Minnesota Timberwolves Articles - Page 119

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Golden State Warriors Monday night at Oracle Arena, and all signs point toward small forward Robert Covington returning to the lineup for Minnesota. Robert Covington missed Saturday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers with right knee soreness. Covington says he feels good enough to play tonight. Had a good […]

Despite having a career-worst season, Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins became bumped his way up to fourth on the franchise’s all-time scoring leaders with his 20-point effort against the Portland Trail Blazers. Per NBA.com‘s Kyle Irving, “Wiggins now has 6,795 points, passing Wally Szczerbiak (6,777 points) on the Timberwolves’ points leaderboard and is on pace […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had an opportunity to snatch a win on the road over the Portland Trailblazers, but ultimately came up short in the end game, losing 113-105. Following the game, Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau said that the team didn’t play tough enough in crunch time to get the job done. “Going down the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night and starting small forward Robert Covington is listed as probable with right knee soreness. Timberwolves just announce Robert Covington has been added to the injury report for tonight against Portland. He's probable with right knee soreness. — Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) December 8, 2018 The […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington told reporters on Friday that he “always knew” Derrick Rose could get back to playing at a high level. Covington, a Chicago native, grew up watching Rose in the Windy City. Robert Covington on Derrick Rose: "Being a kid from Chicago, I watched Derrick grow up years before me. […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade wants his oldest son, Zaire Wade, to spend a day with Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose and learn what it takes to prepare your mind and body to play the game of basketball. Since becoming the youngest MVP in NBA history back in 2011 with the Chicago Bulls, Rose […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant didn’t make much of Jimmy Butler’s infamous first practice of the season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, claiming that type of intensity is just another day’s work in his eyes. “I think most of my teams would just call it a Monday,” said Bryant during his appearance at Barstool Sports’ […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says people don’t give small forward Andrew Wiggins enough credit for the amount of work he puts in on the basketball floor. After the Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday at Target Center, Gibson told reporters that Wiggins is always in the gym late at night when he’s […]

Karl-Anthony Towns has started to consistently put the Minnesota Timberwolves on his back after Jimmy Butler was dealt out of The Twin Cities, going from a disappointing 4-9 record to surpassing the .500 mark for the first time this season with a rousing 121-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Teammates like Taj Gibson and Derrick […]

The awakening of Karl-Anthony Towns is the single-most anticipated even for the Minnesota Timberwolves and on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, the big man showed strong signs of making the right strides and teammates like Jeff Teague are seeing it happen right before their eyes. Towns put up one of the best stat lines […]

The new-look Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Houston Rockets for the first time since being eliminated from the first round of the playoffs last season. Yet the score at the half was not the only reason for concern, as being outscored by 14 in a quarter was only the beginning of veteran Taj Gibson’s ire. “You […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday behind a monster game from All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns finished with 35 points, 12 rebounds, and six blocks against the Hornets in Minnesota’s 121-104 home win. According to Alan Horton of Wolves radio, it was the first 35-plus point, 10-plus rebound, and five-plus block game […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins finally showed off his nuclear athleticism Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets at Target Center. So far this season, Andrew Wiggins has been a disappointment. The former No. 1 overall pick entered Wednesday averaging 15.1 points per game while shooting 37.7 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from beyond […]

Derrick Rose gave some deserving praise to teammates Karl-Anthony Towns and Robert Covington for their work on defense against the Houston Rockets, a game that saw the Minnesota Timberwolves pull back to the .500 mark after starting the season 4-9 with Jimmy Butler on the roster. Since, the Wolves have gone an impressive 8-3, powered […]

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says backup point guard Derrick Rose is a wonderful person and that he is very appreciative of what the former league MVP has done with the team this season. Rose is one of the frontrunners for the Sixth Man of the Year award. The 30-year-old is averaging 18.4 points, 3.1 […]

The Houston Rockets look like a shell of themselves, but Chris Paul doesn’t seem too concerned with his team’s slow start. Following Houston’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, Paul reiterated his confidence in his team: “I’m still not that concerned, to tell you the truth,” Paul replied to Reid Forgrave of CBS Sports. […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson says the players had a team meeting Monday at halftime during their game against the Houston Rockets. The Timberwolves trailed the Rockets 62-48 at halftime and weren’t playing good defense. The meeting worked, as Minnesota came back and won the game to win their first game of the season when […]

Recently fired Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg could once again become the replacement for Tom Thibodeau, as Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has always been fond of his former player. According to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports, the coaching recycling loop could bring feelings of deja vu if Taylor chooses to part ways with […]

The NBA has seen plenty of technicals in the last few nights, from Patrick Beverley getting ejected after tossing the ball in the stands to Nick Nurse losing his cool over a foul call. However, the prize for the strangest technical foul call came in a matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets. The Timberwolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves erased a 19-point lead against the Houston Rockets on Monday to win their first game of the season when trailing by 10 or more points. Minnesota outscored the Rockets by 26 points in the second half and held Houston to just nine points in the fourth quarter. It was a remarkable turnaround […]

