The Timberwolves have promoted Joe Connelly to vice president of player personnel and added Chris Hines as an assistant coach, according to a team press release. The Wolves also announced several other promotions or additions, including Jeff Newton as assistant coach/director of player development, James White as assistant coach/player development, Dapo Adegbile as basketball … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Announce Numerous Staff Promotions, Additions
Western Notes: Reid, Suns, LeBron, Grizzlies
Tragedy has struck Timberwolves big man Naz Reid and his family. His sister, Toraya Reid, was shot and killed Saturday in New Jersey, Eva Herscowitz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. A New Jersey prosecutor charged Shaquille Green, whom the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said was in a relationship with Toraya Reid, with her murder. Reid’s former teammate, Knicks star … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Reid, Suns, LeBron, Grizzlies
NBA Conducting Own Investigation Into Malik Beasley
The NBA is conducting its own investigation into Malik Beasley related to allegations of improper gambling on games and prop bets, the league confirmed to ESPN’s David Purdum. Beasley is “fully cooperating” in that probe, attorney Steve Haney told ESPN. Word broke in June, just ahead of his free agency, that the veteran sharpshooter was under investigation by the U.S. District … [Read more...] about NBA Conducting Own Investigation Into Malik Beasley
And-Ones: Top Newcomers, Realignment, McGrady, St. Bonnie’s
With most of the NBA’s offseason action now in the books, Chris Herring and Kevin Pelton of ESPN identify the 14 NBA “newcomers” whose changes of scenery will have the greatest impact in 2025/26. There are no surprises at the top of the list, which features new Rockets forward Kevin Durant at No. 1, Magic guard Desmond Bane at No. 2, and Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson at No. … [Read more...] about And-Ones: Top Newcomers, Realignment, McGrady, St. Bonnie’s
Wolves Notes: Randle, Beringer, DiVincenzo, Identity
The Timberwolves‘ decision last summer to trade Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo ended up being a rare win-win deal, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski writes in a mailbag article. Randle not only turned in a very positive second half to the season and first-round series against the Lakers, but thanks to his (relatively) smaller cap hit, he … [Read more...] about Wolves Notes: Randle, Beringer, DiVincenzo, Identity