I'm sure the Nets got assurances that he would play.
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A Timberwolves player-by-player look ahead
The Timberwolves' season ended Friday night with a loss in Game 6 to Memphis at Target Center, a defeat that eliminated them from the NBA playoffs.
The Wolves gained the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 46-36 regular season, and now head to an offseason to maintain or grow their status in the league.
Here's a player-by-player look at the team:
A Timberwolves player-by-player look ahead
A look at 16 of the team's players, with contract statuses and likely roles and goals.
I liked Benz. I'll be very surprised if Marni Gellner doesn't get the gig. I hope that JimPete wasn't behind this.
Benz, Bremer, PA and LaPanta are all good. When I listen to other broadcast crews on NBA League Pass I can't believe how good we have it in this market.
Wolves dodged a bullet!The 76ers made a very bad decision when they traded for Simmons. Now he needs back surgery and he still has 3 years and $113m left on his contract.
Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons will require three to four months of rehabilitation after undergoing back surgery on Thursday, but is expected to be fully recovered to return to the court well ahead of preseason training camp in September, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Simmons, 25, is undergoing a microdiscectomy procedure to address pain located in a herniated disk in his lower back, the Nets said Wednesday in a release.
The decision to undergo the surgery was reached after "consultation with multiple back specialists," the team said.
Despite several attempts that ultimately resulted in setbacks, Simmons never played a game for the Nets following a Feb. 10 trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons had planned to return for Game 4 of the Nets' Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Celtics, but a week-plus of pain-free days ended with pain soreness on the eve of Brooklyn's elimination..
Nets' Simmons undergoes back surgery in L.A.
Nets swingman Ben Simmons will require three to four months of rehabilitation after he had a microdiscectomy procedure on Thursday, sources told ESPN.www.espn.com
Turns out Gupta doing nothing in regards to Simmons was the correct move (or non-move).
Is it a cost saving thing? I only watched the play-off games mainly but he seemed quite good and this seems to be getting universally condemned. If the Twins offed Dick Bremer it would be 50/50.
Rumors are it will be Marney Gelner. I have not heard her do PBP except a couple minutes of Lynx games but she's supposedly pretty good. I'm betting some will be upset though.
I've seen speculation that Sloane Martin (wife of Matthew Coller) will be strongly considered.
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Don't go there. I am still happy I never have to watch him in a Wolves uniform again.
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He never would have done that for the Wolves. Just wasn't meant to be.Andrew Wiggins
39 minutes, 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, 7-for-13 shooting, 1-for-5 threes, 2-for-3 free throws, 59.4% TS, +12
If you need to name someone a player of the game, it’s Wiggins. It’s really not particularly close, either, and I don’t want to think about where the Warriors would be in this game — or series — without Wiggs.
His defense was phenomenal, yet he didn’t commit a single foul. He dedicated himself fully to the glass, and played a massive role — I’d posit the biggest role — in the Warriors winning that battle.
He didn’t make his threes, but his offense was very strong other than that. Just another exceptional game from Wiggins, who has been remarkable this series.
Grade: A
Post-game bonus: Led the team in plus/minus.
Player grades: Game 4
Assessing every Golden State player’s performance from the team’s 101-98 win over Memphis.
You know who was meant to be on Wolves? Kuminga