Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

Ben Beecken reviews Naz Reid's season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, including his across-the-board improvement and impressive play once new head coach Chris Finch began playing him at power forward more often. What will his role be next year for the Wolves?

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It's time to review Malik Beasley's roller-coaster year with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ben Beecken looks at what he did well and where he struggled, as well as Beasley's outlook for next season with the team. Also, a few Wolves notes including checking in on Leandro Bolmaro overseas and a quick recap of Monday night's NBA playoff action.

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Ben Beecken breaks down the most exciting Game Ones from around the NBA this weekend and then takes a deep-dive into D'Angelo Russell and Josh Okogie's individual performances for the Minnesota Timberwolves, including why Russell is a great fit for Chris Finch's offense and how Finch figured out the best way to utilize Okogie.

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The NBA has announced finalists for the six major awards. Ben Beecken gives his thoughts and picks for each award, including Rookie of the Year. Also the Minnesota Timberwolves player review series rolls on as Ben looks at Jordan McLaughlin and Jarred Vanderbilt.

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Day Two of the NBA's play-in games was decidedly more exciting than Day One. Ben Beecken breaks down the high points from Wednesday's games, plus gives season reviews for another pair of Minnesota Timberwolves players, Juancho Hernangomez and Jake Layman.

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Head coach Chris Finch is making some changes to the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff. Also, Ben Beecken reviews the individual seasons of second-year guards Jaylen Nowell and Jarrett Culver, including what their outlooks might be for the 2021-22 season.

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Ben Beecken breaks down four key surprises from the 2020-21 season, from the way D'Angelo Russell closed the campaign to some of the rotation possibilities unlocked by head coach Chris Finch. Also, a few notes from the Wolves post-season media availability and a rumor regarding the new ownership group and a certain Hall-of-Famer.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves managed to finish a disappointing season on a high note by blowing out the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks. Anthony Edwards put an exclamation point on his Rookie of the Year case with a 30-point showing while D'Angelo Russell dropped a double-double. Ben Beecken breaks down why winning, not tanking, was the right thing for the Wolves to do, plus takes a look at key takeaways from Wolves-Mavs and individual studs and duds.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves never got their offense going on Saturday night against the Boston Celtics, making only five 3-pointers on the night. Ben Beecken breaks down the offensive struggles and what went wrong for the Wolves in the loss.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves hung around on Thursday night in Denver, but presumptive MVP Nikola Jokic had a big night en route to a win over the Wolves. Anthony Edwards had a massive third quarter as he continued to make his case for the Rookie of the Year award, but the Wolves weren't able to do much else offensively in this one. Ben Beecken hits the key takeaways and the individual studs and duds from the loss.

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