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When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Donte DiVincenzo in the offseason, many assumed he would become Anthony Edwards’ backcourt running mate. Instead, Chris Finch stuck with 37-year-old Mike Conley in the starting lineup for most of the first 34 games of 2024-2025 until he finally cracked on Jan. 6 and gave fans what they wanted to […]

Fresh from a deep playoff run that saw them reach the Western Conference Finals in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves were poised to be top contenders in the West this season until a blockbuster trade prior to the 2024-2025 season. The Timberwolves, who are also in the midst of an ownership spat, raised […]

Whatever one’s thoughts may be about the Minnesota Timberwolves and their high-stakes, franchise-shifting trade just before training camp, there’s no denying the profound impact it had on their team’s direction. The Timberwolves are now gradually rediscovering their rhythm. Adjusting to the dynamics brought by Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo hasn’t been without challenges, but progress […]

Just a few months ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally rose to relevancy in the NBA. They swept Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs before sending Nikola Jokic and the defending champions home in the second. But while they were eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks, a trip to the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a bit of an up-and-down season as they try to get new pieces in Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo acclimated, but they came away with a dominant 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Rudy Gobert has been a hot topic as well, as Minnesota is trying to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a rough start to the 2024-25 NBA season, currently sitting at 8-7 heading into Sunday afternoon’s road matchup with the Boston Celtics. Newly acquired pieces Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo have put up some stats but still don’t seem quite comfortable in their new threads after being traded from the […]

As Donte DiVincenzo and Jalen Brunson addressed the situation with Rick Brunson, the latter went on his son’s podcast, The Roommates, and talked about what transpired in Madison Square Garden. “As you know, he’s family,” Brunson said. “I thought it was blown out of proportion. I could’ve handled it in a better way, but I […]

Former New York Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo dispelled any notion of his former head coach, Tom Thibodeau overworking his players. On the Young Man and the Three podcast, he explained Thibodeau’s philosophy of preparing for games during the season.  “Tibs gets his rap of practice, practice, practice, practice,” DiVincenzo said. “But we’re playing, then a […]

Donte DiVincenzo is the new kid again. Just one year after joining the New York Knicks, DiVincenzo is starting fresh in another new city. The trade that sent him and Julius Randle from the Knicks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns was the fourth change of scenery in DiVincenzo’s seven-year NBA career. […]

The official start to the NBA season is days away but Donte DiVincenzo and his viral exchange during the Timberwolves preseason game against the Knicks has been causing a lot of conversations in the basketball world. Sunday’s Timberwolves-Knicks matchup was the first game for the two ball clubs since the shocking Karl Anthony Towns-Julius Randall […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks faced off for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to New York in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo, Julius Randle, and Keita Bates-Diop, and the game didn’t pass without its fireworks. In the 115-110 Knicks victory, things got especially chippy between DiVincenzo and his […]

Former Villanova basketball star Donte DiVincenzo has become one of the NBA’s top role players. He has been coveted my multiple teams in recent years, and was included in the high-profile Karl-Anthony Towns trade last month after a very good playoff run with the New York Knicks in 2024. Before DiVincenzo became an everyday player […]

Donte DiVincenzo showed why the Minnesota Timberwolves wanted him so badly in the trade that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks during Sunday’s preseason game between the two teams, and Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards loves the early returns on the trade as he gets acclimated to playing with DiVincenzo. “F***in’ incredible. I don’t […]

Two former teammates had an awkward run-in following the preseason game between the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves. Donte DiVincenzo and Jalen Brunson’s father Rick Brunson had to be separated after the Knicks defeated the Timberwolves 115-110 on Sunday night. DiVincenzo, who was recently traded by the Knicks to the Timberwolves, had a heated […]

In his first game back to Madison Square Garden, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo didn’t waste any time mouthing off to his old team, the New York Knicks. While at the free-throw line minutes into the preseason game, DiVincenzo said thanks for trading him and gave someone, perhaps Rick Brunson or Tom Thibodeau, another message. […]

The New York Knicks pulled the trigger on arguably the most significant offseason blockbuster trade, sending forward Julius Randle to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns. The move sent shockwaves across the league as the Knicks and Timberwolves are adapting to their respective new big man amidst the NBA preseason, including former teammate Josh Hart. […]

Donte DiVincenzo penned an emotional farewell to the New York Knicks after being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a monumental deal that brought Karl-Anthony Towns to New York. DiVincenzo, who spent just one season with the Knicks, expressed his gratitude to the fans in a heartfelt message on Thursday. “Thank you fans! […]

Right before the start of training camp, the New York Knicks have made headlines across the NBA with their groundbreaking and blockbuster trade to acquire four-time All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former No. 1 overall pick now joins a Knicks roster that is primed for a deep playoff run, yet […]

The New York Knicks continued their aggressive offseason this weekend, adding four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns in exchange for a package built around Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. Many Knicks fans initially found this blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves difficult to stomach, and many are still processing the outcome. However, one thing is for sure: […]

