Terrence Shannon Jr. is off to a quiet four-game start to what many expect to be a be a breakout second season for the Timberwolves' lefty guard. He hopes to change that as soon as Wednesday night's game against the Lakers.
Over the past few years, Illinois coach Brad Underwood hasn’t just revitalized the Champaign-to-NBA pipeline – he has also built it up to arguably unprecedented levels.
With the 2025-2026 NBA season upon us, a summer of injuries, roster changes, and speculation will completely change how we view teams, individual players, and the landscape of the league.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have picked up the third-year options for guards Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr., the team announced in a press release.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the middle of the most successful period in the history of their franchise. They've gone to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row, losing in five games each time.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Today marks another entry in our ongoing Illinois on SI "Best of the Century" series featuring the top 10 Illini players over the past 25 years. In our selection process, we considered individual production, career length (must have played at least two seasons since 2000), team accomplishments and intangibles.
At the 2024 NBA Draft, guard Terrence Shannon Jr. heard name after name before finally hearing his. He’d been one of the best players in the country in his fifth collegiate season, his second year with Illinois, averaging a white-hot 23.0 points per game.
Timberwolves second-year guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has been named to the NBA's All-Summer League first team, the league announced on Tuesday. He's joined by the Kings' Nique Clifford, the Spurs' David Jones-Garcia, the Clippers' Jordan Miller, and MVP Kyle Filipowski of the Utah Jazz.
Illinois on SI is grading the performance of every former Illini in the 2025 NBA Summer League (minus Quincy Guerrier, who played only six minutes). In the second of five entries, we assess Terence Shannon Jr.’s performance in his initial NBA action.
Following two consecutive seasons in which the Minnesota Timberwolves have been eliminated in the Western Conference Finals, a breakthrough season is the hope for the franchise.
To make it to the highest level of most sports requires a certain build or a baseline level of reflexes or athleticism, or some combination of all of the above.
As the familiar adage goes, you learn something new every day. Today, the NBA world learned that Summer League Terrence Shannon Jr. is – contrary to popular belief – not invincible. Although the former Illini wing managed a game-high 24 points, he coughed up the rock a startling seven times.
The Timberwolves remained perfect in NBA Summer League action on Tuesday in Las Vegas, pulling away late to take down the Detroit Pistons 89-73 and move to 3-0 with one game left in preliminary play.
Summer League is underway as teams get a first look at the incoming rookies before the start of the upcoming season. With excitement brewing for each franchise, it sounds like the Minnesota Timberwolves are especially excited about one key prospect, at least for co-owner Alex Rodriguez.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a promising group of young players, which includes their 23-year-old superstar Anthony Edwards. Tim Connelly and the rest of the Timberwolves front office have done a great job of building this team from the ground up.
The Timberwolves moved to 2-0 at Summer League with a win over the Nuggets on Saturday night. A big reason why was Terrence Shannon Jr.'s game-high 24 points, as he continues to look a step above the competition in Las Vegas this year.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it’s just Terrence Shannon Jr. flying down the lane. That thunderous coast-to-coast jam you can watch above – which served as the nail in the coffin for the New Orleans Pelicans – was just two of Shannon’s 20 points.
Second-year Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. figures to put up some eye-popping numbers at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which kicks off this week.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have a promising 2025 Summer League campaign ahead, which is headlined by returning sophomores Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are competing at the highest level of the NBA, which means their depth is tested every game. For most of the season, they ran a primary rotation of eight players, but they always needed more players to help them. That is where Terrence Shannon Jr.
With the Minnesota Timberwolves’ backs against the wall, they received an unlikely spark from rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. Down 2-0 to the Western Conference one-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota built a 20-point lead in the first quarter.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. This is the Timberwolves second straight trip to this big stage and they aim for their first NBA Finals bid in franchise history.
Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder was filled with some big stories. Those include Julius Randle's bounce-back game or Anthony Edwards' standout night.
How much do you love you your favorite video game? Probably not as much as Minnesota Timberwolves rookie, Terrence Shannon Jr, who they picked No. 27 overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Illinois guard/forward Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty of felony rape and aggravated sexual assault on Thursday, a verdict that prompted an outpouring of support from a number of friends and supporters.