Consider the Timberwolves a team that is prepared to build on a young foundation, perhaps thanking veterans like Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle for their years of service and moving forward without them.
Consider the Timberwolves a team that is prepared to build on a young foundation, perhaps thanking veterans like Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle for their years of service and moving forward without them.
The Spurs and Thunder are redefining what it takes to win in the NBA, and the Timberwolves would be making a mistake by chasing Giannis Antetokounmpo instead of building a faster, deeper roster around Anthony Edwards.
If it's true that Giannis Antetokounmpo will only be traded to a team that knows he'll sign an extension, then the list of realistic suitors is small, but it includes the Minnesota Timberwolves.
San Antonio's 22-year-old superstar had 39 points on 13-for-18 shooting, along with 15 rebounds, and five blocks to lead the Spurs to a 115-108 victory and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series.
"In the packed Western Conference, they've gone to back-to-back Western Conference finals. They lead the Spurs, with Wemby, 1-0 and we treat them like the Pelicans," said Cowherd.
Connelly is only under contract for one more season, meaning the Wolves need to lock him in to maintain the cohesion that owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez value.
Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, and Jaden McDaniels didn’t hold back after the Wolves’ Game 2 win in Denver, delivering a series of candid and hilarious postgame quotes.
Jaden McDaniels 100% gave the Denver Nuggets bulletin-board material when he said "they're all bad defenders," but he might be right — and there's nothing Denver can do about it.
How many times can a team that is as seasoned as Minnesota, with back-to-back deep playoff runs to the conference, shoot themselves in the foot against a disciplined, championship-pedigree team like the Denver Nuggets?
Just when the Timberwolves appeared dead, they rallied from a 19-point deficit and stunned the Nuggets with a 119-114 win to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece — and now the series moves to Minneapolis for Games 3 and 4.