Hoops Rumors

After looking tentative in his Timberwolves debut, Julius Randle was back in All-Star form Thursday night with 33 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win at Sacramento, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. It was only Randle’s second game since injuring his shoulder last winter, and that type of production shows why the Wolves were willing to part with Karl-Anthony … [Read more...] about Julius Randle Puts Up 33 Points In Second Game

OCTOBER 25: Gobert’s extension with the Timberwolves is now official, the team announced today in a press release. Gobert was permitted to sign the contract after the regular season began because it’s a veteran extension and he declined his 2025/26 player option as part of the agreement. The deal begins at $35MM in 2025/26 and increases to $36.5MM in ’26/27, with a $38MM player … [Read more...] about Rudy Gobert Signs Three-Year Extension With Timberwolves

With an arbitration hearing around the corner, prospective Timberwolves owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have put $942MM into an escrow account, according to reports from Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico and Shams Charania of ESPN. As Novy-Williams explains, Lore’s and Rodriguez’s goal is to make it clear that there are no liquidity issues and that they have cash on hand to … [Read more...] about Wolves Notes: Lore, A-Rod, Randle, Finch, Conley, Edwards

Noting that Bulls guard Josh Giddey was among the top rookie scale extension candidates who didn’t sign a new contract before Monday’s deadline, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said in the latest episode of The Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link) that the two sides didn’t seem to gain any real traction in their negotiations ahead of the regular season. “From what I understand, there … [Read more...] about Extension Notes: Giddey, Green, Gobert, Gordon

Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., who spent a year as teammates with Paul George in Indiana in 2010/11, “led the charge” in the team’s efforts to acquire the star forward from the Clippers in June before George declined his player option and became a free agent this summer, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. As Slater outlines, Dunleavy got Stephen Curry, … [Read more...] about Warriors Rumors: George, Markkanen, Towns, Expectations