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Minneapolis/St. Paul – Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler has been named to the 2017-18 NBA All-Defensive Second Team, the NBA announced earlier today. This is the fourth such honor of Butler’s career as he earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with the Chicago Bulls. → Read More
The NBA G League today named Minnesota Timberwolves forward Amile Jefferson to the 2017-18 All-NBA G League All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA G League All-Defensive First Team and All-NBA G League Second Team. → Read More
The 16th overall pick in 2017 NBA Draft, Patton appeared in 38 games (28 starts) for Iowa, averaging 12.7 points on 47.5% shooting, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 23.1 minutes per game. → Read More
The Minnesota Timberwolves have released a limited number of league and visiting team holds for Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets. → Read More
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced they have reassigned Justin Patton to the Iowa Wolves, the team’s NBA G League affiliate. Patton was recalled from Iowa on Friday, March 2. → Read More
In the 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, Towns scored 18 points, on 8-of-15 from the field, and hauled in a team-high seven rebounds as Team USA defeated Team World 157-154. → Read More
The 16th overall pick in this past season’s NBA Draft, Patton was assigned to Iowa on Dec. 27. He has appeared in 25 games with Iowa this season, averaging 11.9 points on 51.5% shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 20.1 minutes per game. → Read More
The team has worked with the Saunders family to make the evening about raising awareness and funds for the “Flip Saunders Legacy Fund.” The fund was established to aid and support deserving individuals and groups to continue to portray the positive impact of the life of Flip Saunders. → Read More
The centerpiece of the evening will be the unveiling of a permanent banner in Target Center to honor the memory of Flip. Other elements will include a donation by the Timberwolves Fast Break Foundation to the Flip Saunders Legacy Fund. → Read More
The 12-member committee consists of six team presidents and CEOs, and six general managers that best represent the interests of fans and the game itself. → Read More
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced they have reassigned Justin Patton to the Iowa Wolves, the team’s NBA G League affiliate. Patton was recalled by the Timberwolves on Dec. 24. He did not appear in any games. → Read More
Patton has yet to play a game with Minnesota this season after undergoing off-season surgery to repair a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot. → Read More
Georges-Hunt played one game for the Iowa Wolves, scoring 34 points on 10-of-16 shooting and adding four rebounds and three steals in the Wolves’ 141-140 loss to Northern Arizona on Thursday. → Read More
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the team has exercised the fourth-year options on Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyus Jones. → Read More
The Wolves signed the former No. 1 pick to a multi-year deal after he scored a career-high 23.6 points while shooting 35.6 percent from the 3-point line in 2016-17. → Read More
The Wolves will play three exhibition contests, including participating in two games as part of the previously announced NBA Global Games China. → Read More
The 6-5 guard owns career averages of 15.3 points and 3.5 assists in 1182 games (433 starts) over 17 seasons with the Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Hawks, Trail Blazers and Clippers. → Read More
Teague is a career 35.5% shooter from beyond the arc, including connecting on a career-high 40.0% mark in 2015-16. → Read More
The NBA announced Carrie Berran from Eagan, Minn., as one of three finalists for its inaugural Jr. NBA Coach of the Year award, which will be given annually to a youth basketball coach that is making a positive impact on children by demonstrating outstanding integrity, character and leadership. → Read More
The Minnesota Timberwolves today unveiled the new name and identity for their recently acquired NBA Development League Affiliate in Des Moines. The team, formerly the Iowa Energy, has been renamed the Iowa Wolves. → Read More