The timing is odd but Gersson Rosas probably actually wanted Chris Finch instead of Ryan Saunders all along and now they half a weird season left to start figuring out what's next. Read more »
Minnesota Timberwolves Analysis
Minnesota's New Degree Of Purpose
Karl-Anthony Towns' COVID-19 Story Should Be The Most Important One In The NBA Right Now
Player power is still hard-won and selective. Yet as ever, there is a limit to what the league can concede and the grief Karl-Anthony Towns is playing through shows that no player, regardless of their abilities, can stop the machine from mindlessly moving forward. Read more »
The Top Picks From 2020 Are Making Watchable Trouble
The most you can ask of a young player, if they're not immediately awesome as so few are, is for them to illumine new possibilities. Anthony Edwards, James Wiseman and LaMelo Ball are certainly doing that during their young careers. Read more »
20-21 NBA Season Preview: Northwest Division
The Nuggets and Jazz will largely look the same, while the Blazers addressed their depth issues, Minnesota looks for a third star, and the Thunder begin their aggressive rebuild. Read more »
Thirty Futures: Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns has a lot in common with Chris Webber at the same age. He's a less interesting cultural figure, he shares his mid-career mould-breaking offensive ability, a mercurial personality, and a creeping fraudulence. Read more »
2020 NBA Offseason Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves
Beyond re-signing Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez, and maybe finding a new home for James Johnson, it's probably going to a quiet offseason for the Timberwolves after making their big move at the deadline. Read more »
Ten-Year NBA Net Rating Rankings (Infographics For All 30 Teams)
We look at the trajectory of every team in the NBA in terms of how they rank in the category. Read more »
Suspended Indefinitely: J.R. Rider Misses The Bus

You could glimpse something spectacular in his sporadic effort, his brief spells of best behavior. Defenders couldn't contain him, he couldn't contain himself. An entire league of bosses, teachers, and allies couldn't hold him. Read more »
Suspended Indefinitely: Kevin Garnett Makes The Leap

Kevin Garnett skipped college partially out of necessity, but also perhaps because he realized that it was just an extra, intermediate step toward his ultimate goal. Convention was the only thing holding him back, and when you're as gifted as young K.G. was, that's not much of an impediment. Read more »
The New, Modest, Not Altogether Easily Achievable Goal For Andrew Wiggins

A big part of how Andrew Wiggins is perceived is his salary, but it's also the fact that watching him is a uniquely discouraging experience. He's like a fighter jet made out of styrofoam. Read more »
The Hope Of Andrew Wiggins When It Looked Like All Hope Was Lost

Andrew Wiggins is looking more like a modern player and less like an anachronistic throwback to the days of inefficient volume shooters. Read more »
Thirty Histories: Minnesota Timberwolves
Amid everything else, Latrell Sprewell had one really good year in Minnesota. He was happy and valued, near the top of his game at the right moment. I'd give a lot for one really good year. Maybe you would too, and maybe you can find one. Read more »
2019-20 Northwest Division Season Preview
While the Nuggets, Jazz and Blazers all try to climb to the elusive level of true contender, the Thunder begin their rebuild and the Wolves try to rebound from a lost season. Read more »
What's On the Other Side Of Disappointment For Andrew Wiggins?

Andrew Wiggins' game could be described as 'Kawhi Leonard trying to play through mono,' but he doesn't have to spend his whole career being disappointing. Read more »
2019 Western Conference Offseason Chatter From Summer League
With so much turnover this offseason, and another exciting draft class, teams had lots and lots to say. Read more »
Jimmy Butler Gets To Do What He Wants In Miami
Regardless of the mental machinations involved, South Beach Jimmy does seem a purer expression of Jimmy Butler's values. He wants to win, but he also wants status and credit and the ball. Read more »
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2019 NBA Offseason Preview
The Wolves now have a new front office lead, but this offseason will likely be more of a subtle reset than significant overhaul. Read more »
The Maximum Available 2019 Cap Space for All 30 NBA Teams, Version 2.0
The Knicks, Clippers, Hawks, Kings and Lakers project to have the most cap space this offseason. Read more »
The Timberwolves Rediscover Fun, Happiness, And Freedom Without Thibs
The process of moving on does not always pan out, but in the in-between stage, there is at least, a profound feeling of relief. The Wolves are free, and they'll play like it. Read more »
The Evolution Of NBA Star Jerks
Without intending to, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler both show us how limited our patience today is for players acting like jerks, unlike in the Jordan/Kobe eras, how we now believe such behavior may be entertaining without being edifying. Read more »