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Minnesota TimberwolvesJimmy Butler sought out owner Glen Taylor for reassurance in trade talks

Tom Thibodeau’s recent offer to meet with swingman Jimmy Butler after meeting last Tuesday in Los Angeles made the All-Star forward feel skeptical, seeking out Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor for reassurance that trade talks were still under good faith, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The Minnesota brass’ constant see-saw of indecision has […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesGlen Taylor tells Timberwolves brass to reach out to teams for Jimmy Butler trade

Despite Jimmy Butler’s recent trade demand, there were some reports that surfaced pertaining to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ hesitation to move their want-away star. However, team owner Glen Taylor has made it abundantly clear that he wants the Timberwolves to trade Butler and move on from this saga at the soonest possible time. NBA guru Adrian […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesReport: Glen Taylor, Tom Thibodeau now unified on plan to trade Jimmy Butler as soon as possible

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor and head coach/president Tom Thibodeau are now unified on working to trade All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler, according to a report from Chris Hine of The Star Tribune. It had been previously reported Thibodeau didn’t want to trade Butler and that Taylor was telling rival teams to contact him directly. […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves owner Glen Taylor reacts to Jimmy Butler situation at owners' meetings

Glen Taylor and the Minnesota Timberwolves are in a tough situation now that Jimmy Butler is forcing his way out of town. They have little to no leverage to trade him and this is happening just prior to training camp. Taylor reacted to the situation at the owners’ meetings. To clarify, Taylor will not be in […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesReport: Glen Taylor more open to moving Jimmy Butler than Tom Thibodeau

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is more open to trading star forward Jimmy Butler than president/head coach Tom Thibodeau, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “Nevertheless, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has become fully engaged in the decision-making process on a potential Butler trade and is far more open to the idea of orchestrating a deal than […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesReport: Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor could broker Jimmy Butler trade during owners' meetings

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor could try and broker a deal for All-Star forward Jimmy Butler during the annual owners’ meetings in New York, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Suitors are reportedly operating under the belief that working through ownership is the way to go in these negotiations. Inquiring teams have been met with resistance from […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesReport: Tom Thibodeau's status with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is tenuous

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach/team president Tom Thibodeau has a “tenuous” status with owner Glen Taylor, according to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. This report comes as part of the news that star Jimmy Butler has requested a trade. Wojnarowski reported last week that Taylor has “significant concern” over the culture created under Thibodeau and […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesGlen Taylor won't give up easily on Andrew Wiggins

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor isn’t ready to give up on Andrew Wiggins just yet. Taylor went on The Scoop podcast with Darren Wolfson on ESPN and they talked about the 23-year-old star. Taylor told Wolfson: “I just think you want to take a person and not give up on them when they’re that young, […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves news: Minnesota organization is reportedly in disarray

The Minnesota Timberwolves just broke their long playoff drought but that doesn’t mean everything is good inside the organization. The Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round by the Houston Rockets, but these problems started way before the playoff run. According to Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN: Being at Games 3 and 4, I found […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTom Thibodeau and Glen Taylor had different opinions on Andrew Wiggins as trade piece

The Minnesota Timberwolves signed former top overall pick Andrew Wiggins to a max contract a few months ago, but just a couple months before they made the trade to get All-Star guard Jimmy Butler, head coach Thom Thibodeau was actually open to moving Wiggins instead of the high-flying Zach LaVine. Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesReport: Owner Glen Taylor was initially reluctant to sign Derrick Rose

Tom Thibodeau got one step closer to bringing his old band of the Chicago Bulls back together by signing Derrick Rose. He joins Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson as players who once played for Thibodeau and joined him in Minnesota to play for him and the Timberwolves. But apparently the owner of the Timberwolves wasn’t exactly […]

NBATimberwolves owner Glen Taylor offered numerous times to retire Kevin Garnett's jersey

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor recently revealed that it is up to Kevin Garnett to decide when and whether he wants his jersey retired by the organization. Taylor has also divulged that he has taken that one step further as he told 1500ESPN Twin Cities that he has offered the jersey retirement on multiple occasions to […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves owner Glen Taylor in no hurry to sell team

Now is a good time to sell an NBA franchise, which is all but guaranteed to sell at an astronomical price. NBA franchise valuations have skyrocketed to unimaginable prices, as the Houston Rockets sold for $2.2 billion this summer, while the Los Angeles Clippers sold for $2 billion in 2014. Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves owner Glen Taylor confident Andrew Wiggins extension will get done

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Andrew Wiggins have had on-going discussions this summer over an extension for Wiggins. Wiggins is reportedly seeking a maximum extension that would be five years and worth roughly $148 million. While Wiggins has seen his numbers increase steadily over the his first three seasons in the NBA, a max extension is […]

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves looking to start contract extension discussions with Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine this summer

The Minnesota Timberwolves may have once again missed out on the playoffs, but it has not been a total disaster for them this year as they have witnessed the emergence of some of their young players to potentially become big stars in the league someday. Two of them are Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, who […]

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