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Tim Faklis
Tim Faklis is a senior editor and the Timberwolves beat writer for Zone Coverage, as well as an NBA contributor for Sporting News. He's written about basketball and music for A Wolf Among Wolves, VICE, City Pages, Fansided, Growler Mag, Hardwood Paroxysm, The Classical, and others. As it stands right now, he remains the world's biggest Trenton Hassell fan.
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10/16 PRACTICE NOTES: Timberwolves Prepare for Opener in San Antonio
By Tim Faklis - Oct 16, 2017
The Timberwolves have one more practice before they head to San Antonio, but the countdown is almost over. At today’s practice, Jimmy Butler was the most vocal […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 91: Wolves Writers Roundtable
By Tim Faklis - Oct 16, 2017
Wolves Wired Season Preview part 2! Over the next four days, we’ll have a podcast for each day leading up to the Wolves’ season opener in San […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 90: Seerat Sohi and Haley O’Shaugnessy Join to Discuss Their Timberwolves Previews
By Tim Faklis - Oct 15, 2017
It’s Timberwolves season preview time! Over the next four days, we’ll have a podcast for each day leading up to the Wolves’ season opener in San Antonio. […]
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Timberwolves Waive Melo Trimble, Amile Jefferson, Shawne Williams
By Tim Faklis - Oct 14, 2017
The Timberwolves announced Saturday that the team has waived Melo Trimble, Amile Jefferson, and Shawne Williams from the team. After each had impressive stints in the Las […]
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10/13 PRACTICE NOTES: Timberwolves Prepare for Intrasquad Scrimmage
By Tim Faklis - Oct 13, 2017
With the season less than a week away, Tom Thibodeau isn’t satisfied yet. Although the NBA decreasing the number of preseason games was supposed to be a […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 89: Lee Jenkins Joins to Discuss His Jimmy Butler Cover Story
By Tim Faklis - Oct 12, 2017
Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated joins Tim Faklis, David Naylor and Tom Schreier to discuss his Jimmy Butler cover story. A Zone Coverage Podcast Network Production Follow […]
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FAKLIS: With Wiggins Extension Complete, the Timberwolves are Ready to Play
By Tim Faklis - Oct 12, 2017
It’s finally done. With Wednesday’s signing of Andrew Wiggins to a 5-year, $146.5 million contract, the distractions that lingered Tom Thibodeau and the Minnesota Timberwolves have all […]
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BREAKING: Timberwolves Sign Andrew Wiggins to Multi-Year Contract Extension
By Tim Faklis - Oct 11, 2017
The Minnesota Timberwolves have announced the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a multi-year contract extension. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, it’s a 5-year deal worth 146.5 […]
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The 5 Best New Concessions at Timberwolves Games
By Tim Faklis - Oct 10, 2017
With a new court, a new logo, a new arena, and a bolstered Timberwolves roster headed to the Target Center this season, now seemed like a perfect […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 88: Danny Leroux on Wolves-Warriors in China
By Tim Faklis - Oct 9, 2017
Tim Faklis, David Naylor and Tom Schreier dish on the Timberwolves preseason before Danny Leroux (Sporting News) joins to talk Warriors (16:00). Then the guys discuss the […]
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FAKLIS: What The Preseason Says About The Timberwolves
By Tim Faklis - Oct 9, 2017
Each NBA team handles the preseason differently. Teams that have been together a while – the Spurs and the Warriors, for example – use the preseason as […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 87: A Lynx Championship and the Wolves Beat the Warriors in China
By Tim Faklis - Oct 6, 2017
In a special Friday morning podcast that Tom Schreier scheduled and was late for, Tim Faklis, David Naylor and Schreier discuss the Lynx championship, and how the […]