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6 days ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the league’s most well-rounded guard rooms in the NBA. Among the starters, veteran Mike Conley is a consistent presence of balance, and the budding superstar Anthony Edwards can get a bucket at will. However, Minnesota’s primary bench options, 3-and-D specialist Nickeil Alexander-Walker and the three-point marksman Donte DiVincenzo, have unlocked an abundance of lineup flexibility throughout the season.
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2 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
Finding impact players off the bench in the NBA playoffs is difficult. Head coaches rely upon their best players and series lineup fits to give their team the best chance to win. Therefore, when a bench player has a slow start to begin a series or does not match up well with the opponent, their minutes are often in jeopardy. Naz Reid is last season’s Sixth Man of the Year award winner, but he can’t always find a way to make an impact every night.
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3 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
Julius Randle is on a playoff redemption tour. Randle was in a difficult situation when the New York Knicks included him in the trade for Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns days before training camp last October. Towns had a polarizing career in Minnesota, but fans had lofty expectations for Randle when he joined the Wolves. It was a quick acclimation process for Randle, making finding his spot with Minnesota challenging.
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4 weeks ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Phil Ford |Charlie Walton |Jonah Maves |Alex Dukowitz
Julius Randle was trying to keep a straight face while discussing the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season-defining 141-125 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies. “We held them to three points for a long time,” Randle said, talking about the Wolves defense as Anthony Edwards shouted in the background. “Yeah, I’m the best in the world,” Edwards yelled off-camera. “Go tell all the girls.”Randle tried to continue his thought but could no longer maintain his stoic demeanor.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Phil Ford |Charlie Walton |Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz
Minnesota Timberwolves fans will be happy to see the 2024-25 regular season end as soon as possible. There’s been some good, too much bad, and the ugliest loss of the season, blowing a 24-point fourth-quarter lead against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. The postseason will be here, whether you like it or not, after the Wolves finish their regular-season schedule on Sunday against the Utah Jazz. As of writing, the Timberwolves are still mathematically in play for seeds 3-8.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Jonah Maves
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a talented but flawed rotation. As the season comes to a close and uncertainty surrounding their seeding arises, one thing remains consistent. If the rotation and minutes are not aligned come playoff time, the Wolves will not get very far. Minnesota’s starting lineup features a mix of veterans Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, and Julius Randle, as well as young players Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. It has been unpredictable all season long.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Charlie Walton |Andrew Dukowitz |Rich Frances |Jonah Maves
Ten hours before the Minnesota Timberwolves’ regular season finale against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, word came down from the league that the Wolves would be without Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid. They received one-game suspensions for their roles in the brawl that ensued against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. It was not the first time the Timberwolves marched into Ball Arena undermanned for a big game.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Andrew Dukowitz |Rich Frances |Jonah Maves |Alex Dukowitz
Nickeil Alexander-Walker walked to the free-throw line with 0.1 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves down 139-138. Moments earlier, he had run at a dead sprint to contest a Russell Westbrook layup, get the rebound, and sprinted back to the offensive side of the court to set himself up for the shot attempt. Westbrook closed out hard and clipped Alexander-Walker in the leg, creating a dream situation. WESTBROOK GETS CALLED FOR THE FOUL ON THE TWOLVES GAME-WINNING SHOT ATTEMPT.
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1 month ago | 
zonecoverage.com | Rich Frances |Jonah Maves |Andrew Dukowitz |Tom Schreier
Tuesday’s double-overtime game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets was an instant classic. Both teams were missing key pieces, but the game had a playoff feel, with the Wolves edging out the Nuggets 140-139 as time expired in OT. Flip the page to Wednesday, and First Take wasted no time talking about the contest from the night before. Stephen A. Smith was more than giddy talking about Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards.
