Joan & Zyon Power The Minnesota Timberwolves To Victory Against New Orleans (105-92)

Joan & Zyon Power The Minnesota Timberwolves To Victory Against New Orleans (105-92)

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by | Jul 9, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves opened up the NBA Summer League against the New Orleans Pelicans. This will be the first of four games that we get to see the growth and the maturity in young core that the Minnesota Timberwolves have been developing. The summer league from Minnesota should be headline by Joan Beringer and Isaiah Evans, who has yet been able to be a part of any activities due to the Julius Randle trade that sent him to Brooklyn in the LaMelo Ball deal. Fans have been waiting to get a chance to see both and live action with extended minutes, but that will have to wait until things are finalized.

 

We knew we were gonna get a heavy dose of Joan today against the New Orleans Pelicans but what we did didn’t know was that Zyon Pullin was going to put on a show. Zyon was literally everywhere on the court today for the Minnesota Timberwolves as he was a scoring threat, passing threat, and a rebounding threat. Zyon was aggressive from the tip off as he was applying pressure on the defense while scoring at will and getting his teammates involved. We knew he had experience last year being on the roster, but it was impressive to see him putting in the work with a national audience watching instead of just the G league. Zyon’s a true point guard that is pass first which is rare to see these days in the NBA. Zyon finished with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assist as he flirted with the triple-double game one of the summer league from Minnesota. Every time Zyon touch the ball he was making a play for himself or for his teammates that was gonna put them in the best position to be successful. He was able to unlock a side of Joan that Minnesota Timberwolves fans are hoping to see all season long starting in October.

 

 

Joan Beringer was a true machine out there today against New Orleans as he took on all competitors trying to stop him today. The motor that he plays with is unmatched as it seems like he’s going 110% per play giving it his all. You can tell that he’s learning the art of rebounding and the tutelage from Rudy Gobert throughout the season has been paying off. Joan has been working on his push shot/hook shot and it looked pretty good today against New Orleans. We already know that he can block anything that’s in his area with ease but now he’s playing more poised and smarter without fouling. Joan was extremely special today for the Minnesota Timberwolves as he had a double double today with 18 points and 12 rebounds. These are the type of performances that the Minnesota Timberwolves fans want to see from him, especially if he’s going to get some time at the power forward spot this upcoming season. The growth and the maturity was on full display for his game today as this two men wrecking crew of Zyon and Joan put Minnesota on their backs.

 

 

Nate Santos was able to make the best of his moment here in Las Vegas at the Summer League for Minnesota. He finished the game with 20 points on 5/8 shooting from the field as he was able to put on a show in front of everyone. He’s one of those streaky players that were on the Iowa Wolves and we’re interested to see if his hot shooting continues out here in Vegas and if he can make a spot down the line.

 

The Timberwolves won the rebounding margin and they also shot 45% from the field today in this game. Those are two huge things that help them get the victory today in front of Coach Chris Finch, A-Rod and Bones Hyland just to name a few. The Pelicans had bright spots today with Peavy and Bufkin as both were able to score with ease combining for 46 points but Minnesota was able to shut that down late in the 2nd half to seal the victory.

 

The Timberwolves will be gearing up for game two on Saturday as they take on the Denver Nuggets. This won’t be like the playoffs, but both cities truly dislike each other so it’ll be interesting to see if it continues in the Summer League.

Jul 9, 2026 No Comments
Minnesota Timberwolves Trade Naz Reid & Julius Randle To Acquire LaMelo Ball From Charlotte

Minnesota Timberwolves Trade Naz Reid & Julius Randle To Acquire LaMelo Ball From Charlotte

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by | Jun 25, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this off-season, knowing that they needed to improve at the point guard position. What fans in Minnesota didn’t know was that the Timberwolves were gonna make such a big splash in this off-season. The other night the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Julius Randall to the Brooklyn Nets to move back in the draft for the 33rd pick in a move that was to dump the salary and free up money.

 

A lot of fans didn’t know the direction that the team was going in until they signed Ayo Dosunmu back with a five-year $112 million contract to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He showed a great leap this season with the Timberwolves and got rewarded for his playoff run where he exceeded all expectations when Anthony Edwards went down with injury. Fans are excited to bring them back, but we’re still questioning if Tim Connelly was going to be able to fill the void for this team that was needed at the point guard position. All signs were leading to Naz Reid stepping into a bigger role in the starting lineup to play alongside Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. What everybody didn’t know is that Tim Connelly was still working on things behind closed doors and one thing about him. He’s gonna always swing for the fences no matter what.

 

In the draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves use the 33rd pick to select Isaiah Evans from Duke University as he was going to be able to produce scoring at a high rate as soon as possible to help that second unit. With the 59th pick the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Trey Kaufman-Renn who was a senior this year at Purdue University but stepped up in a major way for the program over the last couple of years cementing why Minnesota selecting him.

 

 

 

Following the NBA draft, there was a lot of speculation in trade talk surrounding LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets. The All-Star guard had an amazing season this year for the Hornets as he was able to play 72 games this past season any average 20.1 points per game with 7.1 assists per game and almost 5 rebounds per game as well. Early on Thursday morning, Tim Connelly was able to make a home run swing as he was able to combine Naz Reid and Julius Randle’s salary cap to pry LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets in a huge trade that will give the Timberwolves the point guard of the future that they really needed to pair with Anthony Edwards.

 

This trade comes at the expensive Naz Reid, who is a fan favorite in a beloved Timberwolf that will forever be ingrained in the history of this organization. People were really hurt, knowing that Naz Reid was in the trade and will be going to Charlotte, but in order to get better the Timberwolves knew they had to make a business decision and not make it personal. Naz Reid as a fan favorite as they were able to do tattoos and beach towels for somebody that was iconic in the city and somebody that the Timberwolves were able to make a household name in the NBA.

 

Naz Reid went from the chubby kid from LSU to the well polished slim point forward that won 6 man of the year while being a huge fan favorite. After this trade, the Minnesota Timberwolves need to get into the market and go get a power forward in order to stay true to the big man wave that the NBA is on right now. Naz Reid will be missed in the locker room as well because he was a true leader and a true fan favorite. It was a true pleasure covering him throughout the years and I appreciate all of his professionalism and he will be missed but just know that tribute video in Target Center when the Hornets come back to play the Timberwolves is going to probably blow the roof off.

 

 

The Timberwolves will turn the page to LaMelo Ball now as they get a dynamic point guard who can create his own shot and be able to get his teammates involved. LaMelo is going to be amazing when it comes to playing alongside Rudy Gobert as he’s gonna be able to give him lobs all night long and be able to find them in spots that previous point guards haven’t been able too. I’m looking forward to the tutelage that LaMelo Ball can get for Mike Conley as well knowing that you have a veteran that’s been through it all in your corner is going to be extremely important for his development in the winning system.

 

The obvious reason why the Minnesota Timberwolves made the trade is because they wanna make sure that Anthony Edwards has somebody that he can get the ball to in playoff when teams double team him. Adding LaMelo Ball will unlock Anthony Edwards game on a whole new  level as he can play off the ball even more now I’m excited to see what the future holds for the best back court in the NBA currently. Check out LaMelo Ball’s highlights from this season and see exactly what I’m talking about when it comes to making his players around him better.

 

 

The Minnesota Timberwolves were linked to a couple of players in trade talks but ultimately it came down to get in the point guard of the future with LaMelo Ball. Some of the names that the Minnesota Timberwolves tried to pair Anthony Edwards with were as followed Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics, Josh Giddy from the Chicago Bulls and Kyrie Irving from the Dallas Mavericks per Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic. Tim Connelly was able to look into every situation and made a tough decision when it came to adding LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves while losing a fan favorite.

 

He took a swing and hit a home run and that’s all you can ask for from a general manager of an NBA team. The Minnesota Timberwolves still have some more moves to make, but there should be a lot of excitement around the back court, and now they have to take advantage of adding a power forward and building the depth of the bench if they still want to be a title contender in the Western Conference.

 

 

 

Jun 25, 2026 No Comments
Timberwolves Take The Commanding 2-1 Lead In The Series After Beating Denver (113-96)

Timberwolves Take The Commanding 2-1 Lead In The Series After Beating Denver (113-96)

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by | Apr 23, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

Jaden McDaniels came out and set the tone from the opening tip off. This came as no surprise when he called out all the Denver Nuggets for not playing defense.

Jaden came with the intensity on both ends of the floor and was able to showcase his defensive ability and offensive in amazing fashion. Jaden was amazing on the defensive end as he was making life tough for Jamal Murray who was held to 16 points on the night. Jaden McDaniels was able to start off with his defense which got his offense going as he was attacking the paint extremely aggressive. When Jaden plays like this it’s hard for anyone on any team to get in the way of what Minnesota’s trying to accomplish this season. Jaden finished the game with 20 points on a monster dunk and added 10 rebounds with a steal/block each. Jaden’s usually a man of few words but his game tonight against Denver in Game 3 was as loud as ever.

With Anthony Edwards in foul trouble throughout the night he needed his teammates to step up in a big way. One of those players that showed up in a major way was Rudy Gobert. The job that he has done on Nikola Jokic these last couple of games needs to be studied. Tonight Rudy was able to finish with a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds. What was more impressive was the fact he held Jokic to 27 points on 7/26 shots from the field. Gobert’s length made it tough on Jokic all night as the Nuggets were down big throughout the whole game. The Timberwolves have shown if you stop the two headed monster of Murray/Jokic or at least slow them down then things can work in your favor.

