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News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

To be in the ESPN Body issue an athlete has to be very comfortable in his body and for Karl Anthony Towns that is something he is. Towns were always really tall and hit a growth spurt in eighth grade, for some that might be awkward, but for Towns, he treated it as his superpower. […]

Timberwolves fans will be happy to hear that Jimmy Butler is training hard during the offseason. The offseason is a time where players look to improve their game so they can compete for a championship. Guys with that killer instinct only want to get better so they can rip out their opponent’s heart next chance […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is under way and this year’s class is as electric as any other in recent memory. Follow along as the results for each team are announced today, with every team taking another step toward their future. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton — C (Arizona)A double-double machine with plenty of untapped potential, despite posting […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves currently hold the 20th and the 48th pick in Thursday night’s draft, but according to Darren Wolfson of KSTP, the Wolves could be looking to add at least one more. As reported on Ch. 5 last night — hope you watch — #Twolves have inquired with at least 2 teams about acquiring […]

Rumors of Karl-Anthony Towns being upset with head coach Tom Thibodeau have dissipated after the end of their postseason, now presenting a different situation. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Minnesota Timberwolves center has not asked for a trade and could start extension talks in the near future. “Thibodeau and Towns have spoken […]

Most NBA insiders believe that the Los Angeles Lakers have the best chance of landing LeBron James in free agency this offseason. The four-time MVP is expected to opt out of his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2018-19 season. Though the Lakers seem to be the most likely team to snatch James […]

Back in May, rumors circulated surrounding the alleged strained relationship between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the team’s prized big man Karl-Anthony Towns. That rumor did not get a prolonged exposure, and it was soon left in the backseat of the never-ending NBA news cycle. But perhaps in an attempt to squash any remaining concerns about […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are not a lottery team this year after ending their playoff drought. Nevertheless, the No. 20 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft they hold in the first round holds significant value, which the team will be looking to maximize by trying to pick the right or best possible talent available by the […]

Jamal Crawford will approach this free agency period having learned from previous mistakes. Only a year ago, the three-time Sixth Man of the Year chose to sign a two-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, while teams like the New Orleans Pelicans and the Golden State Warriors courted his services. The gamble resulted on his third-worst […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford has declined his $4.5 million player-option for the 2018-19 season, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Crawford averaged 10.3 points in 20.7 minutes per game as a sixth man for the Timberwolves, both the lowest since his second season in the league. A perennial scoring weapon off the bench, […]

Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves is in offseason mode right now. Like most sports fans, he’s tuning in to the World Cup. His team? Brazil. As posted by the Timberwolves on Twitter, Butler is seen donning Brazil’s Neymar Jr. jersey while watching their game against Switzerland. Judging from his body language, Butler seems to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their most successful season in well over a decade reaching the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. However, the franchise is now faced with some potentially pressing roster decision in order to take the next step forward in the upcoming campaign. One of which appears to be […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have wrapped up their most successful season in quite some time with their first playoff appearance in 1_ years. Much of this push significant push forward came from the major offseason splash trade for All-Star forward Jimmy Butler during last year’s draft. However, there appear some internal issues arising over the last few […]

The 2017-18 season was a breakthrough for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but in an inter-scope of their entire season, there’s a lot of frustration to take away from their first return to the playoffs in 14 seasons. Tyus Jones, at least one point, was one guy frustrated. Among them is coach Tom Thibodeau’s long-known infatuation with […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler is clearly taking advantage of his free time this offseason. When he’s not hiking mountains and hugging trees, he is out there chilling with his girlfriend in a romantic gondola ride. There’s just one thing to note here, however. That girlfriend simply does not exist – at least physically. Below, […]

The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves made the playoffs prior to this season was in 2004. For reference, Kevin Garnett was flanked by Wally Szczerbiak, Sam Cassell, and Latrell Sprewell, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal were teammates, and Facebook was only a couple of months old. So, yeah, it had been a […]

Jamal Crawford turned down his player-option for the 2018-19 season, but he wasn’t looking to get a raise, but rather reclaim his role as one of the NBA’s best sixth men. During an appearance in Alex Kennedy’s The HoopsHype Podcast, Crawford revealed just how this season panned out for him. “It was tough. It was […]

The Canadian Men’s National team released their roster for the FIBA World Cup qualifying round later this summer, and there is one name noticeably absent from it, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins. Rowan Barrett Sr. who is assistant GM and executive vice-president of the senior men’s program told reporters that initially, Wiggins planned to play, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn’t help but troll Philadelphia 76ers president Bryan Colangelo upon the recent scandal that broke out after The Ringer reported he allegedly own five Twitter burner accounts, which he used to criticize players and staff within the organization. The team out west tweeted a since-deleted funny video in which they logged out […]

