is now, with a new shirt and with new coaches. But he also couldn’t help but feel connected in so many ways. His first game…

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D’Angelo Russell trade for Mike Conley signals a big shift for the Wolves at point guard

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The Minnesota Timberwolves wanted D’Angelo Russell to be their franchise point guard. They so badly wanted it. They chartered a helicopter to recruit him in during free agency in the summer of 2019. When he chose Golden State, they did not give up, relentlessly pursuing him for months until they pried him away from the Warriors at the trade deadline in 2020. They then lavished him with a welcome to Minnesota party befitting a tentpole player. Less than two weeks ago, they gave away D-Lo bobblehead dolls at a game,…

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Russell Westbrook Trade Scores: The Lakers have hope. Jazz, the Wolves do well

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The Los Angeles Lakers may not have gotten Kyrie Irving, but they’re still taking quite a swing with the trade market. the athleteShams Charania has reported that the Lakers are finalizing a three-team deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz that would see Lake Shaw acquire D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. Minnesota will get Mike Conley Jr., Nickel Alexander Walker and three second-round draft picks in the deal, and the Jazz will receive Russell Westbrook and a much-needed bonus. The Lakers, Jazz, and Timberwolves complete the trade…

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