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All change, please, as Timberwolves gear up for next season By Ares Victos on May 19, 2021, 10:50am CDT + The Minnesota Timberwolves made headlines worldwide this week when the story broke that retired Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez had agreed to purchase the club. Rodriguez is backed by successful businessman Marc Lore, creating a package to take over both the Timberwolves and the women’s NBA team, Minnesota Lynx. Despite discussions concerning the future of the team, players kept their minds on the task at hand. They rallied to defeat Mavericks 136-121 to start the ...

Talent and cohesiveness. You can't win in the NBA without the former and you can't win big in the NBA without the latter. How does either word apply to the Timberwolves, who just completed a typically lousy season, made yet another midseason coaching change and might not land a top pick in the 2021 draft? Objectively, this season was a failure. The Wolves began with modest hope, then finished 23-49. Subjectively, you can see the makings of a quality team, an entertaining team, perhaps the best Wolves team since the roster included not only Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell, but also Ndudi Ebi, La...

David Vanterpool, Bryan Gates won't return to Minnesota Timberwolves staff, sources say Finch was hired midseason to replace Ryan Saunders, who had hired Vanterpool and Gates. Vanterpool had received support from several NBA players, including Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, to replace Saunders, and many expressed anger that he did not get the job or, at minimum, the appearance of being considered for the role. Vanterpool is Black; Finch is white. The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association also spoke out about its "concern and level of disappointment" with the way t...

With the 2020-21 Wolves’ season now in the books, let’s examine Timberwolves fans’ confidence moving forward and some award talk from around the league.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 21-47 on the year, good for 13th place in the Western Conference. After earning the top pick in last year’s NBA draft, the team’s trajectory this season seems roughly similar.