Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

The Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves will both be shorthanded in Wednesday's matchup. Both teams are among the league leaders in 3-point attempts and free throw attempts and are averse to shooting mid-range twos, but the two offenses have seen dramatically different results thus far this season...

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The Minnesota Timberwolves' defense was non-existent in a 16-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. The pick-and-roll coverage was confused and ineffective, and that spelled disaster for a Wolves team that was otherwise impressive offensively behind D'Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley.

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Minnesota Timberwolves lost at home to the Boston Celtics on Friday and on the road to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. They played hard in both games, however, even without D'Angelo Russell or Karl-Anthony Towns available against the Nuggets. We talk studs and duds and look ahead to Wolves-Mavericks on Monday night.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves will play host to the mighty Boston Celtics on Friday night Target Center in a game that will be absent both Karl-Anthony Towns and Kemba Walker. Also, there's a bit more news on Jake Layman's injury and when he may return to game action.

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D'Angelo Russell's performance this year has been oft-criticized, but is the criticism fair? How has his season gone compared to his All-Star campaign last year with the Brooklyn Nets? Also, we talk about the Wolves' rotation moving forward.

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It's the All-Star Break, so it's time to have fun with midseason numbers on both a team and an individual level for the Wolves. Some of the numbers may surprise you...Also, a discussion about Kevin Garnett's jersey retirement with the Boston Celtics before his number is in the rafters at Target Center.

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Karl-Anthony Towns' paint defense has been better than you think this season, but teams are still better offensively when he's on the floor. Why is that, and how might the Wolves fix it?

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All-Star Weekend was a blast. Let's discuss All-Star Friday and Saturday, plus the reformatted game on Sunday evening. Also, there is a bit of Karl-Anthony Towns injury news, plus Kevin Garnett's pending induction into the Hall of Fame and his jersey retirement by the Boston Celtics.

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It's time to check in on the Iowa Wolves of the G League and which players have been showing out in Des Moines. Also, we preview All-Star Weekend, including Josh Okogie's presence in the Rising Stars Game on Friday night and predictions for All-Star Saturday's competitions.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves were without Karl-Anthony Towns in the final game before the All-Star Break as the star big man sat out with a wrist injury. They still got 26 points and 11 assists from D'Angelo Russell led by 18 points before giving up the lead late and losing to the Hornets at home.

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