The Minnesota Timberwolves will be without Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins on Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Towns is still dealing with his left knee injury, while Wiggins has flu-like symptoms:
Wolves update injuries: Towns (knee sprain) and Wiggins (flu-like) both out tonight vs. Cavs. So, too, is Jake Layman (toe sprain).
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) December 29, 2019
The Timberwolves are 11-19 on the season. They snapped their 11-game losing streak on Thursday by defeating the Sacramento Kings in overtime.
Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 26.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season. He’s shooting 51.4 percent from the field, 41.8 percent from beyond the arc and 79.6 percent from the free-throw line.
Andrew Wiggins, meanwhile, is putting up 24.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists and shooting 44.6 percent overall, 32.6 percent from the 3-point line and 74.8 percent from the charity stripe.
For the Timberwolves to reach the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference, they not only need Towns to be healthy, but another dynamic scorer next to KAT and Wiggins would help. Minnesota remains interested in acquiring All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors despite what transpired this past summer, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
However, it doesn’t appear the Warriors are interested in moving Russell, so the Timberwolves will either have to move forward with their current roster or find another player to target via trade.
Minnesota got off to a good start this season, but they have come back to earth. Timberwolves fans are anxiously waiting for Towns’ return, but the franchise is going to be cautious with the former No. 1 overall pick since knee injuries aren’t to be taken lightly.
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