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Anthony Edwards Says Timberwolves Are Not in LeBron James’ Top Three
Two days after holding up a LeBron James trading card and pitching Minnesota at Fanatics Fest, Anthony Edwards said he has seen James’ top three teams — and the Wolves aren’t on the list.
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Anthony Edwards Makes a Public Pitch to LeBron James as Reporting Tilts Toward the East
At Fanatics Fest, Edwards held up a LeBron James trading card and said ‘come to Minnesota’ — on the same day ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported the decision is near and trending toward an Eastern Conference team.
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Hornets GM Jeff Peterson Says Trading LaMelo Ball Required ‘Thick Skin’ in First Extended Comments on the Deal
Speaking with Andscape’s Marc J. Spears, Charlotte’s head of basketball operations addressed the fan backlash directly: “The minute you start to feed into that, then you can’t do the job.”
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ESPN Ranks Joan Beringer the No. 4 Sophomore to Watch Entering 2026-27
Ben Golliver put the Timberwolves big man fourth among 2025 draft class sophomores — ahead of two top-five picks — arguing Minnesota’s frontcourt overhaul makes his rotation minutes a necessity, not a luxury.
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Timberwolves Explored Trades for Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh Giddey Before Landing LaMelo Ball, per Report
Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports Minnesota canvassed the star market before the Ball deal — Boston wanted Rudy Gobert and heavy draft capital for Brown, and the Giannis and Giddey talks never gained traction.
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LaMelo Ball Trade to Timberwolves Is Official as Four-Team Deal Sends Julius Randle to Brooklyn
The blockbuster that remade Minnesota’s backcourt is finally on the books: LaMelo Ball is a Timberwolf, Julius Randle is a Net, and the four-team paperwork revealed one wrinkle nobody had reported.
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Kyle Anderson Signs With Raptors as Timberwolves Restock the Roster on Minimum Deals
Kyle Anderson is headed to Toronto on a one-year minimum, and Minnesota can offer departing free agents nothing better — the roster-margin cost of the LaMelo Ball trade is now coming due.
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Timberwolves Expected to Pursue a Floor-Spacing Big, With Josh Green’s Expiring Contract as the Likely Path
After sending Naz Reid to Charlotte in the LaMelo Ball deal, Minnesota is expected to chase a frontcourt shooter — and per Hoops Rumors, Josh Green’s $14.7 million expiring contract is the piece most likely to get it done.