Hoops and Howls: A Minnesota Timberwolves Podcast

The Athletic's Bay Area Columnist Marcus Thompson joins Zach to dive into all the wild/crazy/unbelievable behind the scenes stories of the Wolves passing on Steph Curry twice in the 2009 NBA Draft: why the Wolves made the decision they did, where Curry wanted to go, how different things would be with the Wolves and Warriors franchises. Plus - would Steph Curry had become STEPH CURRY if he was in Minnesota.

Zach is joined by The Athletic's Mike Smeltz to run through Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Draft history to identify the biggest mistakes in franchise history: where does the David Kahn double PG debacle rank, Derrick Williams' place in #2 overall pick history and the sneaky disappointing draft from the 90s.

Zach Harper is joined by The Athletic's Britt Robson to talk about Kevin Garnett's massive impact on the franchise, why KG ultimately agreed to be traded to Boston and KG's continuing feud with Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor

Zach Harper is joined by The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski to dive into deep thoughts surrounding the Wolves and how the season suspension impacts the team's plan: lack of time with DLo-KAT, Malik Beasley contract negotiations, salary cap ramifications and more.

Zach is joined by The Athletic's Britt Robson to examine all the prominent role players on the Wolves including Josh Okogie, Juancho Hernangomez, Jarrett Culver and more. Debating ceilings, roles, and likely futures.

Zach is joined by The Athletic's Mike Smeltz to run through the 9 biggest questions surrounding the Timberwolves including dream 2020 NBA draft result, whether Wolves fans should worry about KAT's agent running the Knicks and free agent targets this off-season.

Zach Harper is joined by The Athletic's NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie to talk about the 2020 NBA Draft, which of the top prospects would fit most with Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell and the one prospect to target with the Brooklyn Nets pick heading to the Wolves.

Hoops and Howls host Zach Harper is joined first by The Athletic's Denver Nuggets reporter Nick Kosmider to talk about the new Wolves/old Nuggets including Malik Beasley: how much Beasley may be worth in his next contract, his ceiling. Then at 15:00 The Athletic Bay Area Columnist Marcus Thompson joins Zach to talk about why the Warriors decided to move on from D'Angelo Russell, and what that may mean for his time in Minnesota.

Zach Harper is joined by The Athletic's Britt Robson to talk about how D'Angelo Russell and the rest of the new Wolves were in their debut with the team.

Zach Harper is joined by The Athletic's Mike Smeltz to talk about each and every move the extremely active Minnesota Timberwolves made. Whether the Wolves beat the Warriors in a trade, D'Angelo Russell's fit with Karl-Anthony Towns, and thoughts on Omari Spellman, Malik Beasley and more!