On November 6, 2015, the Call of Duty franchise duty released Black Ops III, the 12th Call of Duty game and the third installment in the Black Ops series. Games like COD: Ghosts and COD: Infinite Warfare have been released since then, but a fourth Black Ops game was rumored for a while. It’s been […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

It’s just two years into the Tom Thibodeau era in Minnesota, and there have already been all kinds of issues, especially this offseason. There has been talk about if Karl-Anthony Towns could be traded, but according to Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s not Towns who is on the trade block, it could actually be Andrew Wiggins. “I think […]

The All NBA teams are not just a nice award for the players, it also means a lot in terms of how much money they can make in future contracts. With Karl-Anthony Towns being named to the All-NBA 3rd team, Towns can now receive an extension up to $188 million this offseason. Karl-Anthony Towns can […]

The All-NBA teams have been announced with some of the usual suspects making a return and some new faces coming into the picture. via Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports: First Team All-NBA: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) James Harden (Houston Rockets) Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) […]

The NBA has announced the list of the first and second All-Defensive teams for the 2017-18 season, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The list includes two players from the New Orleans Pelicans taking part in the first team, while two members of the Philadelphia 76ers made the cut for either team.   First […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ reported rift with Karl-Anthony Towns won’t be reason enough to ship him out of town. After initial reports by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst that the team explored a trade for Blake Griffin this past season, his colleague Adrian Wojnarowski explained how unlikely the possibility of a trade really is. “I think their owner […]

It’s been surprising to some how Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns became the center of trade rumors. This was due to a recent podcast with ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst. But the hypothetical back and forth between Lowe and Windhorst was apparently misconstrued. Lowe clarified today on a podcast with Bill Simmons (transcribed by […]

With a reported rift between the Minnesota Timberwolves and franchise piece Karl-Anthony Towns, teams have prepared to phone up and explore a potential trade to acquire the talented big man. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the L.A. Clippers called the Wolves when trying to move franchise star Blake Griffin before he was shipped to the […]

After just two years in charge of the Minnesota Timberwolves, some fans have already had enough of coach Tom Thibodeau. A GoFundMe page was started on Tuesday morning to raise $5,000 so a “Fire Thibs Billboard” could be placed in Minneapolis. https://twitter.com/DericManrique/status/998926625994665986 It was reported that Karl-Anthony Towns were not on great terms with the […]

The rift between the Minnesota Timberwolves and franchise center Karl-Anthony Towns has become a big enigma over the course of the postseason, making it yet another storyline that could have repercussions during the offseason. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the tension between KAT and the Wolves could be about his relationship with head coach and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be looking to refine their roster this summer, potentially making aggressive moves like they did during the last offseason, trading for Jimmy Butler. This time around, despite the rumors surrounding Karl-Anthony Towns’ unhappiness, the team could choose to trade a different franchise cog in hopes of finding the veteran leadership they’ve […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, one day long ago, drafted Karl-Anthony Towns with the hopes that he would become their next franchise player. Now it seems that the love affair has ended. Bryan Kalbrosky of Hoops Hype, relaying thoughts of Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst of ESPN during a recent podcast, on the latest scuttlebutt: On a […]

When a promising All-Star is rumored to be on the trading block — whether it is just widely speculated due to their disappointing play in terms of the big picture or there are blatant whispers that they are indeed being shopped — the internet is quickly on the trade machine concocting numerous scenarios that range […]

Earlier, it was reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves and big man Karl-Anthony Towns may not be seeing each other eye to eye. This was an assumption Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst divulged during an episode of The Lowe Post in which the two tickled the imagination of their listeners by insinuating that the Timberwolves and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves ended a 13-year playoff drought this year when the team was able to secure the eighth seed in the 2018 NBA playoffs. Unfortunately, they were ousted in the first round against the top-seeded Houston Rockets in five games, but the future looks bright for the Timberwolves if their core guys step up […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming off their first playoff appearance in 13 years that resulted in a disappointing first-round postseason exit. This has immediately brought several forth questions concerning the future of a few key players on the roster. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the former two-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jimmy Butler is a fearless man on the court. Off of it, he’s afraid of at least one thing: heights. We discovered that one out when someone uploaded an Instagram video showing the 6’8” Butler finding comfort from a tree during a hike at Chiefs Mountain in Montana. Watch the hilarious […]

Prior to the start of the 2017-18 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a lucrative five-year, $148 million extension with forward Andrew Wiggins under contract for the long haul. However, there has been some growing chatter surrounding him not necessarily holding a secure spot in the team’s long-term future due to his struggles on the court […]