Why an NBA Scout Doesn’t Buy the Timberwolves’ New Era With LaMelo Ball A preview of Minnesota’s 2026–27 season, through the lens of an NBA scout. Sports Illustrated · Sep 25
The Five Teams the NBA Doesn’t Want You to Watch This Season While the defending champion Knicks and $12 billion Lakers will be all over your television screens this season, these five teams will ... not be. Sports Illustrated · Aug 14
Breaking Down Every NBA Team’s Biggest Need Entering Free Agency Luka Dončić needs a big man in L.A. Boston has to figure out its Jaylen Brown issue. Who will surround Giannis in Miami? Sports Illustrated · Jun 29
LaMelo Ball Traded to Minnesota in Seismic NBA Deal Just Days After Brutal Julius Randle Cap Dump The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded for LaMelo Ball, giving up significant assets to pair him with Anthony Edwards, marking a bold new direction for the team. International Business Times UK · Jun 25
NBA Draft Winners and Losers: What the Thunder’s Draft Could Mean for OKC’s Key Players A look at the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 NBA draft with all 60 picks in the rearview. Sports Illustrated · Jun 25
LaMelo Ball traded to Minnesota Timberwolves in blockbuster NBA draft deal LaMelo Ball is joining the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Charlotte Hornets The Independent UK · Jun 25
SI:AM | NBA Offseason Heats Up as LaMelo Ball Traded—and Jaylen Brown Could Be Next One All-Star guard is already on the move. Could Boston part ways with its cornerstone veteran? Sports Illustrated · Jun 25
Post-Draft NBA Power Rankings: Taking Stock Around the League As the Offseason Begins in Earnest NBA power rankings after the 2026 draft concluded on Wednesday night. Sports Illustrated · Jun 25
Timberwolves trading Julius Randle to Nets as part of 3-team deal, AP source says In a significant NBA shake-up, the Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly trading Julius Randle and a first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets. This multi-team deal, also involving the Chicago Bulls, sees Nic Claxton heading to Chicago. For Minnesota, the move unlocks substantial financial flexibility, creating a large trade exception and enabling… The Economic Times · Jun 23
Why Timberwolves Offloaded Julius Randle to Nets for Lesser Draft Pick The Timberwolves have traded Julius Randle to the Nets in a move that clears salary. Sports Illustrated · Jun 23
Revisiting the Three Blockbuster Trades That Brought the Knicks NBA Championship The Knicks are NBA champions, in large part due to three blockbuster trades that are worth revisiting now that New York’s wildest dreams have been realized. Sports Illustrated · Jun 16
The year of New York and the Thunder weren’t inevitable: 15 things we learned from the NBA playoffs The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the biggest takeaways The Guardian - US · Jun 16
Julius Randle Trade Market Swings at Kalshi Julius Randle saw his chances to be traded rise on Kalshi. Two teams enter the fold on prediction markets with chances to land him. Sports Illustrated · Jun 3
Winners and Losers From the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs With just four teams remaining in the NBA championship race, here’s a look back at a memorable conference semifinal round. Sports Illustrated · May 18
The Guardian - US · May 16 The Minnesota Timberwolves’ motley crew brought a burst of fun to the NBA playoffs The Wolves probably won’t win a title without big roster changes, but their postseason run made their case as one of the league’s most entertaining teams
Sports Illustrated · May 16 Timberwolves Offseason Preview: Will Minnesota Make Another Push for Giannis Antetokounmpo? The Timberwolves failed to reach the Western Conference finals this season for the first time since 2023. Now what?
Sports Illustrated · May 5 Anthony Edwards Steals Game 1 for the Timberwolves. But He Nearly Lost It. Things got a bit hairy for Anthony Edwards and the Wolves in the closing minutes of Game 1 in San Antonio.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 27 NBA Announces Punishments for Nikola Jokić, Julius Randle After Nasty Nuggets-Timberwolves Scuffle No suspensions were handed out as part of the tussle between the Timberwolves and Nuggets.
The Guardian - US · Apr 26 Nikola Jokić boils over after McDaniels’s mocking layup in Nuggets’ loss to Timberwolves Nikola Jokić and Julius Randle were ejected after Jaden McDaniels’s provocative layup at the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ playoff victory on Saturday
Sports Illustrated · Apr 20 Four NBA Stars Who Must Bounce Back After Terrible Game 1 Performances A look at the players who will need to play a lot better to save their teams from an 0–2 first-round hole.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 20 NBA Playoffs: Winners And Losers From the First Weekend of Games A look back at the first weekend of playoff hoops as the higher seeded teams held serve across Game 1s. For the most part, at least.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Three Bold Predictions for Star-Studded First-Round Series For the third time in four years, Denver and Minnesota will meet in the postseason.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 SI:AM | Timberwolves’ Historic Comeback Caps One of This Season’s Best NBA Games Minnesota beat the Rockets in a game that had everything.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18 NBA Championship Power Rankings: Lakers Make a Push to Avoid Elimination The latest edition of SI’s championship power rankings features a rising Lakers team, as well as the elimination of another Western Conference contender.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 Anthony Edwards Will Miss Up to Two Weeks With Knee Injury As Wolves Jostle for Playoff Seeding The Timberwolves will lose superstar Anthony Edwards for 1-2 weeks due to a knee injury as the Western Conference playoff race heats up.