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The Only Thing Standing Between the Wolves and the Three Seed Is… the Wolves

As the All-Star confetti settles, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a place that feels… familiar. The sixth seed. If you’re a Wolves fan, that number probably triggers two completely different emotions at once. On one hand, last year’s sixth seed turned into a Western Conference Finals run. On the other, that path was sprinkled […]

Wolves Re-Sign Former All-Star and All-Defensive Vet, Mike Conley

It was all but official about two weeks ago at the NBA trade deadline. Now, it’s official. As reported by numerous sources, Mike Conley is returning to the Minnesota Timberwolves. For those of you curious about the timeline and why this signing is just happening now, here’s a general breakdown. Why was there an 11-day […]

The Era of Ant is Upon Us

It was February of 2003. Kevin Garnett walked into the All-Star Game as the Timberwolves’ lone representative, our one-man franchise, and walked out with the MVP trophy after leading the Western Conference to a win. I remember sitting in my college apartment obsessively tracking every KG rebound and elbow jumper like it was Game 7 […]

Anthony Edwards Wins All-Star Game MVP

Not only was the NBA All-Star Game’s new format an absolutely wonderful improvement, leading to competitive games for the first time in what feels like years, but the lone all-star weekend representative of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, won All-Star Game MVP. While Kawhi Leonard took over his home arena, it was Edwards’ USA Stars […]

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 10: Double-Doubles and 1-on-1

Welcome to a new week and a new Lynx Offseason Update! As we hopefully inch closer to starting to think about an upcoming WNBA season, 12 Minnesota Lynx players are continuing on in their offseason play across the globe. The 12 Lynx players are Courtney Williams, Alanna Smith, Natisha Hiedeman, Kayla McBride, Bridget Carlton, Jessica […]

Tim Connelly’s Approval Rating is Through the Roof

In a world where nobody agrees on anything, politics, movies, or whether pineapple belongs on pizza, there is one thing that has brought rare, almost suspicious unity to Timberwolves fans: Tim Connelly absolutely cooked at the 2026 NBA trade deadline. For a fan base that has spent the better part of two decades oscillating between […]

Ultimate Guide to Why the Wolves Should Move East

Hi. You must have clicked here because you want to know why the Minnesota Timberwolves should be realigned1 to the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference. If so, you’re in the right place! If not, I assume you are here because: No matter how you ended up here, I’m offering you a brief, but thorough guide […]

Game Preview #56 – Timberwolves vs. Trail Blazers

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland TrailblazersDate: February 11th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio After a completely embarrassing, effort-free faceplant on Super Bowl Sunday, the Minnesota Timberwolves did the one thing that makes them endlessly fascinating and deeply exhausting: they flipped the switch. […]

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 Timberwolves fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey

Two Words, Wolves Pod: An Up and Down Post Deadline Week

It has been a turbulent past few days for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following a trade deadline that saw many of the players involved in rumors of a possible Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, and a pair of concerning losses to the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Clippers, the Wolves looked to turn it around before the […]

Timberwolves 138, Hawks 116: Exhale

Less than two minutes into the first quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves second leg of their home back-to-back against the Atlanta Hawks, Donte DiVincenzo sank his first field goal – a wing three off of an assist from Jaden McDaniels. On most nights, a pretty routine start for the Wolves guard and an ordinary thing […]

Game Preview #55 – Timberwolves vs. Hawks

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Atlanta HawksDate: February 8th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio February was supposed to be the month where the Timberwolves looked at the Western Conference standings, rubbed their hands together, and said, “Okay, let’s do this.” The schedule softened. […]

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 9: Everyone Back in Action

There is no better way to recover from your Super Bowl party than with a new Lynx Offseason Update! As we continue to wait for any indication of serious talks when it comes to negotiations with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, we are still on pause before we can start looking ahead to the 2026 WNBA […]

Clippers 115, Timberwolves 96: A Performance That Spoke Volumes

With 8:25 left in the fourth quarter, Los Angeles Clippers rookie Yanic Niederhauser rose up in a crowd of three Minnesota Timberwolves. Off a miss, the young big man grabbed the ball, dunked it with authority, and picked up an and one in the process. Stretching the lead to 24 for the Clippers at that […]

Game Preview #54 – Timberwolves vs. Clippers

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles ClippersDate: February 8th, 2026Time: 2:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ESPN, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio And we can add another page to the 2025-26 Timberwolves scrapbook titled “Games We Somehow Found a Way to Lose.” Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans […]

What to Watch for with New Timberwolves Guard Ayo Dosunmu

The 2026 trade deadline has come and gone as players, teams, and fans start to navigate the fallout and where their teams stand for the stretch run of the season. Big names were traded, one particularly large name was not – Timberwolves fans can revisit that in the summertime – but Minnesota did still make […]

Pelicans 119, Timberwolves 115: Another Disastrous Loss

It’s been a crazy week for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Between an international road trip, swirling rumors of a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, and two actual trades that saw Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, and Mike Conley (for now) leave the organization, it’s been an intense set of days for the Wolves organization. With the trade deadline […]

Game Preview #53 – Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans PelicansDate: February 6th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio With the trade deadline officially in the rearview mirror, we can finally stop living in the “refresh the webpage“ portion of the season and look at what the […]

Here’s the new-look Timberwolves roster after the 2026 NBA trade deadline

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and for Timberwolves fans, there was plenty of smoke in the days leading up to the deadline. We heard whispers of franchise-altering swings, the kind of rumors that send fans deep into Photoshop mockups and cap-sheet rabbit holes. But when the dust settled, Tim Connelly resisted the […]

In The Loopus: The Third Annual Trade Deadline Spectacular

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, friends and foes, avid Loopians and those unaware of the In The Loopus brand identity. It has been a long time, too long in fact. For those unaware, In The Loopus was a column I ran for the entirety of the 2023-24 NBA season, producing 3,000 word article full of […]

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Timberwolves Trade for Bulls Guard Ayo Dosunmu

For better or for worse, it seems as though the Minnesota Timberwolves have pivoted their focus from the Giannis Antetokuonmpo sweepstakes and filled an immediate need. Tim Connelly and company have struck a deal with the Chicago Bulls to bring in Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, and four second round […]

Timberwolves 128, Raptors 126: The Streak is Over

For the first time since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves have won a game in Toronto. The largest single-city losing streak in franchise history is over. It almost wasn’t. For a Timberwolves team that hasn’t been able to stay out of the trade deadline banter of the last week, with the ongoing Giannis Antetokounmpo saga and […]

Timberwolves 128, Raptors 126: The Streak is Over

For the first time since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves have won a game in Toronto. The largest single-city losing streak in franchise history is over. It almost wasn’t. For a Timberwolves team that hasn’t been able to stay out of the trade deadline banter of the last week with the ongoing Giannis Antetokuonmpo saga and […]

Timberwolves Trade Mike Conley to Bulls

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Mike Conley to the Chicago Bulls, along with a 2026 first-round protected-pick swap to the Detroit Pistons, in a deal that also saw Jaden Ivey head to Chicago, with Kevin Huerter and Dario Šarić going to the Pistons. Conley came to the Wolves at the trade deadline three years […]