Tag: Rudy Gobert
The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a three-year contract extension with their reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert. The deal is for reportedly $110 million. As a result, the French big man will decline his $46.6 million player option for 2025-26 which gives the Timberwolves more flexibility and some longer-term flexibility for Gobert […]
Key Highlights The Minnesota Timberwolves are first in defensive rating (108.3), nearly three points above the second-ranked Orlando Magic (111.1) Even without Rudy Gobert, the odds-on favorite for Defensive Player of the Year, Minnesota’s defensive rating (110.9) is lower than Orlando Only six teams the past 21 seasons have posted a defensive rating further below […]
Key Highlights: To understand how much stars are worth on the open market, you need to look at trades for stars from the recent past You need to factor in things like length of contract, annual amount, player age, injury history, and caliber of star (All-Star, All-NBA, MVP, etc.) Since 2021-22, 12 “star” caliber players […]
With Draymond Green’s latest suspension now official (a five-game sentence for putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock), we think it’s time to revisit all the other non-injury-related incidents that have caused Green to miss games over the years. As you probably guessed, this isn’t the first time Green has been suspended by the league. So, without further ado, here is a […]
Key Highlights: The Timberwolves have been the best defense in the league to start the season Rudy Gobert is back to being the best rim protector on the planet Jaden McDaniels and company make this defense different than the ones Gobert played with in Utah Through three weeks, the Minnesota Timberwolves have the number one […]
This offseason, players around the league will get the chance to represent their home countries. The 2023 FIBA World Cup starts in August. It’s an international basketball competition where the nation’s best athletes fight to be the last team standing. Ahead of the World Cup later this summer, Team France just got a big addition […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves were barely able to squeak into this year’s NBA playoffs. It took them defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the play-in tournament, but they still got the job done. However, the road just gets harder from here. Not only will Minnesota be battling the number one seed, Denver Nuggets, they may also […]
After a 113-108 win vs the New Orleans Pelicans last night, the Minnesota Timberwolves locked themselves into the play-in tournament as the eighth seed. They will be playing the LA Lakers for the right to have the seventh seed in the West. Tensions were high during the Timberwolves’ games last night and things got heated […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a huge 119-115 win on the road vs the Sacramento Kings last night. It moved the Timberwolves to sixth in the West and there’s a chance the team can make the playoffs without having to go through the play-in tournament. Last night, the Kings’ bench was left in shock after […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves were involved in a three-team trade that sent all-star PG D’Angelo Russell back to the LA Lakers. Russell had spent the past four seasons with the Timberwolves, but rumors of his relationship being broken with the team and front-office are big reasons why he was traded to the Lakers. Reports even say […]
