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Timberwolves to name Jaden McDaniels to starting lineup

Timberwolves to name Jaden McDaniels to starting lineup

The Minnesota Timberwolves will name third-year wing Jaden McDaniels as the starting small forward to begin the 2022-23 season, league sources told Yahoo Sports. McDaniels, 22, has been preparing for the role during this preseason in what will be his first opportunity as a full-time starter. The 6-foot-9 wing will be tasked with defending the opposition’s best perimeter scorers and adding versatility and athleticism to a starting unit that will feature D’Angelo Russell, Anthony Edwards, Source link

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Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince was arrested at Miami International Airport on Thursday on a fugitive out-of-state warrant from Texas, according to Chris Hines of The Star Tribune. A Maimi-Dade police spokesman said Friday that the charge was related to “dangerous drugs” from a warrant out of Tarrant County, Texas — which holds Fort Worth and several other Dallas suburbs — according to NBC News. According to KSTP’s Eric Chaloux, Police said they found guns, a vape pen with… Source link

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Utah Jazz trade Rudy Gobert to Minnesota Timberwolves

Utah Jazz trade Rudy Gobert to Minnesota Timberwolves

The Utah Jazz are reportedly trading three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Timberwolves will send Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro and a package of first-round picks to the Jazz, according to Wojnarowski. The move signals the Jazz’s desire to move on from the Gobert-Donovan Mitchell pairing that had grown strained since the beginning of the COVID-19… Source link

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Timberwolves owner to meet with Nuggets’ Tim Connelly

Timberwolves owner to meet with Nuggets’ Tim Connelly

Minnesota Timberwolves team owner Glen Taylor is meeting with Tim Connelly, the Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations, this weekend in the team’s continued quest to bring him into the front office, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday. The Timberwolves want to make Connelly one of the league’s highest-paid executives, per the report. Connelly has reportedly already met with Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who became minority owners of the Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx… Source link

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Timberwolves have players-only meeting, sources say

Timberwolves have players-only meeting, sources say

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves held a players-only meeting on Wednesday, a day after a pivotal Game 5 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies to go down 3-2 in the opening-round series, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The players gathered together following a team film session conducted by head coach Chris Finch, sources said. Players watched additional film among themselves, challenged each other to play with urgency and to play the right way as well as stressed the importance of moving… Source link

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Timberwolves vs. Magic: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) play against the Orlando Magic (50-50) at Amway Center Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday March 11, 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Orlando Magic 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Christopher Hine @ChristopherHineD’Angelo Russell playing tonight with a wrap/strap thing (believe that’s the technical term) on his left shoulder that I’m sure you’ll see soon on the broadcast. – 7:07 PM McKinley Wright @kin_wright25yoooo @CUBuffsMBB let’s get to… Source link

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Kevin Garnett’s Timberwolves ownership bid is over

The Conversation Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts are obsessed – but very wrong – about the Byzantine Empire Inspiration for a mob of angry white men? Getty ImagesFrom Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in recent years. Displays of Crusader shields and tattoos derived from Norse and Celtic symbols are of little surprise to medieval historians like me who have long documented the appropriation of the Middle… Source link

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Timberwolves fire coach Ryan Saunders, hire Chris Finch

The Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders on Sunday night. The team announced the decision shortly after multiple reports of his dismissal Sunday evening. The Timberwolves officially hired Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch on Monday, after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Sunday that Finch would take Saunders’ place. Finch will join the Timberwolves as their full-time coach, not on an interim basis, according to the report. The Minnesota Timberwolves are hiring… Source link

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