A Northwest division showdown in Denver on Wednesday night will go a long way toward determining which team controls the No. 1 seed in this year’s Western Conference playoffs. The Nuggets and Timberwolves will enter the evening with matching 55-24 records and only three games left to play. Both teams will be on the second end of a back-to-back set. On Tuesday, the Nuggets … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Murray, Edwards, Holiday, Hayward, Banton
Adam Silver On Wolves Dispute, Porter Investigation, More
Speaking to the media on Wednesday following a two-day meeting of the league’s Board of Governors, commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA likely won’t get involved in the Timberwolves‘ ownership dispute between current majority shareholder Glen Taylor and minority stakeholders Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, writes Chris Hine of The Star Tribune. “It’s not clear whether there will … [Read more...] about Adam Silver On Wolves Dispute, Porter Investigation, More
Northwest Notes: Connelly, Murray, Jokic, McDaniels, Towns
Tim Connelly helped to build the Nuggets’ championship team. He has also been instrumental in turning the Timberwolves into one of the Western Conference’s top clubs. However, Minnesota’s president of basketball operations technically has the ability to move on to another organization, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on FanDuel’s Run It Back program (video link). The … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Connelly, Murray, Jokic, McDaniels, Towns
Lore, A-Rod Reportedly Projected Reduced Payroll For Wolves
As part of their final option to purchase a majority stake, Timberwolves minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez projected a team payroll of $171MM for the 2024/25 season in documents shared with current majority stakeholder Glen Taylor, the NBA, and The Carlisle Group, a private equity firm, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. As Wojnarowski writes, the Wolves … [Read more...] about Lore, A-Rod Reportedly Projected Reduced Payroll For Wolves
Northwest Notes: Reid, Wolves, Murray, SGA, Williams
Naz Reid is making a strong late-season push for the Sixth Man of the Year award, having averaged 19.4 points and 7.1 rebounds on .488/.448/.743 shooting in his past 14 games as he fills in for injured Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns. After racking up 31 points and 11 rebounds in a win over the Lakers on Sunday, Reid admitted that winning that award is a personal goal, … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Reid, Wolves, Murray, SGA, Williams