2020-2021 Minnesota Timberwolves In-Season Thread

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Hmm? Guess Phoenix came out a little more prepared tonight. 😅

Rubio still had a good night, but Towns and Edwards went for 35 combined rather than 83. It was 86-81 Suns at the 10:56 mark of the 4th.

It ended up as 113 - 101.

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The Wolves are 3-4 since the break and that's been without Russell & Beasley. Beasley is eligible to come back on Friday against Houston. Russell may not be in shape to play until next week. That said, here's an excerpt from Jon K's possible trades. It's a little long, but the article is much longer.

"Rubio has rediscovered his game after an ugly start, which could make him more attractive to a playoff contender in need of a point guard. But his $17 million salary next season could give teams pause as much as it could be a reason for the Wolves to consider moving him. But he remains a trusted leader, a rare veteran on the roster who is revered by Edwards and Towns. With Russell and Jordan McLaughlin both returning fairly soon, Rubio’s minutes stand to be reduced.

Naz Reid and Jaylen Nowell have performed well this season, but they are on contracts that are so modest that it would be hard for the Wolves to recoup equal value for them. But they could be used as the kind of sweeteners to get a team to take one of the players that doesn’t have much of a market.

Jake Layman is movable with only $3.9 million due to him next season. Josh Okogie has played well enough defensively that he could have a suitor or two interested in a lockdown perimeter defender and Jarred Vanderbilt has established himself as a blue-collar rebounder and energy guy that can find a home on myriad teams.

The real question is Jarrett Culver. The No. 6 overall pick last season has never looked comfortable in Minnesota and has only played in 21 games this season because of injuries. He just returned from a toe injury that slowed him coming out of the break and it coincides with Beasley and Russell nearing their returns, making it difficult to imagine a spot in the rotation for him going forward.

If the Wolves could move Culver or Juancho Hernangomez for something of nominal value, it would be worth a strong look."

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Iceland12 said:
The Wolves are 3-4 since the break and that's been without Russell & Beasley. Beasley is eligible to come back I think, Saturday against Houston. Russell may not be in shape to play until next week. That said, here's an excerpt from Jon K's possible trades. It's a little long, but the article is much longer.

"Rubio has rediscovered his game after an ugly start, which could make him more attractive to a playoff contender in need of a point guard. But his $17 million salary next season could give teams pause as much as it could be a reason for the Wolves to consider moving him. But he remains a trusted leader, a rare veteran on the roster who is revered by Edwards and Towns. With Russell and Jordan McLaughlin both returning fairly soon, Rubio’s minutes stand to be reduced.

Naz Reid and Jaylen Nowell have performed well this season, but they are on contracts that are so modest that it would be hard for the Wolves to recoup equal value for them. But they could be used as the kind of sweeteners to get a team to take one of the players that doesn’t have much of a market.

Jake Layman is movable with only $3.9 million due to him next season. Josh Okogie has played well enough defensively that he could have a suitor or two interested in a lockdown perimeter defender and Jarred Vanderbilt has established himself as a blue-collar rebounder and energy guy that can find a home on myriad teams.

The real question is Jarrett Culver. The No. 6 overall pick last season has never looked comfortable in Minnesota and has only played in 21 games this season because of injuries. He just returned from a toe injury that slowed him coming out of the break and it coincides with Beasley and Russell nearing their returns, making it difficult to imagine a spot in the rotation for him going forward.

If the Wolves could move Culver or Juancho Hernangomez for something of nominal value, it would be worth a strong look."

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Essentially striking out on Culver (at least to this point) was a terrible, terrible outcome for the Wolves and is magnified even more with each passing game. A serviceable player taken at that #6 spot with some of the pieces they have now would actually give the Wolves a decent roster perhaps?

I read that Jon K article this morning also. Sounds like Beasley and Russell will be back within a week. Interested to see how Finch doles out the minutes and lineups and what kind of result it has on the floor.
 

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Essentially striking out on Culver (at least to this point) was a terrible, terrible outcome for the Wolves and is magnified even more with each passing game. A serviceable player taken at that #6 spot with some of the pieces they have now would actually give the Wolves a decent roster perhaps?

I read that Jon K article this morning also. Sounds like Beasley and Russell will be back within a week. Interested to see how Finch doles out the minutes and lineups and what kind of result it has on the floor.
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Wondering if there’s a Tom Gugliotta 2.0 out there in exchange for Donyell Marshall 4.0. (Derrick Williams and Wesley Johnson lay claim to versions 2.0 and 3.0).
 

