2022-23 NBA Lookaheads: Minnesota Timberwolves

Dan is joined by Derek James (@DerekJamesNBA), who covers the Minnesota Timberwolves for his Substack, By Derek James, to talk about—YOU GUESSED IT—the 2022-23 Minnesota Timberwolves. They get into everything from the Rudy Gobert trade and Anthony Edwards' next step to how this team will defend and the 10-man rotation. Plus...MUCH MORE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - Intro 3:25 - Offseason impressions 5:39 - The cost of the Rudy Gobert trade 12:46 - Rudy Gobert's offensive fit 16:06 - The defense with Rudy Gobert 19:46 - Biggest concerns about Rudy Gobert-Karl-Anthony Towns partnership 25:35 - Is Karl-Anthony Towns under more pressure than ever? 26:32 - The trajectory of Anthony Edwards 31:35 The importance of Jaden McDaniels 33:13 - How D'Angelo Russell can make an impact 36:47 - Secondary guard rotation 38:43 - Best use of Kyle Anderson 39:56 - Stagerring Gobert and KAT 41:23 - Biggest roster concerns 43:29 - Building a 10-man rotation 45:58 - Go-to crunch-time unit 46:47 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 48:18 - Over/under prediction, Where do the Wolves stand in the Western Conference JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices