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Wolves keep trying to limit taking midrange jumpers
The Timberwolves took 14 midrange shots in their preseason opener, after averaging just 6.5 such shots per game last season. Ideally there would be none.
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Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders reaches out for COVID advice
He said talks with Rocco Baldelli and Kevin Stefanski enlightened him.
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Wolves return after nine-month hiatus with 107-105 preseason loss to Grizzlies
Empty seats at Target Center saw Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell take the floor together as teammates for only the second time.
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Tyus Jones returns home, returns to the court following injury
The former Wolves guard from Apple Valley was having a career season last spring but was unable to play during the NBA's bubble return.
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Beasley connecting with Wolves teammates on the court
The Wolves guard, who signed a four-year, $60 million deal in the offseason, has been picking his teammates' brains.
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Timberwolves and GM Scott Layden mutually agree to part ways
Layden, who stayed on after Tom Thibodeau was fired nearly two years ago, had one year left on his contract.
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Relative newcomer Layman has already seen it all with Wolves
Jake Layman has been a member of the Timberwolves for only a little over a year, but in that span he feels like he's lived through a few iterations of the organization.
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What would it take for Wolves to get James Harden?
Let's run through a little thought exercise on the Rockets' James Harden as he relates to the Timberwolves.
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Wolves' Culver adds pounds, but can he add percentage points?
The second-year Wolves wing said he gained 10-15 pounds this offseason after struggling to shoot as a rookie.
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'Veteran' Okogie knows defense will get him minutes with Wolves
Josh Okogie is only entering his third season as an NBA player, but on the landscape of the Timberwolves' roster, Okogie counts as one of the more veteran statesmen
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Hall of Famer Tomjanovich to join Wolves staff as consultant
Rudy Tomjanovich, who was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020, joined the Wolves staff as a player personnel consultant.
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Wolves prepare to open camp, take court for first time in nine months
Camp will be a sprint to mesh new pieces together before their season begins Dec. 23.
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Wolves open season Dec. 23 vs. Detroit at Target Center
The NBA released dates through March 3, with the second half of the 72-game schedule to be released later.
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Wolves' Towns reveals multiple family members have died from COVID-19
Karl-Anthony Towns said basketball remains a secondary thought after his family was devastated by illness this year.
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Reusse: Logic takes vacation as Beasley rewarded, Rosario rejected
Overall, Wednesday was a day that reinforced this for Minnesotans: Life isn't fair, even in the lucrative world of professional sports.
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Russell excited to get season started, see what Wolves can do
D'Angelo Russell said this will be the first time in his career he will have the dynamic of playing with a skilled big man like Karl-Anthony Towns and another point guard/playmaker in Ricky Rubio.
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Beasley meets media, won't discuss charges from September incident
It was Malik Beasley's first media session in more than seven months. He faces Hennepin County charges of drug possession and threats of violence.
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Returning to Wolves, Rubio says he's entering 'prime of my career'
Ricky Rubio, 30, enters a different Wolves organization that the one he entered 11 years ago. It's one that is trying to adapt to the modern pace-and-space, three-point heavy NBA.
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Timberwolves reach training camp deal with Hollis-Jefferson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, if he made the roster, would help bolster the Wolves' frontcourt, specifically at power forward as likely defensive depth.
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