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Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins is certainly one of the best players to come out of Canada in quite some time. Because Wiggins currently plays in the NBA in the United States while previously playing his collegiate basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, it is often forgotten that the Timberwolves veteran hails from north of the […]

Andrew Wiggins has had a rather disappointing season, posting eerily similar numbers to his 2017-18 totals, ones that showed a steep decline from a promising third season in the league. However, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders is proud of the newfound aggression he has shown during his brief time at the helm of the […]

When they met at Oracle Arena on April 5th, 2016, the Minnesota Timberwolves were lottery-bound for a twelfth straight season, while the Golden State Warriors were making history, en route to what seemed like an imminent second consecutive Larry O’Brien Trophy. The early portion of the game made the teams’ wildly disparate circumstances abundantly clear […]

The NBA’s basement is an all-too-familiar dwelling place for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They’ve had just one winning season in the past 14 years. Many have argued they wasted away the All-Star talents of Kevin Love before trading him to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. And they’re currently in danger of doing the same with the […]

Though they’re both dealing with injuries, Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders says he is not ready to shut down Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins for the remainder of this season. During his media availability at Tuesday’s practice in Denver, Saunders noted that Towns (knee) and Wiggins (quad) will be game-time decisions. Saunders also stated […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are listing superstar big man Karl-Anthony Towns and small forward Andrew Wiggins as questionable to play in their game against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Towns is dealing with right knee inflammation after tweaking his knee on Saturday against the Washington Wizards. The All-Star center didn’t play on Sunday versus the New […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have downgraded starting small forward Andrew Wiggins as questionable to face the Washington Wizards on Saturday at home. Wiggins was listed as probable earlier in the day. The swingman is dealing with a left quad contusion. Andrew Wiggins' status for tonight's game has been updated to questionable due to a left quad […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will again be without Andrew Wiggins when they take the floor Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets. Wiggins was able to participate in shootaround earlier in the day, but head coach Ryan Saunders confirmed prior to tip-off that the team was going to hold Wiggins back for the second straight game. Andrew Wiggins […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and Minnesota will be without starting small forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is dealing with an illness. Andrew Wiggins is OUT tonight — Jace frederick (@JaceFrederick) February 11, 2019 The Timberwolves are 25-30 on the season, 12th place in the Western Conference. The trail the Clippers […]

Several teams around the league checked in with the Minnesota Timberwolves last month in regards to possibly trading for small forward Andrew Wiggins, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Atheltic. Talks never got serious, though, as teams were just doing their due diligence on Wiggins and seeing if the Timberwolves were ready to give up on […]

On the Posted Up with Chris Haynes video podcast, Philadelphia 76ers star small forward Jimmy Butler said he has talked to Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins a few times since he was traded to the Sixers, but hasn’t spoken with All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns were the two players Jimmy […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves secured a big away win on Thursday night against fellow Western Conference Playoffs contender, the Los Angeles Lakers. It took a total team effort for the Wolves, who had several players missing due to injury. Following the 120-105 win, Wolves stud Andrew Wiggins shared how delighted he was with his team’s effort […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins has passed Sam Mitchell for second place on the Timberwolves’ all-time scoring list. Sam Mitchell scored 7,161 points as a member of the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins entered Friday with 7,157 career points. The former No. 1 overall pick passed Mitchell in the first quarter at home against the San Antonio Spurs. Wolves […]

A Western Conference executive doesn’t believe Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins has improved his game since he entered the NBA back in 2014. Andrew Wiggins was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, and many thought he was going to be the next superstar of the league due to his nuclear athleticism. […]

Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves may have had some drama with Jimmy Butler in the past, but this doesn’t remove the fact that he learned a thing or two from his former teammate. Per Michael Rand of the Star Tribune, Andrew Wiggins admitted that he had a good relationship with Jimmy Butler and learned a […]

The holiday season may be over, but Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins is still in the giving mood. On Christmas, a viral video surfaced of a grandmother in Minnesota who is the biggest Andrew Wiggins fan. So, her grandsons got her a Wiggins jersey for Christmas, and her reaction was priceless. We’re only 11 […]

Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Ryan Saunders is hoping to unlock a more consistent Andrew Wiggins in the midst of a disappointing fifth season in the league. Wiggins was given a beefy four-year, $147.7 million extension of his rookie contract in 2017, but so far has failed to deliver. Wiggins has regressed in nearly every […]

The departure of Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota was a long time coming. The tension between the front office, ownership, and Thibadeau has been well-documented. His inability to get star center Karl-Anthony Towns to play better defense at the rim, and the whole team to improve in general, has put him in the hot seat for some […]

Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins went off by scoring 40 points in Minnesota’s two-point road win. Wiggins, who has a history of playing well in OKC, was called the Mayor of OKC by the Timberwolves’ official Twitter account after his stellar night. When the real mayor of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams believes there was no malice on Andrew Wiggins’ part on a play that saw teammate Nerlens Noel stretchered off the court after an airborne collision with the Minnesota Timberwolves swingman. Wiggins took air for a right-handed spikedown, but raised his elbow to protect himself, accidentally nailing Noel in the […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins clarified his post-game comments on Oklahoma City Thunder point man Dennis Schroder after the latter instigated barbs with some of Wiggins’ teammates. The 23-year-old denied calling Schroder “gay” in his post-game comments after posting a 40-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead the Wolves to a win. “I’d like to clarify what […]

Andrew Wiggins after his 40 point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder spoke about the altercation between Jeff Teague, Dennis Schroeder and Nerlens Noel during the game. Wiggins was confused in why Schroeder was so angry and that he was “acting crazy for no reason.” Wiggins, per Jon Krawcznski of the Athletic, hopes that Noel […]

Andrew Wiggins spoke about an altercation earlier in the game with Dennis Schroeder and Jeff Teague. He didn’t seem to understand what upset Schroeder so much and told Jon Krawscynski of the athletic that he was “acting crazy for no reason.” Wiggins on Schroder: "I don't know what's wrong with him. He was acting crazy […]

Maybe a coaching change was all Minnesota Timberwolves wing Andrew Wiggins needed to get going. On Tuesday night, Wiggins finished with 40 points and 10 rebounds during a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, marking the first 40-and-10 game of Wiggins’ NBA career: Andrew Wiggins notches his first career 40-10 game in a 119-117 win […]

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins is the seventh-youngest player in NBA history to score 7,000 career points. The former No. 1 overall pick accomplished the feat on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics. Per @EliasSports, Andrew Wiggins became the 7th-youngest player in NBA history to reach the 7000-career-point mark earlier tonight, behind only LeBron James, […]

After scoring 18 points in a contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, Andrew Wiggins became the third all-time scorer in Minnesota Timberwolves history, passing former Wolves star Kevin Love. With 18 points through three quarters, Andrew Wiggins has passed Kevin Love (6989) for 3rd place on the #Twolves all-time scoring leaderboards. — Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) […]

Andrew Wiggins angered many Minnesota Timberwolves following Friday night’s game when he said that there are good fans and bad fans. He doubled down on those comments on Sunday: “If the shoe fits, wear it,” he told Chris Hine of the Star Tribune. “There’s going to be some good ones. There’s going to be some […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins doesn’t appear to be too concerned with his free throw shooting despite struggling in Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. The Timberwolves suffered a frustrating 123-120 overtime loss at Target Center, which snapped their two-game winning streak. However, it was Wiggins that became the focal point due to his […]

The fans in Minnesota are starting to turn on Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins and it’s all because of his poor play on the basketball court. The Timberwolves lost to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime on Friday night at home, and Andrew Wiggins had a terrible game. The former No. 1 overall pick finished with […]

On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime by a score of 123-120. In that game, the Timberwolves’ fans started to boo their own player Andrew Wiggins for playing poorly during the game. After the contest, Wiggins spoke up and clearly was bothered by the booing and threw a shot […]

Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves is perhaps most famous for being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Wolves in a deal that sent Kevin Love to Ohio. He was an afterthought even after being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Since then, he’s been a mediocre NBA player at […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on a three-game winning streak and 6-2 since trading Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers. The play of backup point guard Derrick Rose is a big reason why the Timberwolves are playing well. However, the play of former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins has been really tough to watch. Counting […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves managed to pull off a win against the rebuilding Chicago Bulls despite a no-show from swingman Andrew Wiggins, who totaled zero points, one rebound, one assist and a turnover during his 29 minutes on the court. The 23-year-old struggled mightily, shooting a disastrous 0-for-12 from the field and 0-for-4 from deep, yet […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins had arguably the worst game of his career against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Wiggins missed all 12 of his field goal attempts en route to a goose egg on the score sheet, and he only recorded one rebound and one assist in 29 minutes of action. Luckily for […]

Despite rumors that Andrew Wiggins and Jimmy Butler never got along during their time as teammates in the Minnesota Timebrwolves, the former has reportedly had nothing but good things to say about Butler following the blockbuster trade that went down on Saturday with the Sixers. According to Philadelphia Sixers big man Joel Embiid, Wiggins told […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid talked with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns and small forward Andrew Wiggins about newly-acquired Sixers swingman Jimmy Butler, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Joel Embiid says both Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins said they believe Jimmy Butler will mesh well with the Sixers. Joel Embiid talked with […]