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Lynx 86, Fever 66: Finishing on a High Note
Game 44, the last regular game of the season was upon us. While the game itself did not have any postseason ramifications (A Valkyries overtime loss on Tuesday helped the Lynx clinch the first seed in the WNBA playoffs), it still would’ve been good for the Lynx to close the regular season strong with a […]
Lynx to play Liberty in first round of WNBA playoffs
The Minnesota Lynx are wrapping up the regular season tonight, but not already know who they will face when the playoffs begin this weekend. The team will finish the regular season with their final game against the Indiana Fever at home tonight, but when the playoffs begin Sunday, they will welcome the New York Liberty […]
Where It’s Cold or Where It’s Hot?
Continuation of the “What If” Wolves series. In this series, I play the role of Timberwolves Overlord and go back in time and right some of the wrongs of our favorite franchise. Since this is the Timberwolves, there are a lot of wrongs. This series may go on forever. Let me start by saying that […]
TJ Shannon’s Best Role is as a Trade Piece
So much of the coming season is uncertain for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They restructured their whole core and brought in a new star point guard in LaMelo Ball, and jettisoned cornerstones of the team’s past identity in Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Mike Conley Jr. They even switched owners. Within that restructuring, there are many […]
Fever 96, Lynx 77: Hot Start Puts Minnesota to Bed Early
Without Olivia Miles, the Minnesota Lynx stumbled out of the gate against the Indiana Fever and fall to 1-4 in their last five games. There is an old adage in sports that you never want to play a team coming off an embarrassing blowout loss. Unfortunately for the Lynx, that aged wisdom proved true tonight. […]
Five Wolves Lineups We Want to See
Training camp is here, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have reported. The starting lineup looks to be locked up with Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, and Jonathan Kuminga. Level of play, injuries, and selective rest will shift that lineup as the season goes on, but those starters are more vital than ever. In […]
Hey Jude-lius Randle: A Look Back at the Paul McCartney of the Timberwolves
BREAKING NEWS — Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn just uncovered a new diary from Paul McCartney, suggesting the original lyrics to the 1968 hit “Hey Jude” were much different. Just as “Yesterday” originally came to Macca in a dream as a song about scrambled eggs, contemporaneous notes reveal that the seven minute epic was initially about […]
Anthony Edwards Helped Recruit Jonathan Kuminga to Wolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves made a splash late in the offseason by signing former Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga to a two-year deal worth $12.4 million. Kuminga has a player option for the 2027-28 season and is expected to be the team’s starting power forward going into the year. The Wolves needed […]
Lynx 101, Sun 89: Minnesota Cools Hot Shooting Sun
After three losses bridging the World Cup break, it has been nearly a month since the Minnesota Lynx notched a win. On Sunday, behind a strong first-half performance by Napheesa Collier that was echoed in the second half by Olivia Miles, the Lynx fended off the Connecticut Sun to stay a full game atop the […]
A Look at Who the Lynx Could Face in the Playoffs
With the WNBA back after a two-plus-week break due to the FIBA World Cup, there are just a few games left in the regular season, with games concluding Sept. 24. The eight-team playoff field is set, though there is plenty yet to be decided with seeding before postseason action can begin. When it comes to […]
An Anthony Edwards Prospect Retrospective: The Realization of His Superstar Potential
Editor’s Note: It is our pleasure to introduce a second Leo to the Canis-verse. This is Leo Li’s first piece for CH, and he will be adding more insight into all things player development going forward. Please welcome him in the way only Canis commenters can! Anthony Edwards’ development trajectory since entering the league in […]
Liberty 93, Lynx 81: Pushed Around Again
Coming out of the World Cup break there was hope that Minnesota would bounce back to their winning ways. Instead, on Friday night, the Lynx just bounced off the bodies of New York Liberty defenders. Presumptive Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles continues to get special attention by opposing defenses. Tonight was no different. The […]
Feel Good Friday: Lynx Are Back!
