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Wolves
June 17, 2017

There's a long list of players Wolves might be interested in through a trade or free agency

Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations/coach Tom Thibodeau and GM Scott Layden haven't made a trade in 14 months on the job. This is the summer they need to get busy, either through a trade or free agency.
Wolves
June 17, 2017

NBA draft info

The NBA draft will be held Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. (ESPN).
Wolves
June 15, 2017
One week out: Wolves will have options, leverage in NBA Draft

One week out: Wolves will have options, leverage in NBA Draft

Is there any meaningful information even out there as we try to get a handle on the Wolves' situation heading into next week? Well, thankfully, yes there is.
Wolves
June 14, 2017
Globetrotting Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns working on 'secretive stuff'

Globetrotting Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns working on 'secretive stuff'

In between touring Europe and fulfilling his business obligations on two continents, Towns said he always finds time to get his court work in and add some moves to his game.'
Wolves
June 13, 2017
Five things that must happen for the Timberwolves to make the playoffs next year

Five things that must happen for the Timberwolves to make the playoffs next year

Right now, according to the earliest of oddsmakers, the Wolves are an even money bet to make the playoffs next season.
Wolves
June 12, 2017
Someone paid $133,000 for two tickets to tonight's Warriors/Cavs game

Someone paid $133,000 for two tickets to tonight's Warriors/Cavs game

"How much money would you pay to see your favorite team play for a championship?" is a fun question for a long car ride or idle afternoon. But $133K?
Wolves
June 8, 2017
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) and forward Draymond Green (23) celebrate during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals

Shut it all down and start over. The Warriors are too good

After Wednesday's 118-113 victory in Cleveland, the Warriors are 15-0 in the playoffs and just one game from perfection. Have you seen enough?
Wolves
June 7, 2017
Jarrett Allen defends against Kansas guard Josh Jackson

Texas big-man Jarrett Allen works out for Wolves, fits team's profile

Allen projected as a mid first-round pick, but the Wolves could trade down from their seventh pick or make a trade to acquire another first-rounder.
Wolves
June 6, 2017
3-on-3 basketball looks like it's on for the 2020 Olympics

3-on-3 basketball looks like it's on for the 2020 Olympics

It would be part of a move to add more sports to the Olympics that appeal to younger audiences and shorter attention spans.
Wolves
June 6, 2017
Wolves mock draft: Will Jonathan Isaac be their pick at No .7?

Wolves mock draft: Will Jonathan Isaac be their pick at No .7?

One player in this year's draft who has the potential to fall that far also has the potential to be a difference-maker: Florida State's Jonathan Isaac.
Wolves
June 5, 2017
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks at a news conference after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oak

An ordinary performance, an extraordinary return for Warriors coach Steve Kerr

Back problems have taken their toll on Golden State's coach.
Wolves
June 5, 2017
Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio tells Spanish site he'd like Wolves' front office to value his input

Heading into his seventh NBA season, Ricky Rubio told a Spanish-language web site he would like the Wolves' front office to value his opinion.
Wolves
June 4, 2017
Kevin Durant, center, celebrated with Golden State teammates Draymond Green, left, and Klay Thompson.

NBA Finals: Game 2 recap

The key player and stats from Sunday's game:
Wolves
June 3, 2017
FILE - In this July 13, 2016, file photo, NBA basketball players Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, from left, speak on stage

Souhan: LeBron James' recent incident proof that racism is alive and unwell

You can't turn on a television without observing how far race relations have to go in our country, or how far they have regressed.
Wolves
June 2, 2017
Jack McCloskey

Ex-Wolves GM 'Trader Jack' McCloskey dies

Jack McCloskey, the former Timberwolves general manager and the man who built the Detroit Pistons' "Bad Boys" championship teams, died Thursday. He was 91.
Wolves
June 1, 2017
'A gigantic extraordinarily talented baby': LaVine, Towns read 'Mean Tweets'

'A gigantic extraordinarily talented baby': LaVine, Towns read 'Mean Tweets'

Timberwolves players Zach LaVine and Karl-Anthony Towns join others as good sports reading mean tweets about themselves
Wolves
June 1, 2017
Cavaliers can render regular season more meaningless with Game 1 victory

Cavaliers can render regular season more meaningless with Game 1 victory

If the NBA is really tired of a bunch of teams resting players and treating the regular season like an afterthought, here's a novel idea: Make home-court advantage really worth something.
Wolves
May 31, 2017
Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn makes a whole bunch of friends in Minnesota with one tweet

With one short, simple tweet during a glorious sunny afternoon Wednesday, the Timberwolves guard made a bunch of friends in Minnesota.
Wolves
May 31, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves CEO Ethan Casson, left, talks with Timberwolves majority owner Glen Taylor following a news conference, Tuesday, May 30, 2017,

A team of their own: Wolves take over, rename Iowa's D League team

The Iowa Energy will now be known as the Iowa Wolves and the NBA's D League will soon be renamed the G League as part of a sponsorship deasl.
Wolves
May 30, 2017
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio

So really, what is the Timberwolves' plan at point guard?

Two reports, both coming from the same source, are enough to at least revisit the Timberwolves' point guard situation heading into the summer.