Earlier in his career, Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose didn’t talk much because he’s a quiet guy by nature. The former league MVP let his actions and play on the court do the talking for him and his teammates followed his lead that way. Now at a different stage in his career and on […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons had nothing but good things to say about new teammate Jimmy Butler. According to the reigning Rookie of the Year, the arrival of Butler has worked wonders for the team, and he has been one of the main reasons why the Sixers have been surging as of late. Asked @BenSimmons25 […]

While Philadelphia 76ers newcomer Jimmy Butler may not have parted ways with the Minnesota Timberwolves on the best of terms, it appears that he is getting along fairly well with his new Sixers teammates. According to Sixers insider Jon Johnson, Butler and his unmatched work ethic has left quite an impression on the entire team: […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Boston Celtics Saturday night at home, but Derrick Rose did all he could to try and will the team to a comeback victory. In 29 minutes off the bench, Derrick Rose scored 26 points while shooting 11-of-18 from the field. The former MVP, who is having just an amazing […]

Derrick Rose will never return to his Most Valuable Player form but his breakout season this year is something to take notice of. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard has gone through several setbacks over the years, but a summer free of health concerns has apparently done wonders for him. Take this moment against the Boston Celtics […]

Derrick Rose is experiencing a rebirth with the Minnesota Timberwolves and he’s playing some of the best basketball of his career. His reunion with former head coach Tom Thibodeau has done wonders for his game. Moreover, Rose’s willingness to embrace a bench role has been critical in his success. Rose is adapting so well to […]

Derrick Rose is happy to be in Minnesota with the Timberwolves, and he’s not afraid to take a jab at his former employer, the Chicago Bulls. Rose told Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune: “This is the happiest I’ve been in a long time, coming in not worrying about the media like I did […]

New York Knicks young guard Frank Ntilikina is struggling of late, and there have been some rumblings that the team isn’t all that high on him. Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves have shown interest in the French point guard project, but KSTP’s Darren Wolfson is refuting the report that the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Scott Layden says every time backup point guard Derrick Rose shoots the ball, he thinks the shot is going in. During the month of November, Rose averaged 19.1 points per game while shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 56.3 percent from beyond the arc. Rose is currently the fourth-best 3-point […]

There were stretches during the 2017-18 season when former Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Jimmy Butler would avoid giving All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns the ball consistently on offense as a protest of sorts at Towns’ inconsistent effort and execution on the defensive end, according to Zach Harper of The Athletic. Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns […]

On the most recent episode of The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon stated that the Los Angeles Lakers “floated” Brandon Ingram in Jimmy Butler trade discussions. Brian Windhorst quickly jumped on MacMahon to throw cold water after MacMahon brought this up. That leads us to believe Ingram’s involvement in a potential trade never became that […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Dario Saric says it’s still surreal that Derrick Rose is his teammate because he used to play with the former MVP on NBA 2K when he was growing up in Croatia. Both Saric and Rose come off the Timberwolves’ bench and are a big reason why Minnesota is on a four-game […]

The NBA’s scoring prowess has taken a real turn this 2018-19 season, as eight players have already reached the 50-point mark in a game after a mere month and a half of action. That number already doubles the number of players to ever score 50 or more points heading into December in any prior NBA […]

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Dario Saric says getting traded by the Philadelphia 76ers was a weird feeling. The Sixers traded Saric, Robert Covington, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick to Minnesota for All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton. Saric says getting traded is eerie because you don’t have time to prepare for it: […]

After the Minnesota Timberwolves destroyed the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night at home, Timberwolves head coach/president Tom Thibodeau had some high praise for backup point guard Derrick Rose. The Timberwolves beat the Spurs by a final score of 128-89 to improve to 11-11 on the season. Derrick Rose finished with 16 points in just 18 […]

Robert Covington, the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, is already forging his way into the franchise’s history books. In their 128-89 blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs, Covington recorded a plus/minus of +44, the highest statistic ever recorded since Joe Smith’s +52 in 2001. Robert Covington's +44 is the highest plus-minus recorded by […]

Taj Gibson of the Minnesota Timberwolves has moved on from the drama that hounded them at the start of the season. Speaking with Marney Gellner, as reported by Jace Frederick of Pioneer Press, Gibson said that now the distractions are out of the way, they can start playing the way they should. “We put ourselves […]

Derrick Rose’s stellar season with the Minnesota Timberwolves continues. The Timberwolves destroyed the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday by a final score of 128-89 for their fourth-straight win. Rose scored 16 points while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. With that performance from deep, Derrick Rose is now shooting 48.6 percent from […]

Kevin Garnett, NBA legend and a former member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, believes that Karl-Anthony Towns is still in the process of being a leader for his team. Per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Garnett gave his opinion on where Towns stands as the new leader of the team. For the former MVP, the 23-year-old […]