Hoops Rumors

With Karl-Anthony Towns out indefinitely, the Timberwolves are going to need Jaden McDaniels to step up on the offensive side of the ball in order for Minnesota to reach its potential, Michael Rand of The Star Tribune writes. For most of the season, the Wolves’ late-game offense consisted of Mike Conley getting Towns and Anthony Edwards in the best positions to succeed … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: McDaniels, KAT, Edwards, Blazers Injuries, Kessler

Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns has been diagnosed with torn meniscus in his left knee and is out indefinitely, The Athletic’s Shams Charania tweets. Towns has reached out to numerous medical professions regarding the injury over the last 24 hours, Charania adds (Twitter link). Towns had been listed as out on Wednesday by the team’s PR department (Twitter link) for the … [Read more...] about Karl-Anthony Towns Out Indefinitely Due To Knee Injury

As we detailed on Tuesday, 17 players that had been on two-way contracts received promotions to standard deals between last month’s trade deadline and Monday’s two-way signing deadline. However, even though those 17 players filled standard roster spots around the NBA and no team currently has an open two-way slot, there are still several openings on 15-man rosters across the … [Read more...] about NBA Teams That Still Have Open Roster Spots

The Timberwolves got off to an inauspicious start on Monday night vs. Portland, as star guard Anthony Edwards didn’t report to the court on time for the opening tip. According to reports from Jerry Zgoda of The Star Tribune and ESPN, Edwards – who does resistance band work outside the team locker room before each game – said he lost track of the time. The Timberwolves were hit … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Notes: Edwards, Sale Process, Anderson

Timberwolves executive Matt Lloyd is among the “prime names” to watch as the Hornets seek a new head of basketball operations, Marc Stein reports in his latest article at Substack. Lloyd is the senior vice president of basketball operations under Tim Connelly in Minnesota. He was one of Connelly’s first hires back in 2022 after having previously served in Orlando’s front office … [Read more...] about Timberwolves’ Lloyd Among Hornets’ Front Office Candidates