The Timberwolves, who fell to 8-9 on the season on Tuesday with a loss to Houston, have a Mike Conley problem, says Fred Katz of The Athletic. As Katz outlines, Conley was an extremely valuable role player for Minnesota last season, organizing the offense and knocking down a carer-high 44.2% of his three-point attempts. So far this season, the veteran point guard has battled … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Conley, Dillingham, Hartenstein, Sensabaugh, Blazers
And-Ones: Playoff Format, Trade Market, All-Star Game, More
If the NBA expands to 32 teams in the coming years, executives for Western Conference teams are hopeful it will provide the league an opportunity to revisit the idea of seeding the playoff teams one through 16, regardless of conference, according to Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Insider link). Assuming Seattle and Las Vegas, the presumed frontrunners, get teams in … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Playoff Format, Trade Market, All-Star Game, More
Wolves Respond To Rudy Gobert-Julius Randle Dispute
The Timberwolves were disappointed by Thursday’s loss at Toronto, but an in-game dispute involving their players was even more troubling, writes Chris Hine of The Star-Tribune. Tensions began to rise in the fourth quarter when Rudy Gobert posted up Scottie Barnes, but Julius Randle failed to throw him the ball to take advantage of the mismatch. According to Hine, Gobert was … [Read more...] about Wolves Respond To Rudy Gobert-Julius Randle Dispute
Northwest Notes: Edwards, Thunder Small Ball, Hartenstein, Ayton
Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards racked up 36 points in an overtime win over the Kings on Friday. He also racked up a fine, according to NBA Communications (Twitter link). He was docked $35K by the league for making an obscene gesture on the playing court, The incident occurred during the first quarter. We have more from the Northwest Division: Chet Holmgren‘s pelvic injury … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Edwards, Thunder Small Ball, Hartenstein, Ayton
Northwest Notes: Clingan, Sharpe, Avdija, Gobert, Kessler
With Robert Williams sitting out and Deandre Ayton sidelined by a finger injury, Trail Blazers lottery pick Donovan Clingan had his best outing of the season in a win over Minnesota on Wednesday. In 31 minutes, Clingan racked up 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks. “I love defense,” Clingan told Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report. “It brings energy to the team. That’s … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Clingan, Sharpe, Avdija, Gobert, Kessler