The basketball world was shocked when the New York Knicks traded for star Karl-Anthony Towns where in return, the Minnesota Timberwolves got Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick. While everybody was stunned, even the camp of Towns, one person that sent messages to the departing Knicks players was actor and known fan Ben […]

Nearly 24 hours after the news broke that the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves had agreed to a deal that would send Karl-Anthony Towns to the Big Apple in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and a future 1st round pick, the aftershock of the deal is still being felt around the […]

The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves caused a major shakeup in the NBA on Friday when Minnesota flipped Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick. Shortly after the deal was done, reports began to leak out around the motivations for each team doing the deal. The Knicks were after Towns […]

After nine seasons with the team, the Minnesota Timberwolves finally decided to trade away Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a heavily-protected first-round pick from the Detroit Pistons. This move is bittersweet in many ways; Towns was the face of the franchise for nearly a decade, […]

The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves sent shockwaves through the NBA world when they agreed to a blockbuster trade that is going to send Karl-Anthony Towns to New York for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick. The departure of DiVincenzo means that the “Nova Knicks” have been broken up just shortly after […]

With less than a month to go before the start of the 2024-25 season, it seemed as though the rosters of the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves were already set. These two teams fancy themselves as legitimate title contenders, and for good reason. But out of nowhere on a random Friday night, the Timberwolves […]

Coming off of what was arguably their most successful season since making the NBA Finals in 1999, the New York Knicks made the first major splash of the 2024 NBA offseason when they sent a half a dozen picks out the door to Brooklyn in order to acquire Mikal Bridges from their cross-town rival. Bridges […]

Game 5 was eventful. During the New York Knicks’ Tuesday win over the Indiana Pacers, a lot happened. From scuffles, to an anklebreaker, to Precious Achiuwa playing without a shoe, Madison Square Garden fans were entertained to say the least. Speaking of the scuffles, one of them involved Donte DiVincenzo and Myles Turner. Both got […]

The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers played game five of their series on Tuesday night and the Knicks ended up winning the game pretty easily. After going up 2-0 in the series, New York let the Pacers get right back in it as they won both of their home games to even up […]

On Sunday, the New York Knicks suffered a lopsided Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Getting blown out of the water, the Knicks settled for a 121-89 defeat, putting the series in a deadlock (2-2). There was practically no resistance from the team, who trailed big the entire game. At one point, their opponents […]

The New York Knicks have been doing well in their NBA Playoffs run despite missing guys like Mitchell Robinson, Julius Randle, and OG Anunoby among others. But, all these personnel offer a great deal of defensive versatility. All of these are needed to guard a generational offense just like the one that the Indiana Pacers […]

Shocker! The officiating crew in the New York Knicks’ wild 104-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night at Madison Square Garden didn’t get every call or non-call correct in real-time. The NBA released the Last Two Minute Report for Game 2 on Tuesday afternoon, revealing four referee mistakes of omission—three of which benefitted […]

Despite trailing by five in the final minute of Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks hit back-to-back threes and scored eight unanswered points in total to take a 2-0 series lead with a 104-101 victory. But the come-from-behind victory did not come without controversy; the 76ers are reportedly expected to file […]

The New York Knicks picked up a wild 104-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs on the back of Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo’s back-to-back three-point shots in the waning seconds that came after the Knicks trailed by five, and the two spoke on the […]

New York Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo continues to wildly surpass preseason expectations, as the sharpshooter delivered a signature moment at the end of his team’s 104-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Villanova alum drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 13 seconds left, giving the Knicks a 102-101 lead that they’d never relinquish. DiVincenzo sounded off […]

Most hand-wringing associated with the NBA’s new minimum games threshold for postseason awards has come with respect to All-NBA selections. While the vast majority of individual honors are now subject to the prerequisite of 65 games played, no achievement effects more players and their future earnings potential than the 15 slots for All-NBA. Tyrese Haliburton […]

Playing for the city of New York isn’t easy. Home to fans that exude high expectations and sporting organizations rich in wealth and history, the Big Apple brings pressure that isn’t for every athlete. Nevertheless, that said pressure seems to be something that New York Knicks players aren’t fazed about. The Knicks took home an […]

It was a celebratory night for the New York Knicks and especially star Donte DiVincenzo as he scored 40 points on top of setting a franchise record with 11 made three-point shots in their win over the Detroit Pistons, 124-99. However, Pistons head coach Monty Williams did not take kindly to the immense effort by […]

The New York Knicks routed the Detroit Pistons 124-99 behind a record-setting night from New York shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo. DiVincenzo had 40 points and set the Knicks’ record for most made 3-pointers in a single game, with 11 made threes on Monday night. After the game, he clowned friend and teammate Jalen Brunson, per […]

Jalen Brunson is undoubtedly the New York Knicks’ most impactful player. Julius Randle, OG Anunoby, and Mitchell Robinson are probably their next most important players. And while Brunson continues to aggressively impact winning night in and night out, the other three have made a combined three appearances in New York’s last 24 games. Still, the […]