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Report: Wolves' Crawford to decline option, test free agency
Jamal Crawford will decline his $4.5 million player option with the Wolves and become an unrestricted free agent, ESPN.com reported Wednesday afternoon.
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Jimmy Butler singing 'Let Me Love You' is the video you need
Jimmy Butler belted out "Let Me Love You" by Mario around 2:30 a.m. recently at a club called PRYSM. TMZ reports that T-Pain was the headliner but that Buckets "stole the show."
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Scoggins: Wolves need to build a more credible defensive presence
Six of the league's top nine teams in defensive rating are among the eight teams alive in the playoffs. So the blueprint for continued improvement isn't a mystery.
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Fact check: Five things from Tom Thibodeau's season-ending news conference
The Wolves took a significant step forward this season, but the jump from 31 wins to 47 wins will in some ways be easier than the jump to true contention.
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Keeping Butler, Towns key as Wolves attack their next steps
Signing Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns to contract extensions while surrounding them with more talent under salary-cap rules will challenge Wolves' management.
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Thibodeau expects more from Wiggins
The Wolves coach thinks the young guard's last offseason was clouded by contract issues.
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Scoggins: Fans' recent anger is telling about state of Twin Cities sports market
Fans are red-faced angry over the Wild, Wolves and Twins - and rightfully so. Maybe that collective anger is a good thing, though.
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Two views: Biggest offseason need for Wolves? Agree to disagree
Michael Rand and Chris Hine weigh in on the week's hot sports topics.
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Butler's contract is front and center for Wolves' offseason
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor calls Jimmy Butler a "very important part of our future" who brings a "personality and a skill-set" that's different from his team's younger players.
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Wolves met Taylor's expectations, but he knows they can be better
Despite making the playoffs and having 18 sellouts at Target Center, the owner hoped for home-court advantage.
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Two years later: Evaluating the Tom Thibodeau and Bruce Boudreau hires
Almost exactly two years ago, the head coaching landscape in Minnesota sports changed considerably with the hiring of veteran coaches for the Wild and Wolves.,
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Season gives Wolves peek into what their future should hold
By whatever evaluation, the Wolves' 47-victory regular season and first-round, five-game playoff loss to Houston were important experiences for a franchise that hadn't made the postseason since 2004.
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Souhan: Trading Andrew Wiggins is the best bet for Timberwolves' future
The Wolves can't afford to lose Jimmy Butler to free agency unless Wiggins is going to replace him as an ace defender, Alpha personality and go-to-scorer. What are the chances of that happening?
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The Wolves season in review
The Timberwolves finished the regular season 47-35, eighth in Western Conference, good for their first playoff berth in 14 seasons.
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TV ratings show it's still 'State of Hockey' -- but Wolves close gap on Wild
Other good news for the Wild (and FSN) is that, per Sports Business Daily, the Wild ranked fourth among the 22 U.S. markets for which local TV data is available.
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Season over: Another third-quarter collapse buries Wolves in Game 5
Houston's 30-15 advantage in the third quarter of Game 5 wasn't as massive as its 50-point barrage on Monday. But it erased Minnesota's halftime lead and ended the season for the Wolves.
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Three quarters that got away from the Timberwolves
In each of their last three losses of the series, the Wolves had a quarter in which they were outscored by 15 or more points.
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Game 5 seen as a test of growth for Timberwolves
"We've grown a lot from the beginning to now," Wolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns said.
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Wolves-Houston Game 5 recap
A look back at Wednesday night's game.
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Harden recovers quickly from poor shooting night vs. Wolves
James Harden scored 22 points all by himself in Monday's third quarter, less than a week after he went 2-for-18
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- Tyronn Lue says he wants to keep coaching Clippers, passes on addressing speculation over Lakers
- Kyrie Irving is still perfect in elimination games, and moving on with Luka Doncic and the Mavs
- Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving carry Mavs past Clippers 114-101 to advance to second round
- Paolo Banchero scores 27 points, Magic overcome Mitchell's 50 to beat Cavs 103-96 and force Game 7
- Nuggets, Wolves meet in a Round 2 matchup pitting team builder Tim Connelly's twin masterpieces
- Antetokounmpo wondering how he can stay healthy after injuries have impacted his last 2 postseasons
- NBA conference semifinal preview capsules
- The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge
- Fever move Caitlin Clark's preseason home debut up 1 day to accommodate Pacers' playoff schedule
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