Dallas was up by 1 at the half, they won by 20. More importantly today is the NBA Trade Deadline.


“We know we are the worst team in the NBA. So if they change players, it's normal.”
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Juancho Hernangomez

That especially applies to a young team like the Timberwolves, who features players who haven't gone through a lot of trade deadlines.

To hear Karl-Anthony Towns talk about it, there was a sense of unease in the locker room, and perhaps that contributed to the Wolves' 128-108 loss to Dallas on Wednesday.

"We all know that we may not all be together again," Towns said. "It's always tough every trade deadline, especially here. It's almost like you're guaranteed to not have some stability, or to have change. So you just never know. You never know who the odd man out is."..

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Timberwolves thumped by Mavericks 128-108; will roster be changing?

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Rubio who had a lousy game had the best quote about the rumors surrounding NBA trades.

"I've been traded I think 20 times and only for real like two or three," Rubio said.

😆
 

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- Agree that they need a big with height and heft.

- Don't think they have a chance to get Collins. Too many other suitors. Add in that he's still only making $4.1 but it expires this year. Atlanta is afraid he'll want the max. Like the Wolves, don't think they can pay it.

- Nance is on a better contract. Two more years at $10.7 and 9.7. Haven't seen those trade rumors about him. Not sure why the Cavs would trade him.
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Gordon to Denver.

12:24 p.m. ET: The Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets are finalizing a deal that would send Aaron Gordon and Gary Clark to Denver, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Gary Harris, rookie guard R.J. Hampton and a protected 2025 first-round pick are headed to Orlando.
 

11:28 a.m. ET: The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier for two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Fournier is in the final season of a five-year, $85 million deal signed in 2016, and his $17 million salary would fit into the trade exception the Celtics created in the Gordon Hayward sign-and-trade deal this past offseason.

11:05 a.m. ET: The Orlando Magic are trading All-Star center Nikola Vucevicand Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls for Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. It's a huge addition for Chicago, which remains in pursuit of New Orleans Pelicansguard Lonzo Ball. The Magic are moving toward a rebuild now with an Aaron Gordon deal on deck.

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Orlando working towards a full blown dive to worst record in the league.
 









Iceland12 said:
Probably not for long. Been rumors of Paul being on the block for awhile now.
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I loved Millsap's game before he got old this year. He would still be a really good player for the Wolves if they could get him (which they can't).
 


Belly is on the move again. Good Luck to him. Especially since he'll have Butler to deal with.

12:40 p.m. ET: The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a deal to send Nemanja Bjelica to the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Bjelica had been averaging a career-low 16.9 minutes per game for the Kings this season. Miami is sending Maurice Harkless and Chris Silva to Sacramento.
 

tikited said:
They still will be better than the Wolves.
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I don't know man, they just traded 4/5 of their starting lineup and might not be done. Plus, I predict the TWolves to have a surge very soon-two straight games against Houston on the horizon ;-)
 

coolhandgopher said:
I don't know man, they just traded 4/5 of their starting lineup and might not be done. Plus, I predict the TWolves to have a surge very soon-two straight games against Houston on the horizon ;-)
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I was with you until they just got blown out by Orlando and OKC.
 

tikited said:
I was with you until they just got blown out by Orlando and OKC.
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They get Beasley back Saturday and Russell next week. That's 40 pts a game. At least 20-25 more than they're getting out of those spots now.

'Cuz the roster without them is godawful.
 
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Evidently no trades for the TWolves, so Rubio and Culver (among others) remain. Like I always say, when things are humming along, why would you make any changes?
 

coolhandgopher said:
Evidently no trades for the TWolves, so Rubio and Culver (among others) remain. Like I always say, when things are humming along, why would you make any changes?
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True, but can't believe, seriously, that anybody in the NBA values Culver. You can't trade someone that nobody wants. KAT and Edwards are very vocal about wanting to keep Rubio. Even if Rosas didn't care about that, take a look at the trades made? Take KAT, ANT, Russell and Beasley off the table. Can you see a trade of a player you wanted where the team trading him would be happier getting someone, plus a 1st Round Pick, from the Wolves than what they got?

Honestly I can't. Maybe the Fournier trade, but he's a Free Agent next Summer. So were a number of players traded.

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I'm ready to see what a starting lineup of Russell, Beasley, Edwards, McDaniels, and Towns can do.
 

“We think we know. We have an idea. We’ve been around them for a year,” Rosas said. “But there’s nothing like games to tell you what’s there. That’s what we need to evaluate. You add in a guy like Malik, who’s having a most improved season this year, and that whole dynamic of adding Ant to that mix, there’s a lot to work through there. For coach, for myself, for our staff, we really have to lock in in this second half, give these guys an opportunity.”

