The NBA has acknowledged a critical missed call in the final minute of Saturday night's instant classic 126-123 Timberwolves loss to the Spurs in San Antonio.
Joan Beringer is ready for the moment. That much became quite clear over the course of Tuesday night's Timberwolves blowout victory in Milwaukee. With Rudy Gobert suspended for the contest against the Bucks, the 19-year-old Beringer finally received his first opportunity to play non-garbage time minutes in an NBA regular season game.
The Timberwolves might not have to look far for a solution to their immense defensive struggles during minutes where Rudy Gobert is off the floor. Sure, they could trade for a rim-protecting center before the Feb.
Micah Nori looked like he was going to have a heart attack when Joan Beringer attacked the rim for an uncontested dunk in the final seconds of the Timberwolves' 144-117 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
If you wanted to watch the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first round pick Joan Beringer play NBA competition, you got that for a small portion of this game. That’s about all I can report.
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Joan Beringer has multiple mentor options as he begins his NBA career. The 18-year-old has gained spotlight during preseason, most recently scoring 14 points against the Denver Nuggets.
Chris Finch has been thoroughly impressed with one young Minnesota Timberwolves star, despite his lack of NBA experience. The Minnesota Timberwolves, now more than ever, will be relying on their youth to get them by.
Joan Beringer finally made his debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The rookie played in the team’s first preseason game against the Denver Nuggets, which the Timberwolves won 126-116.
On Saturday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Nuggets, kicking off their 2025-26 preseason campaign. Minnesota returns plenty of the talent that helped them reach the Western Conference Finals last season, making their new additions in Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky the primary subject of the game.
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Frenchman Joan Beringer with the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. At 6-foot-11, Joan Beringer scores primarily as a lob threat and cutter in the pick-and-roll.
The Minnesota Timberwolves made another run to the Western Conference Finals, losing to the eventual champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite their deep playoff run, the Timberwolves are arguably one of the draft’s big winners.
The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted a rookie who “moves like a star”, and he could one day replace Rudy Gobert, according to Kevin O’Connor. The Timberwolves have fallen a round short of the NBA Finals in back-to-back seasons, losing to the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals in the last two years.
At the 2025 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves made the surprise move to select a center, grabbing Joan Beringer of Cedevita Olimpija at No. 17. At 6-foot-11 with a 7-foot-4 wingspan, Beringer is a highly developmental center prospect, seeing a fairly raw game right now on both ends.
When the Minnesota Timberwolves selected 18-year-old French center Joan Beringer with the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, it was a move rooted in projection.
Former Indiana and Georgia men's basketball coach Tom Crean isn't the only industry expert who thinks the Timberwolves might've struck gold by taking Joan Beringer with the No.
The stage is rapidly being set to make Joan Beringer the best kept secret in the NBA. While other rookies are getting attention from the national media, the No.
Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and the other top picks of the 2025 draft were always going to show out at the NBA Summer League. But what about some of the lesser heralded draftees?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have two gigantic rookies from the 2025 NBA Draft. Joan Beringer is the more popular one due to his potential at 18, and he's the player picked with the highest draft selection.
Thursday marked the first day of the 2025 Las Vegas NBA Summer League. After Cooper Flagg and other rookies made their NBA debuts on the event's opening day, Friday still featured a number of intriguing first-year players in action.
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected French big man Joan Beringer with the No. 17 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft last month. This was an intriguing decision by the Timberwolves as drafting a project prospect in Beringer didn’t seem like an effective way to utilize their top-20 selection.
As Rudy Gobert nears the end of his athletic prime, the Minnesota Timberwolves might already have another future Defensive Player of the Year on their roster.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may have walked away from the 2025 NBA Draft with one of the most intriguing long-term center prospects in Joan Beringer. Standing