All Things 2025-2026 Minnesota Timberwolves In-Season Thread

[JimmyJamesMD]

I stopped watching after that Phoenix game a month or so ago.

Smart

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Like a fool I am about to tune in again today against the Heat.

Edit: watched the Heat just run, run and run against the Pistons in their last game. Not today. Wolves made them grind it out.
Also…..The Wolves improved to 15-1 this season when holding opponents to 112 points or less.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Detroit, on the road, beats Cleveland.
Wolves look they are in charge, 94-70

 

[jamiche]

Am I seeing things or is Rudy looking kind of, sort of, almost.....athletic lately??

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Pistons on the 2nd night of a back to back, hosting the Knicks who have lost their last 3 games.
Suns play the Rockets in Houston.
Nuggets are playing the 76er’s in Philly
Hornets at Thunder

 

[Slim Tubby]

Hornets at Thunder

OKC is stacked at PG with SGA and Cason Wallace. Ajay Mitchell is so talented, he's still earning 20 minutes a night at PG even playing behind those guys.

Would love to trade for him but can't imagine OKC will make any deals that might make teams in the West better.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Halftime I see Isaiah Thomas as a talking head. How does he keep getting jobs?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Any interest?

Sources: Hawks, Young working together on trade

Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agent, Aaron Mintz, are working with the franchise on a trade, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Slim Tubby]

Any interest?

Sources: Hawks, Young working together on trade

Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agent, Aaron Mintz, are working with the franchise on a trade, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

We're apparently one of the teams that called to inquire about the cost. It would be tough to match contracts and probably cost us McDaniels.

ATL in: Randle ($30M), McDaniels ($25M) & Dilly ($6M)

MIN in: Young ($45M), Okongwu ($15M) & 2026 FRP

C Gobert / Beringer / Sikorsky
PF Okongwu / Reid
SF TSJ / Ingles / Juzang
SG Edwards / DDV / Clark
PG Young / Conley / Hyland

I know we need a PG and backup C badly but SF looks pretty bleak, too, if you remove Jaden from the equation. It actually sounds like a deal to send Young to WAS has a ton of steam.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

We're apparently one of the teams that called to inquire about the cost. It would be tough to match contracts and probably cost us McDaniels.

ATL in: Randle ($30M), McDaniels ($25M) & Dilly ($6M)

MIN in: Young ($45M), Okongwu ($15M) & 2026 FRP

C Gobert / Beringer / Sikorsky
PF Okongwu / Reid
SF TSJ / Ingles / Juzang
SG Edwards / DDV / Clark
PG Young / Conley / Hyland

I know we need a PG and backup C badly but SF looks pretty bleak, too, if you remove Jaden from the equation. It actually sounds like a deal to send Young to WAS has a ton of steam.

Thanks

I find Jayden to be underwhelming he’s never developed into a consistent offensive player/rebounder,

We need two Top tier players to have any chances and Randle isn’t good enough to be a legit Robin, he’s an Alfred. You’re going to end up weaker somewhere, if you do any type of ballet move.

I’d bel shocked if Young would agree/want to go to Washington and that perennial dumpster fire.

Time to Go Big, Be Bold

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

We're apparently one of the teams that called to inquire about the cost. It would be tough to match contracts and probably cost us McDaniels.

ATL in: Randle ($30M), McDaniels ($25M) & Dilly ($6M)

MIN in: Young ($45M), Okongwu ($15M) & 2026 FRP

C Gobert / Beringer / Sikorsky
PF Okongwu / Reid
SF TSJ / Ingles / Juzang
SG Edwards / DDV / Clark
PG Young / Conley / Hyland

I know we need a PG and backup C badly but SF looks pretty bleak, too, if you remove Jaden from the equation. It actually sounds like a deal to send Young to WAS has a ton of steam.

That would be such a terrible trade for the Wolves. Young is always hurt, plays zero D, flops as much as SGA, and makes way too much money.

 

[Slim Tubby]

That would be such a terrible trade for the Wolves. Young is always hurt, plays zero D, flops as much as SGA, and makes way too much money.

Oh, I agree. It's a terrible deal for the Wolves for all the reasons you mentioned. I was just trying to find a deal that would even work financially for us. I do really like Okongwu as a young C/PF and the roster flexibility he would provide.

I agree with NYC, though...I'm not adverse to sending out McDaniels if the right deal presents itself. It's just nearly impossible to make a move to fill one hole on the roster without digging another.

 

[upnorthkid]

the only benefit of it is its an expiring contract with a player option so you're at least not locked in "long term". Trading McDaniels is a terrible move though given your minimal number of solid guard/wing defenders on this team who actually play defense nightly, especially given you're now making PG an absolute negative from a defensive standpoint.

Atlanta doesn't want a like for like contract deal unless its all expiring as they're blowing up the team to rebuild

 

[Slim Tubby]

Atlanta doesn't want a like for like contract deal unless its all expiring as they're blowing up the team to rebuild

Considering how weak the EC is, I actually think ATL is going all in with moving Trae. They have been significantly better without him this year and their backcourt of Daniels/NAW has been very good on both sides of the ball.

If they can dump Trae's $48M contract for next season, combined with Porzingis' $30M expiring contract, they will have a ton of Cap space to add significant talent around Jalen Johnson, Okongwu, Risacher and their deep guard rotation.

It should be an interesting trade deadline for a lot of teams. I'm sure Adam Silver and the NBA are working feverishly to coordinate a trade bringing Giannis to the Lakers in exchange for Vanderbilt, Vincent, Knecht and a SRP.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Herro back and Edwards possibly out for tonight?

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

More and more seperation as the game went on. Nice win.