We made it ya’ll. Another Friday! Though many of us may be clocking out for the week, the Minnesota Lynx are finally clocking back in to work. They play host to our old cheating friends, the New York Liberty tonight at 6:30pm CT at Target Center. The Lynx have been slowly reforming like Voltron in […]
Unrivaled Basketball is Coming to Minnesota
It was announced on Thursday morning that the players-founded Unrivaled basketball league will be arriving to Minnesota for the first time ever. If you are new to women’s basketball, then it’s possible you haven’t heard about what Unrivaled is. Our very own Mitchell Hansen, and resident women’s basketball expert, detailed what exactly it is before […]
3 Candidates That Need to Work Out
‘Internal development’ was up there as one of the key phrases of the Minnesota Timberwolves 2024-25 offseason. Alongside ‘continuity’, the two were constantly used as the main themes to describe how Minnesota would take another step forward after their back-to-back Western Conference Finals trips. I think we can all agree that while it was fun […]
Timberwolves Player Previews: The Wings
In part two of the Timberwolves Player Previews series, Will dives into the swingmen who may swing the season for Minnesota. If you missed the part one reviewing the guards, it’s just a click away below! Jaden McDaniels When Jaden McDaniels said “They’re all bad defenders” when referencing the Denver Nuggets defense in last season’s […]
Let’s Talk About the Way We Speak About LaMelo Ball
Editor’s Note: It’s with great pride we introduce kady1735 as one of our guest contributors! He’s going to bring some of his fresh perspectives here, and you can follow him at on Twitter at (unsurprisingly) @kady1735. LaMelo Ball is the Timberwolves’ premier addition this offseason, and with that label, discussions have inevitably started about how […]
Welcome to the World of the “What If” Wolves
Editor’s Note: Today is a perfect day to announce the debut of another one of Canis’ very own, JetAllen! Jet Helmbrecht is introducing a series of articles called the “What If” Wolves, beginning all the way back with the beginning. You are in for a treat! You can also say hello to Jet on BlueSky […]
From Foal to Stallion: Joan Beringer Gets His Hooves
Editor’s Note: A great way to kick off the week is by welcoming another talented member of the Canis team. Known in the comments section as EightTwo0 (formerly FreeDieng/Free3Jelica), Patrick Dooley will be blessing us with his talents from time to time. Everyone say hi! It’s our favorite form of off-season content: young player hype. […]
Napheesa Collier & Team USA Dramatically Win Gold
The United States women’s national team hasn’t lost a game in 20 years. It looked like that counter was about to be reset back zero when they found themselves down 14 in the second quarter. Spoiler alert: the ticker will soon be changing to 21 years since their last lost. The epic second half comeback […]
3 Takeaways from Kuminga’s Presser
Editor’s Note: I want to take this moment to introduce Brandon Mullen, who is joining the staff here at Canis. This is certainly (hopefully) the first of many pieces you’ll be seeing from Brandon, so please join me in welcoming him to the site. The Minnesota Timberwolves formally introduced recently acquired forward Jonathan Kuminga on […]
Feel Good Friday: 18 Days Till Training Camp
It’s Friday!!! When I was in middle school, every Friday during lunch time, one of the teachers would wheel out a big speaker outdoor by the basketball courts. In the most cringe Boomer tone that you can imagine, he would announce “It’sssssss Fridayyyyyy!!!!” through a microphone before blasting Jock Jams until lunch was over. However […]
The Many Point Guards of Anthony Edwards
Editor’s Note: We’re excited to see our very own Matt Harren, better known as harebear in the comments section, taking the brave dive onto the Canis front page. You’ll be seeing a lot more from Matt this season, so please give him a warm welcome! During the 2020 NBA Draft, just after the Minnesota Timberwolves […]
An Accursed Bog Witch Predicts the 26/27 Wolves Season
Editor’s Note: One of the most fun parts of the Canis Hoopus of the past was the sheer creativity and eccentricity of the writers that would baffle and surprise me, but clearly carried the care and love that this site should be home to. It is my pleasure to introduce Anand Balasubrahmanyan, who embodies that […]
SB Nation Reacts: Can’t Spell Basketball without… well… Ball
Last week, we came on here to ask you all, off the backs of the Jonathan Kuminga signing and Cody Williams trade, which newcomer to the Minnesota Timberwolves you were most excited to see on the court. With such an action packed summer, filled with a full restructuring of the roster around Anthony Edwards and […]
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