MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES NEWS

Should Timberwolves 'run it back' with same roster next season? MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Timberwolves are about a week removed from finishing their most successf...

JUNE 6 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Polow, T-Wolves Gaming down Bucks in NBA 2K League's The Turn Roger “Polow” Adams put up 37 points on a dominant 16-for-17 shooting display to lead T-Wolves Gaming to a 78-68 victory over Bucks Gaming o...

JUNE 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Cavaliers to interview Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for head coaching vacancy, AP source says

A person familiar with the meeting tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers will interview Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori for their head coaching vacancy in the n...

JUNE 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Timberwolves' roster next season will be expensive; basketball brass wants ownership to pay the bill The Timberwolves are fresh off their best season in two decades — 56 wins, two playoffs series victories, including an ouster of the defendi...

JUNE 2 • TWINCITIES.COM

Monte Morris - Non-factor in playoff run Morris averaged 2.3 points, 1.0 assists and 0.7 rebounds across 7.6 minutes in nine playoff appearances.

Impact Morris was acquired by the Timberwolves on Feb. 7 via trade and averaged 5.1 points, 2.3 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 27 regular-season games with the team. The 28-year-old is an unrestricted free agent, and he was a non-factor in the series against Dallas while dealing with a minor finger issue.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan McLaughlin - Lackluster production in playoffs McLaughlin averaged 0.7 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists across 4.8 minutes in six playoff appearances, shooting 22.2 percent from the field in a limited number of attempts.

Impact McLaughlin's future in Minnesota is unclear as he will head into the offseason as an unrestricted free agent. The 28-year-old has seen a decline in production every year since he got into the league after five seasons with the Timberwolves. McLaughlin averaged 3.5 points, 2.0 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 0.6 steals across a career-low 11.2 minutes in 56 regular-season games this season.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Anderson - Playoff woes amid uncertainty Anderson averaged 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks across 15.3 minutes in 15 playoff appearances.

Impact Anderson will be an unrestricted free agent this season and his future in Minnesota is currently unclear. The 31-year-old averaged 6.4 points, 4.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks across 79 games, a slight decline from just a year before. However, the veteran wing could be of use for many contending teams, and is bound to have a number of suitors heading into the offseason.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

Naz Reid - Impresses in award-winning season Reid averaged 11.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.5 steals across 22.6 minutes in 16 playoff appearances in the 2023-24 season.

Impact The Sixth Man of the Year award winner did not fully live up to his regular season standards in the playoffs. However, he did have a few great games against Denver and Dallas in the postseason as the Timberwolves put together an impressive run. The 24-year-old averaged 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.8 steals across 24.2 minutes while appearing in 81 games. Reid will likely be a key part of the rotation next season as the Timberwolves aim for another strong playoff push in a stacked Western Conference.

JUNE 2 • ROTOWIRE

The Timberwolves' offensive approach won't change next season — the execution will have to At some point, incredible offensive players will find ways to score.

JUNE 2 • TWINCITIES.COM

Ownership dispute aside, Timberwolves set up for success Since late March, coach Chris Finch has said the Timberwolves’ ownership dispute hasn’t much affecte...

JUNE 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Timberwolves need to keep their core roster together next season Minnesota reached heights it hasn't seen in 20 years this season.

JUNE 2 • SI.COM

To Glen Taylor, Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez, and any other owners: Pay the tax, keep these Timberwolves together It would be a mistake to equate the Timberwolves' exit to past Minnesota heartbreaks. This is a beginning, not an ending.

JUNE 1 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Kyle Anderson wants to be back in Minnesota. But can the Timberwolves afford him? Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was approximately midway through the second answer he supplied at his exit interview with the media Thursday...

JUNE 1 • TWINCITIES.COM

Timberwolves' summer project: Jaden McDaniels and unlocking offensive potential Coach Chris Finch had stated a few times in recent weeks that the involvement level of Jaden McDanie...

MAY 31 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Karl-Anthony Towns confident he'll be back with Timberwolves When it comes to potential offseason moves the Wolves may make, Karl-Anthony Towns’ name often comes...

MAY 31 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards wants better offseason training MINNEAPOLIS - The Timberwolves exited from the playoffs on Thursday night, losing to the Dallas Mave...

MAY 31 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

T-wolves realize returning to Western Conference finals - and advancing further - comes with cost

The Minnesota Timberwolves have almost their entire rotation signed for next season coming off this breakthrough journey to the Western Conference finals

MAY 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nickeil Alexander-Walker - Minimal impact in loss Alexander-Walker recorded zero points (0-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt), one assist and two steals in 14 minutes during Thursday's 124-103 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference...

Impact Alexander-Walker averaged just 3.4 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 15.4 minutes across the Western Conference. He also struggled mightily with his efficiency, shooting 28.6 percent from the field and 18.8 percent from three across the five contests. However, the 25-year-old guard converted 39.1 percent of his 4.1 three-point attempts per game during the regular season and will head into the 2024-25 campaign under the last year of his two-year, $9 million contract.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Anderson - Struggles with efficiency Anderson provided seven points (3-9 FG, 1-4 3Pt), three rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal over 33 minutes during Thursday's 124-103 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5 o...

Impact Anderson's 33 minutes played in Game 5 were his highest of the series, largely due to his role in guarding Luka Doncic. Anderson will end the Western Conference Finals averaging 7.4 points, 3.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 22.4 minutes across the five contests. The 30-year-old forward will head into the offseason as an unrestricted free agent. Anderson's future in Minnesota is uncertain as he went from averaging 28.4 minutes across 69 appearances, including 46 starts in 2022-23, to 22.6 minutes across 79 appearances, just 10 of which were starts, in 2023-24.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Rudy Gobert - Plays reduced minutes in Game 5 Gobert provided nine points (4-8 FG, 1-2 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 26 minutes during Thursday's 124-103 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Confere...

Impact Gobert's 26 minutes were his lowest of the series despite recording just one foul. The 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year was often forced to play away from the rim and come out to meet Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on the perimeter in the pick-and-roll. Gobert averaged 11.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 34.0 minutes across the five games against Dallas.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Karl-Anthony Towns - Goes down singing Towns ended Thursday's 124-103 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals with 28 points (9-20 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 9-10 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and one steal a...

Impact Despite putting up his best game of the series Thursday, Towns' efforts weren't enough to avoid defeat. The 28-year-old big man tied Anthony Edwards for a team-high 28 points and led Minnesota in rebounding. Towns will finish the Western Conference Finals averaging 19.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.2 minutes. He also struggled mightily with his efficiency, shooting just 37.9 percent from the field and 24.2 percent from three across the five games.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony Edwards - Efficient in Game 5 loss Edwards logged 28 points (10-18 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 4-6 FT), nine rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal over 43 minutes during Thursday's 124-103 loss to the Mavericks in Game 5...

Impact Edwards recorded his second-highest scoring output of the Western Conference Finals in Game 5 but wasn't able to avoid elimination. After struggling with his efficiency to begin the series, the star guard managed to post 43.0/40/6/75.0 shooting splits over the five games. Against Dallas, Edwards averaged 24.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 41.4 minutes.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Despite uncertainty, Karl-Anthony Towns believes he'll be back with Timberwolves next season The All-Star center will have a supermax contract, and will make around $49 million in 2024-25.

MAY 31 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Rudy Gobert responds to criticism over missed playoff game for child's birth

"Everyone's definition of fatherhood is different," explains T-wolves center Rudy Gobert on his choice to miss a playoff game.

MAY 31