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Jaden McDaniels Shows What An X-Factor Is

10 minutes. It feels like a second if you’re going about your day, but it sure feels like an eternity when it comes to a basketball game. In that sliding scale that felt like it leaned towards more of an eternity, 10 minutes is how long into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Miami Heat […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Timberwolves 122, Heat 94: Heat Go MIA in MIN

Game Story Many things have been said about this season’s Minnesota Timberwolves. On nights like tonight, everything that we — yes, you and I — have said about this team’s inconsistencies and shortcomings fall away, and we see the skeleton of a team that should be near the top of the league. After a dreadfully […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

Game Preview #37 – Timberwolves vs. Heat

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami HeatDate: January 6th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves remain undefeated in 2026, a stat we will continue milking until the basketball gods force us to stop. What’s happened since the calendar flipped […]

29 days ago | 1 read

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 4: Back in Action to Start the New Year

Welcome to a new week and a new Lynx Offseason Update. The first Offseason Update of the 2026 year! As we officially flip the calendar from 2025 to 2026, players across the globe are getting back to action overseas and in the United States to begin the new year. Players overseas are back to the […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Game Preview #36 – Timberwolves at Wizards

Minnesota Timberwolves at Washington WizardsDate: January 4th, 2026Time: 5:00 PM CSTLocation: Capital One ArenaTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio New Year, New Wolves? The undefeated-in-2026 Minnesota Timberwolves roll into Washington, D.C. for the second game of their back-to-back to start the new year. They do so coming […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Timberwolves 125, Heat 115: A Much-Need Reprieve on South Beach

Welcome to 2026 Canis Hoopus nation. After a horrendous loss to the Atlanta Hawks on New Year’s Eve that brought into question where this team is heading, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Miami Heat on Saturday, looking to turn their season back in the right direction. Unlike many of their previous games, the Wolves […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Lynx Players Preparing for Start of Unrivaled Season

With the start of the new year, that means its time for the start of another Unrivaled season in Miami. Unrivaled, which was co-founded by Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, will tip off its second season on Jan. 5 after a successful inaugural season last offseason. The 3-on-3 […]

about 1 month ago | 0 reads

Game Preview #35 – Timberwolves at Heat

Minnesota Timberwolves at Miami HeatDate: January 3rd, 2026Time: 4:00 PM CSTLocation: Kaseya CenterTelevision Coverage: NBA TV, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio For the Minnesota Timberwolves, 2025 will be remembered as the Year of the Whimper. Every time an opportunity arose to finish on a strong note, the team chose to […]

about 1 month ago | 7 reads

“Do We Care?”: The Timberwolves Sit at a Crossroads

ATLANTA – In the final moments of 2025, the Minnesota Timberwolves put forth one of their worst efforts in a long time against the Atlanta Hawks. In the first quarter alone, the Wolves gave up eight offensive rebounds and 16 points in the paint in a first half they were outscored 70-49. At halftime of […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Hawks 126, Timberwolves 102: New Year, New-Keil

Happy Gameday, everyone. As we ring in the New Year, we usually focus on resolutions. We find things we can do better, ways we want to grow, and search for the fire to motivate us to do those things. Using that definition, there is no team that needs some resolutions more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Eyes on Iowa Wolves: Joan Has Landed

The end of the month has approached, thus bringing us our second edition of Eyes on Iowa Wolves. In case this is your first time tuning in, Canis Hoopus will be bringing you monthly updates on Timberwolves G League affiliate, their two-way players, and promising prospects putting in work. November Overview (Click to open)   […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Game Preview #34 – Timberwolves at Hawks

Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: December 31st, 2025Time: 2:00 PM CSTLocation: State Farm ArenaTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Finally Woke Up. Now It’s Time to Close 2025 the Right Way in Atlanta After the most abysmal performance of the season, that lifeless no-show against Brooklyn to […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Minnesota Timberwolves 2025 Year-End Audit

The Wolves at the Crossroads: The Season So Far and What Must Change in 2026 As the calendar turns from 2025 to 2026, it feels like the perfect moment to take a deep breath, step back, and assess what this Timberwolves season has actually been, not just in wins and losses, but in identity, trajectory, […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Timberwolves 136, Bulls 101: Big Jelly Buckets

After an ugly loss to the Brooklyn Nets where the Minnesota Timberwolves lacked energy for much of the game and dropped one to a team that has been playing well in the month of December. This marked their second straight loss after the thriller late on Christmas Day. This game kicks off a four-game road […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Minnesota Lynx Offseason Update Vol. 3: A Break Over the Holidays

Welcome to a new week and a new Lynx Offseason Update! The final Offseason Update of the 2025 calendar year! As we near the new year, let me be the first to wish you a very Happy New Year and a great start to 2026. All of us at Canis Hoopus thank you for your […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Game Preview #33 – Timberwolves at Bulls

Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: December 29th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: United CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio It’s not entirely clear what Santa Claus left under the Timberwolves’ tree this year, but after Saturday night’s display against the Brooklyn Nets, one thing is painfully obvious: he did not […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Nets 123, Timberwolves 107: A Christmas Hangover

Is anyone really surprised? Just a few after an insane overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Christmas, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Brooklyn Nets in an obvious letdown spot. While the Nets may appear to be an easy win on the surface, they have been playing a lot better basketball. After starting the […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Game Preview #32 – Timberwolves vs. Nets

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Brooklyn NetsDate: December 27th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves, the Grinch, and the Coal in Our Stockings: How Christmas Night Slipped Away and Why the Next Eight Games Might Define Their Season For about thirty glorious, irrational, completely […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Nuggets 142, Timberwolves 138: A Christmas Classi

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Canis family. For the second consecutive season, and the fourth time in franchise history, the Minnesota Timberwolves played on Christmas Day. Tonight, it was against a familiar foe, Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets. Whenever these two teams match up, crazy things seem to happen, and tonight was no exception. […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Christmas Game Preview – Timberwolves at Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: December 25th, 2025Time: 9:30 PM CSTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: ABC, ESPNRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves delivered some early holiday cheer to the Target Center crowd on Tuesday evening, notching their first victory over Karl-Anthony Towns since the legendary fall-2024 trade. Yes, it came against a Knicks […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Timberwolves 115, Knicks 104: Return of the KAT (Again)

It’s still a little weird seeing Karl-Anthony Towns in another team’s uniform. On the night before Christmas Eve, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on Towns and the New York Knicks in a game that was far less emotional than last year’s game between these two teams in Minnesota. While Towns has settled in with his new […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

What Would A Trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo Look Like?

It’s hard to imagine this type of seismic trade just a few days after the Minnesota Timberwolves seemingly did the impossible and handed the Oklahoma City Thunder a loss on top of the ever glorious Prince-inspired court. Maybe that win is enough to get the Wolves out of their early season funk. Maybe they return […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Game Preview #30 – Timberwolves vs. Knicks

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York KnicksDate: December 23rd, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: Wolves App, iHeart Radio Sunday night against the Giannis-less Bucks was the most obvious trap game imaginable. The kind where the warning signs aren’t subtle, they’re flashing neon, blaring sirens, and basically screaming, “Hey […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Timberwolves 103, Bucks 100: Unc Still Got It

There are games during a long NBA season that feel as though they can define a team’s season. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 112-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday felt like exactly that. It was the type of win that feels like it should count for more than one win in the standings, especially […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads