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FILM STUDY: Scouting Noah Vonleh with Joe Hulbert of Canis Hoopus Share this story On Monday afternoon, Brooklyn’s front office made it official: former lottery selection Noah Vonleh became a Brooklyn Net. After what some might describe as an unceremonious exit from the league –– a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent waiving from Chicago’s preseason roster (C’mon Bulls, have some class!) multi-tool big man Noah Vonleh earned himself a big-time opportunity with a championship contender in New York City. Just based on what we know about Brooklyn’s roster (*glances at Norvel Pel...

Inside the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Bland Offensive Strategy The Wolves offense has been hugely problematic, so lets diagnose just what is going wrong. Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Share this story When Gersson Rosas arrived in town to run the Minnesota Timberwolves, he opted to install an NFL-style coaching staff with two coordinators. For the defensive side of the ball, David Vanterpool was lured to Minnesota from Portland. Many across the NBA were surprised Minnesota was able to hire him, and he came over to install a drop defensive scheme based on fighting through screens and mai...

The Timberwolves Need To Look In The Mirror After L.A. Performances Share this story Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports When the first half of the NBA schedule originally came out, no reasonable Minnesota Timberwolves fan expected victories against either the Lakers or Clippers, especially with both games taking place in Los Angeles. With Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Okogie added to the injury report, expectations fell even lower to simply hoping for competitive basketball. I mean, why not? The Timberwolves have one of the youngest rosters in the league, meaning they still have several players ...

Fourth-quarter adjustment flustered the Pistons, but Wolves acknowledge their man-to-man defense needs work.

Copy shortlink: If Anthony Edwards didn't have to be at shootaround at 10 a.m. Wednesday, he might have still been asleep. "I've never been a guy that likes to wake up early on game day," the Timberwolves rookie guard said the morning of his first regular-season NBA game. Edwards said with his usual sly smile that he would have to get used to this time shift of waking up much earlier on game days than he would prefer. "It's kind of hard because normally I would sleep in until about 9:30, 10," Edwards said. "Then probably go get some shots up. Then we'll have shootaroun...