And that’s not to say Rosas thinks this is some perfect roster that will dominate the league when healthy. He knows the team’s record (10-34) is what it is for a reason. That’s why Minnesota was indeed active these past few days, as it always is.

Power forward is a need many have pegged for the Wolves. It’s what Rosas said was the team’s “biggest priority” heading into the deadline. The Wolves reportedly were interested in Orlando’s Aaron Gordon. But Gordon, who will be an unrestricted free agent in 2022, was dealt to Denver for a package that included veteran Gary Harris, a first-round draft pick and RJ Hampton, the Nuggets’ first-round pick from November — a pretty hefty package.

“The supply was not as high as the demand, which you can see in some of the trades that took place,” said Rosas, who hinted that perhaps it’s a sign that the traditional two-big lineup is making a comeback in the NBA. “We don’t want to … plug a long-term hole with a short-term solution that’s not gonna be there when we need it. So, we’ll continue investing in and developing our young players to see if the answer is there.”

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What the heck just happen. Rockets were up 101-85 with 7:31 left in the game and the Wolves go on a 22-0 run to end it. Wolves won 107-101.
 

Beasley wasn't due back from his 12-game suspension until Saturday and Russell is still working his way back from arthroscopic knee surgery, so the Wolves had to play another night without both.

It was looking grim for most of the night until the fourth, when the Wolves finally made a run at Houston by ripping off the final 22 points. The Wolves turned a 101-85 fourth quarter deficit into an improbable lead with 1 minute, 49 seconds remaining. The reason why was simple: Karl-Anthony Towns decided to take over offensively and the Wolves finally played some defense. Houston scored its 101st point with 7 minutes, 31 seconds remaining. The Rockets — somehow — didn't score again. Towns scored 14 of his 29 in the fourth, including a jumper from the left wing that gave the Wolves a 103-101 lead with 1:49 to play. His two free throws put them up 105-101 with 14.4 left. He had help in the comeback from Juancho Hernangomez (19 points) and Jaden McDaniels (14 points).

Early on Towns, who also had 16 rebounds and eight assists, dominated as the Wolves opened a small lead. He had 12 points in the first nine minutes. With his fifth rebound of the night, Towns passed Kevin Love for second on the Wolves' all-time rebounding list. He has another 6,200 or so to reach No. 1, Kevin Garnett.

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Wolves score final 22 points to come back against lowly Rockets

They trailed by as many as 19 points before shutting down Houston at the end of the game.
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The Wolves and Rockets play again tonight. They get Beasley back but Okogie may still be in Covid-19 protocol. Russell is not expected back until April 2 in Memphis.

Wolves still have the least amount of wins in the NBA with 11. Detroit and ah yes, Houston have 12.

Tonight, wonder if the Rockets will have another "Gees! We might win this 😳" moment and start missing shot after shot after shot?

Could an interesting couple of weeks.
 

Guessing that the Rockets didn't take kindly to all the insinuations that they threw the game in the 4th Quarter last night.

They shot about 70% in the 1st Quarter tonight and won 129-107.
 

And after that mess, tonight they get the Nets.
 
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Yep. Nets won, but was much closer than anybody thought it would be.

"Instead, Minnesota fell 112-107 after failing to get a couple late shots to fall.

Brooklyn threw the first punch Monday, and it was a haymaker. The Nets led by as many as 14 points in the first quarter.

But Minnesota never went away, all the way to the finish. Irving hit a shot with 2 minutes, 7 seconds left to put Brooklyn up 10 and seemingly ice the contest. But the Wolves had one last push.

Karl-Anthony Towns hit a triple. Then Jaden McDaniels scored a bucket. Then Anthony Edwards — who’s sat on the pine a couple times recently in closing time — had a 14 second span in which he scored a layup, got a steal and finished again at the rim to cut the Wolves’ deficit to one.

That’s all the closer Minnesota would get, as Edwards and Beasley missed shots in the final minute and Harden and Irving knocked down free-throws to ice the game. But that the Wolves remained in the game to the finish showed an added competitive that’d been missing in recent contests.

“That was our No. 1 goal,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “We talked about it beforehand just to be more competitive as a team. More competitive with the battle in front of us and I thought we did that tonight. We did a great job. Proud of the effort. Good fight back, good step forward for us."

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Timberwolves fall short in loss to Brooklyn

Minnesota fell 112-107 after failing to get a couple late shots to fall.
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