Anthony Edwards Fined $50K For Obscene Gestures Toward Referee

Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for directing an obscene gestures towards a referee on Saturday. The incident occurred with 1:26 remaining in the third quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 127-125 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Edwards had plenty of reason to be frustrated with himself, finishing the night with 15 points on 4-of-13 shooting, […]

Vivek Jacob  •  13 Jan 2025
Why The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Bold Bet Isn’t Paying Off

It feels like it was just yesterday the Minnesota Timberwolves could smell their first NBA Finals berth. Off the heels of beating the defending champion Denver Nuggets in an exhilarating seven-game series, a defensive-minded Timberwolves team clawed their way to their first Western Conference Finals run in 20 years. Anthony Edwards was getting Michael Jordan […]

Esfandiar Baraheni  •  08 Jan 2025
4 Interesting Numbers Around The NBA, Including The Run-And-Gun Chicago Bulls

Every NBA season moves so quickly and is unbelievably jam-packed. It’s hard to catch everything; nobody does, despite what some may claim. New trends, breakouts, minor developments and changing roles can drift into the abyss that is each night’s loaded schedule of entertainment. To provide a lifeboat amid the season’s chaos, the Sportscasting NBA crew […]

Jackson Frank  •  06 Dec 2024
Timberwolves Have Just A 17% Chance To Make Playoffs

The Minnesota Timberwolves now have just a 17% chance to make the playoffs, following Wednesday night’s 115-104 loss to the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index (BPI). Minnesota Timberwolves have a 4.9% chance to finish as a top-6 seed, a 40% probability to qualify for the play-in tournament Minnesota also has only a […]

James Foglio  •  29 Nov 2024
9 Observations From The NBA’s Opening Week

The NBA season is well underway. While it’s too early to make sweeping conclusions about anything or anyone, it’s time to start thinking about how the year will take shape. All 30 teams have played at least two games, and each team will have its set of wrinkles they need to iron out through an […]

Esfandiar Baraheni  •  28 Oct 2024
One Question For Each NBA Team In The 2024-25 Northwest Divison

The NBA season is around the corner, and to preview the upcoming year, our group of experts has been asked to think of one question for every team. Here it is for the Northwest division! Denver Nuggets: Are the Nuggets’ young players actually good? This season is going to teach us something very important about […]

Jackson Frank  •  17 Oct 2024
Four Big Bets The Knicks And Wolves Made With Their Blockbuster Trade

A trade that happens in September, just days before teams are set to answer questions on Media Day, is incredibly bold. Make that trade a blockbuster that includes two franchise pillars swapping teams and conferences, thoroughly shaking up the structure of the NBA… and you have one of the most shocking trades in recent memory. […]

Esfandiar Baraheni  •  28 Sep 2024
Source reveals why the New York Knicks traded Donte DiVincenzo

On Friday, the basketball received a huge shock, with the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves agreeing to a blockbuster deal involving Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony Towns. Knicks are sending salary — including DaQuan Jeffries — and draft compensation to Charlotte in three-team Karl-Anthony Towns/Julius Randle deal, sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski. https://t.co/dP4x8dTvr9 — Shams […]

Mat Issa  •  28 Sep 2024
30 Intriguing NBA Lineups To Watch For In The 2024-2025 Season

I’ll be the first person to tell you that lineup data is tricky. While it is a valuable tool for sifting through what works and what doesn’t for any NBA team, it often doesn’t provide the whole picture and is filled with an abundance of ‘noise.’  Besides, it all comes down to sample size, and […]

Esfandiar Baraheni  •  17 Sep 2024