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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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Tom Thibodeau on Trade Deadline: “We’ll See”
By Tim Faklis - Feb 7, 2018
While plenty of options are available for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the odds of them making a deal by Thursday afternoon’s NBA trade deadline don’t seem high. Still, […]
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Revisiting the Kevin Love-Andrew Wiggins Trade
By Tim Faklis - Feb 6, 2018
Trading for Andrew Wiggins, in many ways, was the first step. By the end of 2014, Kevin Love had established himself as a premier 3-point shooting big […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 122: Trade Deadline Talk, Live from Cleveland
By Tim Faklis - Feb 6, 2018
Tim and Dane are in Cleveland to cover the Timberwolves Wednesday matchup with the NBA’s hottest trade deadline subject of discussion: the Cleveland Cavaliers. They break down trade […]
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REPORT: Randy Moss Voted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on the First Ballot
By Tim Faklis - Feb 3, 2018
For the first time since Jerry Rice in 2010, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has a first-ballot Hall of Fame wide receiver. According to several reports, […]
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REPORTS: Shabazz Muhammad Seeking Trade or Release from Timberwolves
By Tim Faklis - Feb 3, 2018
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Shabazz Muhammad wants to make a final exit from Minnesota. The report, published on ESPN.com Saturday afternoon, states Muhammad is seeking […]
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Five Timberwolves Trade Ideas that Probably Won’t Happen
By Tim Faklis - Feb 2, 2018
It’s possible the Timberwolves won’t make a trade by next Wednesday’s deadline. Probable, even. The Wolves are without many desirable trade assets, have a fairly set-in-stone rotation […]
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2/1 RECAP: Impressive Timberwolves Defense on Display in Dominant Win Over Bucks
By Tim Faklis - Feb 1, 2018
The Wolves, and their defense, refused to lose three games in a row. Even despite being fresh off a pair of losses on road-road back-to-backs, the Timberwolves […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 121: Lil Jon is in Town!
By Tim Faklis - Feb 1, 2018
Tim and Zach discuss the Timberwolves upcoming matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, discuss the woes of Jeff Teague and the low shot count of Karl-Anthony Towns. They […]
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Comparing the Seasons of Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan
By Tim Faklis - Jan 30, 2018
Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan have both played like MVPs this season. To start the year, guys like Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James were considered by some […]
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A Look Back at Jeff Teague’s Success with the Hawks
By Tim Faklis - Jan 29, 2018
It hasn’t been an easy start for Jeff Teague as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. He suffered a pair of injuries and is putting up a […]
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WOLVES WIRED Ep. 120: Italian Reporter Riccardo Pratesi on Why He’s Covering the Wolves
By Tim Faklis - Jan 28, 2018
Riccardo Pratesi joins Tim Faklis, Dane Moore, David Naylor and Tom Schreier to discuss why he left a job covering Juventus to come to the United States […]
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1/27 RECAP: Timberwolves Display Long-Term Consistency in Victory Over Nets
By Tim Faklis - Jan 27, 2018
It’s been a rugged couple weeks for the Minnesota Timberwolves. First came the losses to Orlando and Houston, then came injuries to Jimmy Butler and Jamal Crawford. […]