Malik Beasley hit his 100th three of the season on Wednesday, in the team s 29th game. That s the fastest any Wolves player had gotten to 100 in a season.
The Wolves will play two consecutive games against the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the fifth time this season the Wolves will play the same opponent two nights in a row.
Forget Flynn vs. Curry, the Wolves have three new Golden State problems Fallout from last year s mega-trade and draft will follow these teams for years. Early returns favor the Warriors. January 28, 2021 4:46pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The fortunes of the Timberwolves and Warriors have been linked since June 2009, when in one fateful sequence the Wolves and GM David Kahn drafted Ricky Rubio No. 5 and Jonny Flynn No. 6, then watched Golden State take Steph Curry at No. 7.
The Rubio pick was a no-brainer at the time and remains defensible more than 11 years later. While he hasn t had the career many envisioned, Rubio has been a solid pro. The Flynn pick was questioned at the time and became an unmitigated disaster when he was hurt and Curry turned into one of the NBA s best players, winning two MVPs and three NBA titles.