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Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves will waive two-way forward Enrique Freeman, who’s dealing with a minor injury that’ll keep him out for a few weeks, sources told @hoopshype. He averaged 16.5 points on 54.2% shooting, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists last season with the Iowa Wolves.
Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves and Norchad Omier have agreed to a two-way deal, league sources told @hoopshype . Omier averaged 18.3 points on 59.2% shooting from the field, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in the G League last season.
Michael Scotto: Seven players had rookie team options declined for the 2027-28 season, making them unrestricted free agents in 2027: Tidjane Salaun (Hornets), Nikola Topic (Thunder), Isaiah Collier (Jazz), DaRon Holmes (Nuggets), Cody Williams (Wolves), Pacome Dadiet (Knicks), AJ Johnson (Pelicans).
LaMelo Ball became the fastest player ever to 1,000 career 3-pointers, getting there in his 311th game in the win over the Bucks. The previous best was Duncan Robinson, in 343 games.
Jon Krawczynski: Finch on Kuminga (10r, 4B): “We’d be lost without him right now.”
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Jon Krawczynski: Wolves beat the Bucks, 112-100. It wasn't always pretty, but it was needed. Ball: 34p 6-13 3s Ayo: 19p, 12r, 8a Gobert: 10p, 10r Lyles: 12p, 4r Kuminga: 8p, 10r
Jon Krawczynski: LaMelo Ball is a go for tonight.
Donte DiVincenzo: "Half this rehab is just a mental battle. So when you get confirmation or affirmation from the doctor and you're feeling good, but when you hear the doctor say that you are good and you can progress and you can keep doing more, then all of a sudden mentally you just feel like, oh I got more in me. And you start to push a little bit more without being scared. Basically his words match how I'm feeling."
Jon Krawczynski: Shannon out, Ball a gametime decision, per Finch
Jon Krawczynski: Terrence Shannon Jr. (listed as questionable with a hip contusion) was first banged up when he took a spill under the basket down the stretch of the LA Clippers game. I think it played a role in his off night in San Antonio. Will see if he plays tonight.
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Jaylen Clark: "In the NBA, man, it's all this much separation between you and the next guy, especially when you get to the part of the bench that I'm sitting at. It doesn't take much for them to be like, 'All right, well that didn't work, let's go this route.' And then somebody else take your opportunity and now you're traded and moved around and all this stuff and now you find yourself two, three years later out the league. My goal is to play at least 10 years, get the full pension and all the benefits and everything that come with it. So, I just really wanted to show you guys the real and what it takes to be able to make stuff work in this league."
Q. Another game where LaMelo Ball is in foul trouble a lot and the turnovers. How do you try to kind of get him through this? Chris Finch, He's got to figure it out, right? I mean, the turnovers are unnecessarily, I think. To be fair, they’re fouling him all over the floor. They got their hands on him, they’re bumping him, they’re holding him, they’re riding him off his line. And at the other end of the floor, he’s being whistled for a bunch of touch fouls. The way that they allow people to just put their hands on him over the full court, I thought we got rid of that stuff in the 80s, but apparently not.”
Q. It just seemed like a frustrating night for you just with the fouls. What do you see in out there in terms of…? Lamelo Ball: “You seen all the fouls I had? You think I had six? Q. I would probably say no. Ball: That’s bottom line. I mean, just got to be smarter though.
Ball fouled Wembanyama as he was running back to defense, pushing the French center from the back while he was trying to get up from the ground. This was Ball's first foul after which he racked up six fouls in total and had to leave the court earlier than expected. LaMelo told reporters after the matchup that he wasn't trying to foul the whole game and addressed the interaction with Wembanyama: "Honestly, I wasn't even trying to foul and it was just happening. I know the first one I tried to help Wemby up. Foul. Just, I guess silly stuff."