Timberwolves waive Taurean Prince, decline to guarantee $7.4 million contract for 2023-24

The Minnesota Timberwolves are declining to guarantee Taurean Prince’s $7.4 million contract for the 2023-24 season, and the organization is waiving the 6-foot-7 forward. This move gives the team more flexibility toward getting close to the full mid-level exception to use in free agency. Last June, Prince signed a two-year, $16 million extension with the Timberwolves. […]

James Foglio  •  28 Jun 2023
Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert announced that he will be playing for Team France in the 2023 FIBA World Cup

This offseason, players around the league will get the chance to represent their home countries. The 2023 FIBA World Cup starts in August. It’s an international basketball competition where the nation’s best athletes fight to be the last team standing. Ahead of the World Cup later this summer, Team France just got a big addition […]

Zach Wolpin  •  27 Jun 2023
NBA Free Agency: Timberwolves Lock Up Naz Reid on 3-Year $42 Million Deal

Minnesota Timberwolves fans can rejoice as Naz Reid is set to remain with the team after signing a three-year, $42 million deal, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This agreement will keep Reid away from the free agency market. Timberwolves center Naz Reid has agreed on a new three-year, $42 million deal with a player […]

Colin Lynch  •  25 Jun 2023
The Minnesota Timberwolves turned down every trade offer they received for Jaden McDaniels in the 2023 NBA Draft

This past season, the Minnesota Timberwolves snuck into the playoffs as the eighth seed. They lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets. Despite the year ending poorly, the Timberwolves still have a solid core of players. During the 2023 NBA Draft, Minnesota “received a ton of interest” for SF Jaden McDaniels. The Timberwolves shot […]

Zach Wolpin  •  23 Jun 2023
Timberwolves want Naz Reid to return for the 2023-24 season

The Minnesota Timberwolves are interested in re-signing 6-foot-9 center Naz Reid this offseason. Reid, 23, converted his two-way contract into a four-year, $6.12 million deal with Minnesota in July 2019. Reid is now an unrestricted free agent. After averaging career-high numbers in points and rebounds per game throughout the 2022-23 season, Timberwolves G.M. Tim Connelly […]

James Foglio  •  20 Jun 2023
Timberwolves’ Naz Reid: ‘I would love to stay in Minnesota, but it’s a business’

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid is now an unrestricted free agent, and the 6-foot-9 big man is keeping his options open this offseason. The LSU product is expected to receive a full non-taxpayer mid-level exception, which ranges from $10.5-11 million. In July 2019, Reid’s two-way contract was converted into a four-year, $6.12 million deal. “Leaving […]

James Foglio  •  16 Jun 2023
Tim Hardaway Sr. slams Karl-Anthony Towns for ‘changing the game’ claim

Tim Hardaway Sr. responded to Karl-Anthony Towns’ claim that Towns “changed the game” of basketball. “I feel like when my time’s up, and I retire, and I put the shoes up, I feel like there’s going to be people who are going to say that I changed the game,” Towns said on Wednesday during an […]

James Foglio  •  15 Jun 2023
League sources say that a Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the Knicks is ‘a matter of when… not if’

The New York Knicks won their first playoff series in over a decade in the 2023 postseason. They lost in the second round to Miami, but it was still an impressive season for the Knicks. It’s clear they are still missing a few key pieces to make themselves a true contender. One league source says […]

Zach Wolpin  •  26 May 2023
Anthony Edwards Cited For Third-Degree Assault After Swinging Chair In Game 5 Loss

Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves has been cited for misdemeanor third-degree assault after swinging a chair and striking two women nearby on his way to the locker room, following Tuesday night’s 112-109 series-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The All-Star guard picked up a folding chair […]

James Foglio  •  26 Apr 2023