Ayo Dosunmu finally got it going in the series as he was able to be huge off the bench with 25 points and 9 assists. He was able to put on a show in transition as he was able to put the after burners on every time he got the ball. Ayo has been special for Minnesota and he was able to use his speed to get to wherever he’s wanted to with his playmaking ability. Ayo had everything working for him tonight from the jumper to attacking the rim.

It was a complete game for the Timberwolves on both ends of the floor as they will be looking to repeat that heading into Game 4. The Nuggets will be coming out aggressive trying to take care of business but the Wolves will be trying to get Game 4 knowing that Edwards only played 23 minutes. We will be in for a huge Game 4 that will be extremely competitive come Saturday night.

Apr 23, 2026 No Comments
Timberwolves Finish Season With A Win Against The New Orleans Pelicans (132-126)

Timberwolves Finish Season With A Win Against The New Orleans Pelicans (132-126)

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by | Apr 12, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Timberwolves came into tonight’s game knowing 2 things. The first thing they knew was they were going to be the 6th seed in the conference and 2nd they knew that they would be resting their starters as they prepare for the NBA Playoffs.

The Pelicans are out of playoff contention but they were able to showcase the future for Pelicans fans with the bright spots from Derrick Queen/Jeremiah Fear.

Apr 12, 2026 No Comments
Lamelo Ball’s Big Shooting Night Stuns Minnesota (122-108)

Lamelo Ball’s Big Shooting Night Stuns Minnesota (122-108)

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by | Apr 5, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

Coming into tonight‘s game the Minnesota Timberwolves were gonna be playing without Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, two of their best players that they depend on nightly as two-way players. The symbols are struggled as of late without Jaden McDaniels defense, and has showed in recent games against Detroit and now against Charlotte. With a couple of games left in the season it seems like the Timberwolves are looking at making sure that the team is ready for the playoffs instead of forcing them into action to re-aggravate an injury.

The Timberwolves were struggling offensively until Bones Hyland came in the game and got it going. Bones has been able to be a breath of fresh air coming off the bench since the departure of Rob Dillingham and he’s making Chris Finch look like a pure genius. The Charlotte Hornets had no answer for him tonight as bones was able to finish the game with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Once Bones got it going it going then that opened the door for Julius Randle to start getting into bully mode. Randall was able to get whatever he wanted tonight inside and outside, but he’s amazing at creating contact to get to the free throw line. Randle finished the game with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. The Hornets were able to slow down the Timberwolves in that second half with adjustments and they out hustled them to every rebound.

LaMelo Ball went nuclear tonight from three-point line against the Timberwolves and it seemed like every single time the Hornets missed the first shot. Lamelo Ball hit 7 three points and finished the game with 35 points. They were able to get the rebound to get a second shot too many times and at one point Coby White was able to get a five point play by itself and that seemed to really swing the momentum to the Hornets direction. Minnesota beat themselves tonight with lack of rebounds and too many turnovers in the wrong moments. Hornets had 4 players in double figures and Ball made the Wolves pay tonight.

Once the Timberwolves are back full strength, this shouldn’t be an issue as Anthony Edwards and Jada McDaniel will be back inserted into the lineup. The Timberwolves hit the road as they’re going to Indiana to play the Pacers as they look to stay locked into that 6th seed or better with this playoff push.

 

 

Photo Credit: (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

Apr 5, 2026 No Comments

The Timberwolves Take Care Of Business At Home Against OKC (123-111)

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by | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA

The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this game with 2 straight wins against Golden State/Dallas. OKC came into town short handed as they were without Jalen Williams and Alex Caruso from their main rotational guys.

The Timberwolves took it to the Thunder tonight as it started with Anthony Edwards. When he’s aggressive and attacking the team plays a totally different way. Edwards was able to get the 3 point shot rolling early and when he does that teams aren’t able to trap him. Edwards kept his foot on the gas against OKC as he finished with 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.

The player of the game for Minnesota was Jaden McDaniels. He was able to play a masterful game on both ends of the floor. Jaden shot 8/11 from the field and he was able to hit some big shots when it mattered the most. Jaden had to defend Shai as well tonight even though SGA finished with 30 points he had to work. Some of the things that Jaden was able to do defensively with his reach and deflections was extremely impressive.

The Timberwolves had 6 players in double figures and it has been huge when someone on the bench responds. Tonight it was Naz Reid with his 18 points and last game it was Bones Hyland. When the Timberwolves are connected like this offensively it shows that they can be special.

Jan 29, 2026 No Comments