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If you weren’t salivating for next year’s slam dunk contest, you will be now. Back-to-back champion Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves has even more in his bag of tricks than many had anticipated. Here he is casually throwing down a monster 360 dunk after taking off from the free throw line after practice, courtesy of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine has more in common with Michael Jordan than just winning a dunk contest and wearing his shoes. It appears he has been studying tapes of the greatest to ever play in the NBA to learn some of his tricks. LaVine pulled off a move uncommonly seen in the NBA since Jordan. He […]

Andrew Wiggins poured in a career-high 47 points against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Just a few nights after putting up a 36-point career high against the Brooklyn Nets, Wiggins continued the hot hand before leaving the game to a standing ovation. He joins a cast of past Timberwolves stars that reached the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Zach LaVine is perhaps once of the most athletic specimens the league has ever seen. He puts his gifts on display on Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, taking a bounce pass from Karl-Anthony Towns and finishing with a sweet baseline up-and-under reverse layup around Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. https://vine.co/v/5jp2nZeOjEw Turns out LaVine’s […]

Following the acquisition of rookie Kris Dunn in the 2016 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves with an abundance of talent in their backcourt. In preparation for his third NBA season, 21-year-old combo guard Zach LaVine is working to cement himself as a key part of Tom Thibodeau’s young team. Alongside Dunn, LaVine will compete with Spanish, pass-first […]

The preseason is often a time for evaluations, promises and predictions. Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t shy away from making a bold prediction. The Rookie of the Year tweeted in reply to a fan on Twitter asking how far his team will go during an impromptu online Q&A session held Thursday: https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/771526787251654660 A very assertive […]

Zach LaVine was recently in China for a charity basketball game and he won’t let the opportunity pass without seeing at least one of the country’s wonders. He could have paid a visit to the popular Great Wall of China, but the Minnesota Timberwolves guard had another “wall” in mind. In LaVine’s Instagram post, he […]

The Drew League always features plenty of entertainment and NBA players looking to get in some good games during the dead summer months. One game this past Sunday featured teams led by Baron Davis and Nick Young, but also boasted players such as Zach LaVine and JaVale McGee. Sunday’s championship game brought on a small scuffle, but that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are starting to look like the Oklahoma City Thunder of 2008-2012; a young team filled with plenty of potential. The Timberwolves’ core is currently filled with three young guns just like what the Thunder had during that period. They currently boast of having Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Zach LaVine. Out of those three players LaVine […]

Buoyed by a very promising young core and a coach that is sure to instill discipline in the team, the Minnesota Timberwolves franchise appears to be heading towards the right direction. Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins lead the pack, but outside of those two, another young Timberwolf is determined to make some serious noise. 3rd-year […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Zach LaVine may be known for his above-the-rim escapades, but there’s more to him than that. LaVine has continually worked on honing his game over the past summers, including this year, and we might be seeing the full result of his hard work this season. In a Drew League game, the […]

Snapchat has been a huge hit with NBA players this summer. Some use it for fun, and others use it to poke fun at teammates. Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is a part of the latter group. Towns is starting to show off his personality, and not only is he one of the NBA’s rising […]

We all know Zach LaVine has mad hops and this has helped him become the NBA’s back-to-back Slam Dunk champion. But he’s not the only one from the Minnesota Timberwolves who can make crazy dunks. Last Tuesday, a video surfaced featuring Andrew Wiggins attempting a 720-dunk. Yes, that’s two full rotations before slamming it home. Here’s the clip […]

Julius Irving recently sat down with Complex Magazine to discuss the state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Having won a dunk contest himself, Dr. J quickly jumped into his best rankings list of players, and had praise for one particular dunker. “I’ll tell you; Zach (LaVine) has put on a show the last couple of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine recently took part in some of the Team USA preparation ahead of the Rio Olympic Games. The two-time Slam Dunk contest winner took part in scrimmages and training session as part of the international set up. While LaVine was happy to be part of it all, he seems to have […]

Oklahoma City must be truly gasping in horror at the state of their franchise in the past 24 hours. The first star in this newly born NBA town, 2013-14 MVP Kevin Durant, only just deserted his old team for Steve Kerr and Jerry West’s Golden State Warriors. Now, several rumors report that the Thunder front office might […]

According to ESPN’s Marc Stein and The Vertical’s Woj, the Minnesota Timberwolves tried pushing to trade for Jimmy Butler on Thursday throughout the draft, including after selecting rookie sensation Kris Dunn. The Bulls were said to be high on Dunn, but ultimately rejected any and all trade scenarios with the Wolves, even after trading former […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have not produced a winning record since the 2004-05 season. The closest they have come to breaking this streak was three years ago when the team went 40-42. The following year the T-Wolves traded away superstar Kevin Love, and the team could only muster a meager 16 wins. This season, the team improved, […]

Zach LaVine is an amazing dunker. Everybody knows that. The rising Timberwolves‘ star is now the back-to-back NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion and had to beat some talented competition to do so. As two-time champion, young Zach is a well-qualified source of information to go to when seeking knowledge on the possibilities of the slam […]