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Rose, Wiggins, Mid-level Exception: Three Big Timberwolves Questions
By Dane Moore - Jun 30, 2018
While most Americans will be roasting in the sun or floating on a boat this first weekend of July, Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden will be confined […]
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Keita Bates-Diop: A Physical Anomaly Who Could Fit Right Away in Minnesota
By Dane Moore - Jun 27, 2018
There aren’t many players in the NBA with a 7-foot-3 wingspan. That population of players shrinks further if you eliminate players over 7-feet in height; slice it […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Glen Willis
By Dane Moore - Jun 24, 2018
Glen Willis joins Dane Moore to discuss Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks Josh Okogie and Keita Bates-Diop. They look at what their roles will be, how NBA ready […]
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Josh Okogie Fits the ‘3-and-D’ Billing; Is He Ready?
By Dane Moore - Jun 22, 2018
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round pick (20th overall), Josh Okogie, had the best vertical leap at the NBA combine (42 inches), has a wingspan (7-feet) that stretches eight inches […]
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Timberwolves Weighing “Action on the 20th Pick” in Advance of Draft Night
By Dane Moore - Jun 20, 2018
When the Minnesota Timberwolves walked off the floor for the final time of the 2017-18 — or in the case of Jimmy Butler, limped off with a […]
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The Role of Lonnie Walker, Gary Trent Jr. or Khyri Thomas if Drafted by the Timberwolves
By Dane Moore - Jun 20, 2018
With Jimmy Butler and Andrew Wiggins the only wings left under contract for the 2018-19 season — after Jamal Crawford officially opted out of his $4.5 million […]
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Dane Moore NBA Podcast: Britt Robson
By Dane Moore - Jun 17, 2018
Britt Robson of The Athletic joins Dane Moore to discuss the Timberpups vs. Timberbulls dynamic, evaluate mid-level exception players the Minnesota Timberwolves could add and other offseason […]
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MOORE: It’s Time to Trade Cole Aldrich
By Dane Moore - Jun 13, 2018
For the Minnesota Timberwolves, June 20 is decision time on Bloomington Jefferson grad Cole Aldrich. The 29-year-old is entering the third, and final, year of his $21.9 […]
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MOORE: What if the Wolves Could Delete One Contract?
By Dane Moore - Jun 8, 2018
If Tom Thibodeau had the ability to take a do-over on just one of his team’s sub-optimal contracts it would have the potential to completely shift the […]
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MOORE: The Timberwolves’ Style Fits These NBA Playoffs
By Dane Moore - May 31, 2018
With the fewest 3-point attempts in the league and the league’s ninth-slowest pace, the 2017-18 Minnesota Timberwolves were the antithesis to pace-and-space. Much to the chagrin of […]
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MOORE: The Financial Implications of All-NBA Awards for Towns, Butler
By Dane Moore - May 24, 2018
Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Draymond Green were the only pair — or in their case grouping — of teammates to make an All-NBA team a season […]
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MOORE: Trading Andrew Wiggins Would be Very Difficult
By Dane Moore - May 21, 2018
Despite his contract, Andrew Wiggins’ name has been bantered about in the ethers as a potential player to be traded this offseason. Given the price tag of […]