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Why Jalen Suggs Should Be the Target of Choice This Offseason
So much has already been said about how vital of an offseason this is for the Minnesota Timberwolves. It is being framed as the last chance to reset for a title window around Anthony Edwards to become an actual reality and not just something that podcast hosts bring up when discussing “dark horses.” That is […]
NBA Future Fan Rankings: 2026 Offseason
With the New York Knicks crowned champions and parading down Broadway, the other 29 teams can now focus on what’s next. With the 2026 offseason set to begin with the NBA Draft on Tuesday and Wednesday, let’s take a look at which teams project to have the best and the worst futures. The general idea […]
Eight Champions in Eight Years: Why Not the Wolves?
The New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA champions, which is a sentence that still feels a little strange to type, even after watching the confetti fall and Karl-Anthony Towns finally get his hands on the Larry O’Brien Trophy. After 53 years of waiting, after decades of false starts, front-office chaos, tabloid drama, and Madison […]
How High Can the Vibes of Olivia Miles Climb?
This piece started as a comparison between Olivia Miles and Ricky Rubio. While I know that often we compare players across the MWNBA and WNBA without good reason, it felt like a good comparison. Joy is tantamount to fans. As much as winning sells fandoms to newcomers, joy keeps old fans warm through the winter […]
Timberwolves Reacts Survey
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Wolves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
It’s Okay to Root for Good People
This isn’t just another puff piece by a Minnesota Timberwolves fan celebrating Karl-Anthony Towns. As much as I would love to flood the internet with more positivity and reveling in Towns’ most recent accomplishment, I’ve actually been thinking about why I’ve been rooting for Towns to win the championship this postseason. When watching an NBA […]
Lynx Weekly: Streak Broken, Ready for Reinforcements
Before the Minnesota Lynx dropped a close barnburner to the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday, they had pummeled the Dallas Wings on Tuesday. They have another light week incoming as they work through Commissioner’s Cup action. Week in Review The Lynx had just two games last week, one at home against the Dallas Wings, which […]
Karl-Anthony Towns is an NBA Champion
As Jamal Murray’s shot clanked off the rim and the final seconds on the clock expired, the ball fell to Karl-Anthony Towns, who looked down at his own hand in amazement at what he and his Minnesota Timberwolves team had just done. For the first time in exactly 20 years, the Timberwolves were headed to […]
Trade Idea Links Wolves to Anthony Davis
The Minnesota Timberwolves could make a big splash in the trade market this offseason as they look to try and return to the Western Conference Finals. Bleacher Report contributor Grant Hughes suggests a trade that would send Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Joan Barringer, and the No. 28 overall pick to the Washington Wizards for Anthony […]
NBA Finals Game 5 Thread
After the New York Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, Karl-Anthony Towns now stands one win away from basketball immortality. Let that sentence breathe for a second. The largest comeback in NBA Finals history. Madison Square Garden shaking like it was trying to detach itself from Manhattan. The Knicks down 29 points […]
Ranking the Timberwolves New Jerseys
For most NBA teams, a uniform unveiling is a relatively simple affair. The team releases a few photos. Social media argues for 48 hours. Some people love them. Some people hate them. A few months later everyone has moved on and the jerseys just become part of the routine. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, this past […]
Two Words, Wolves Pod: NBA Finals Game 4 + Olivia Miles
On today’s episode, Andrew Dukowitz of Zone Coverage joins the show to discuss a wild New York Knicks win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and the 10-2 start of the season for the Lynx: — The Knicks erased an NBA Finals record 29-point deficit to win Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. […]
NBA Finals Game 4 Thread
They say it’s not a series until the home team loses. Well, if that’s the case, the 2026 NBA Finals might be trying to become the greatest series of all time. Through three games, home court has meant absolutely nothing. The New York Knicks walked into San Antonio, stole Games 1 and 2 from Victor […]
A Fork in the Road for NBA Officiating
“Pretty unprofessional, huh?” Wolves coach Chris Finch sat behind a table in the Target Center media room after a 115-108 Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. Clearly ready to get something off his chest, he was asked about a second-half mid-court conflict with veteran NBA official Tony Brothers. […]
Do Wolves Need to Re-Sign Ayo Dosunmu?
The Minnesota Timberwolves face an important offseason as they need to figure out how to keep pace in a competitive Western Conference. The Wolves have a chance to remain one of the top teams in the West with the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets, among other teams, but they will need […]
Timberwolves Reacts Survey
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Wolves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
Jaden McDaniels Trade Rumors Are Heating Up, But Wolves Shouldn’t Cave
The Minnesota Timberwolves are potentially on the lookout for a major upgrade to the roster this offseason, which could mean a blockbuster trade is in the works. If the Wolves are going to make a big trade, they are going to have to part ways with one of their better players on the roster, which […]
NBA Finals Game 3 Thread
Tonight is one of the biggest nights in the history of Madison Square Garden. That may sound like hyperbole. After all, we’re talking about “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” a building that has hosted Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and just about every major cultural event imaginable over the last half-century. And […]
Lynx Weekly: Hottest Team in the WNBA
Through four weeks in the WNBA season, the Minnesota Lynx are the best team in the league and haven’t lost a game since May 17. As we all expected. Let’s look at how Minnesota did over the past week, and some main storylines from the week that was. Week in Review A new month is […]
Timberwolves Unveil All-New Rebrand
For much of the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ history, they have sat at extremes. Either they are excellent, a playoff team sporting a top 10 player in the league, or absolutely terrible, scrounging around the bottom of the league, somewhere between irrelevant and appetite spoiling. Their jerseys are not far from the same situation. While the Wolves […]
NBA Finals Game 2 Thread
A funny thing happens when your team gets eliminated from the playoffs. For a few days you’re angry. Then you’re depressed. Then you start convincing yourself that next year will be different. Then the offseason rumor mill starts churning, and suddenly you’re arguing about hypothetical trades involving players who may or may not even be […]
NBA Finals Game 1 Thread
As the NBA season finally barrels toward its conclusion, we’re down to the final stage of the journey. After an 82-game regular season and nearly two months of playoff basketball, there are, at most, seven games remaining. Standing at the finish line are two teams with very different stories but one fascinating connection to Minnesota […]
Welcome to the NBA Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns
In Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, Karl-Anthony Towns will anchor the center position for the New York Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs. It’s been a long and bumpy road for the former number one overall pick, but Towns has finally reached the summit of the NBA Playoffs. KAT is playing the best […]
Two Words, Wolves Pod: Offseason Primer
On today’s episode, Jack Borman of Locked on Timberwolves joins the show to break down what the Minnesota Timberwolves’ offseason could look like: — The Timberwolves will have re-signing Ayo Dosunmu at the top of their offseason priority list. The question is how long it will take to re-sign Dosunmu and how that will affect […]
Lynx Weekly: Top of the Mountain (So Far)
The Lynx boasted their stout defense in an undefeated week that has them in first place in the WNBA for three weeks. Week in Review The Minnesota Lynx had a lighter week with only two games, but convincingly took both. They showed their range and versatility on both sides of the ball, winning one matchup […]
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