The Minnesota Timberwolves have a promising future centered on Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels. They are the duo that the team is pushing to become the building blocks for the long-term future.
With the 2025 NBA Draft in the books, these updated capsules provide a condensed history of selections dating back to 1947 for the top program in the West.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have made one thing abundantly clear in their pursuit of Kevin Durant: Jaden McDaniels is off the table. According to The Athletic’s
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According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, the Minnesota Timberwolves won’t trade Jaden McDaniels to get Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. The Suns will
The Kevin Durant trade talks are currently the biggest storyline in the NBA, and the Timberwolves are right in the middle of it. Shams Charania confirmed on Wednesday that Minnesota is among a long list of teams that will be interested in acquiring Durant.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had a rollercoaster yet successful 2024-25 season built on the foundation set up by team president Tim Connelly. Expectations were high for the campaign because of the Western Conference Finals run in 2024, but that shifted when he made a trade days before training camp.
Tim Connelly is as much of a free agent as Nickeil Alexander-Walker, but while it's unclear where Alexander-Walker will wind up, the future of Connelly appears to be in Minnesota.
Rob Dillingham had a quiet rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves after getting drafted as the eighth overall pick. The team took a slower developmental approach to him, as Mike Conley Jr.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have an All-Star in Anthony Edwards, former All-Stars Julius Randle and Mike Conley and 2024 Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid. Still, their offense has had bad stretches in these playoffs — historically bad ones.
With the Minnesota Timberwolves facing a 3–1 deficit in the Western Conference Finals, Jaden McDaniels is emphasizing urgency, physicality, and mental toughness ahead of Game 5.
The Oklahoma City Thunder held off the hot-shooting Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday with a 128-126 victory in Minneapolis to take a 3-1 series lead.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may trail in the series, but moments like these show their fight isn’t over yet. During Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Anthony Edwards delivered a perfect setup that allowed Jaden McDaniels to throw down a vicious and-1 slam, one of the most electric highlights of the postseason so far.
After flopping and flailing his way to 13 fouls in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Oklahoma City superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drew nine more fouls in Game 2 Thursday night.
What was going through Jaden McDaniel's head when he shoved Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the back with 6:14 to go in the fourth quarter? "I just wanted to foul him, for real," McDaniels said after Minnesota lost Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Jaden McDaniels let frustration get the better of him on Thursday night.
Jaden McDaniels got the brunt of playing against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. He was the primary defender for most of his time on the floor, but he fouled out after only 24 minutes.
The Timberwolves delivered a parting shot after sending the Lakers packing in Game 5 of the first round. Just hours after clinching the series, Minnesota’s official X account posted a throwback clip of the Lakers drafting Jaden McDaniels with the 28th pick in 2020.
Anthony Edwards is the obvious choice as the primary standout for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is the superstar due to his gaudy numbers and insane highlights.
In Game 3 of a close first-round series, Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 30 points on the way to a 116-104 win. This win gives them a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers.
McDaniels is the perfect example of an evolving player.
The Lakers' lack of size and rim protection has been a glaring weakness ever since they traded Anthony Davis. Those issues were more prevalent than ever in their Game 3 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday.
Basketball fans are enjoying the physicality in the NBA playoffs. That said, there's a fine line between being physical and dirty.
Jaden McDaniels stood out for the Minnesota Timberwolves in their dominant 117-95. The 24-year-old forward scored 25 points on elite efficiency, as he shot 11-of-13 from the field and 3-of-3 from the beyond the arc. He was tremendous in Game 1 because Anthony Edwards kept encouraging him to shoot the ball.
Jaden McDaniels played one of the best games of his five-year career in Wednesday's win over the Mavericks. It was the fully-maximized version of a 24-year-old player who is so important to the Timberwolves' present and future.
Jaden McDaniels making a leap offensively in his fifth year was supposed to be a big part of Minnesota being able to overcome trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks, and while his offensive game appears to be hitting a new gear, his defensive game has finally resembled what made him a feared defender in 2023-24.
Jaden McDaniels is trying to make sure Twin Cities residents stay warm this winter. McDaniels and the Timberwolves announced his inaugural "Jaden's Winter Essentials Drive," which begins on Monday and runs through Dec.
The deal is a high-risk, high-reward decision for the Wolves, putting themselves in a difficult (and almost unprecedented for their franchise) financial position.
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