The Minnesota Timberwolves had a giant hole in their starting five. Until they didn't. With the late-summer addition of Jonathan Kuminga, there aren't a lot of matchups on paper that the Wolves first unit won't be able to handle this coming season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves player Jonathan Kuminga apparently sent a text message to Lonzo Ball’s manager and business partner, Darren Moore, who recently appeared on the ‘Ball in the Family’ podcast.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have undergone a large amount of change in the past 12 months. Usually, teams with as much playoff success as the Wolves have had in the past three years look to make small additions around the margins of their team in hopes of not breaking what is already working.
In part two of the Timberwolves Player Previews series, Will dives into the swingmen who may swing the season for Minnesota. If you missed the part one reviewing the guards, it’s just a click away below!
Former NBA champion and All the Smoke co-host Matt Barnes has never been one to censor his opinions. Known throughout his 14-year NBA career as a fiery, unapologetic competitor, Barnes successfully transitioned that raw energy into the media landscape, building one of the most candid platform spaces in sports journalism alongside Stephen Jackson.
The regular season is important, but NBA legends are made in the playoffs. More specifically, it's the Finals where the all-time greats have built their otherworldly reputations.
The Timberwolves believe Jonathan Kuminga—with his defense, rebounding, and always-present athleticism—is the piece that will lock the rest of their starting lineup into place.
Editor’s Note: It’s with great pride we introduce Kaden Cho as one of our guest contributors! He’s going to bring some of his fresh perspectives here, and you can follow him at @kady1735.
John Konchar has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the defending champion Knicks, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The Knicks’ interest in Konchar was reported earlier this month.
The defending NBA champions are adding the sort of player good teams tend to find useful. Free agent forward John Konchar has agreed to a one-year contract with the Knicks, agent George Langberg told Shams Charania of ESPN.
The NBA Draft is important to different teams for different reasons. Some teams are trying to find the next superstar with a top pick who can save their franchise.
The 2026 offseason was looking rather bleak for John Konchar. After being traded by the Utah Jazz to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Konchar found himself being waived to create enough cap space for the Wolves to complete the signing of Jonathan Kuminga.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
About five years after playing for the Fighting Illini, Ayo Dosunmu is passing the torch to an Illinois freshman. Dosunmu, who had a stellar season split
A year ago, the mantra for the Minnesota Timberwolves was continuity. After a 49-win season and a second straight trip to the Western Conference Finals, the Wolves brought back almost their entire roster, leaning on familiarity and experience together to improve the team.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has taken the sneaker world by storm with his unapologetic signature adidas basketball shoe line. The only thing bolder than the kicks is the irreverent marketing campaigns.
Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd doesn’t believe that assuming LaMelo Ball’s lengthy injury history will continue into his time in Minnesota is necessarily the right way to look at things.
Editor’s Note: A great way to kick off the week is by welcoming another talented member of the Canis team. Known in the comments section as EightTwo0 (formerly FreeDieng/Free3Jelica), Patrick Dooley will be blessing us with his talents from time to time.
Ranking NBA contracts is always something of a challenging exercise. It's only become more difficult as additional layers have been added to the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); the era of the second apron has already produced plenty of star player movement and eight Finals champions over the last eight years.
The Timberwolves’ efforts to make Jonathan Kuminga feel wanted played an important role in helping them land the free agent forward when other teams were able to offer more money.
An early fall press conference for a major Minnesota Timberwolves move—not a typical rarity, but something that has seemingly become more common nowadays.
Jonathan Kuminga’s two-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves doesn’t sit right with Gilbert Arenas. A year or so ago, Jonathan Kuminga had a chance to sign a $75.2 million deal with the Golden State Warriors.
Jonathan Kuminga said his early conversations with Timberwolves coach Chris Finch have centered on two responsibilities. “Rebound and defend,” Kuminga said during his introductory press conference.
Jonathan Kuminga’s move to Minnesota should have been a clean reset. Instead, his latest contract has reopened questions about the decisions that have shaped his value since leaving the Warriors.
After Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner Marc Lore sold his stake in the team Friday one year after assuming majority ownership, it does appear that private equity firms are treating NBA teams like "flippable" assets.