Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will miss a third consecutive game on Monday due to a toe sprain, the team has announced. Center Rudy Gobert is listed as questionable to play against the Grizzlies with an ankle sprain suffered in Saturday night's loss against the Cavaliers.
On Monday afternoon, the Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Grizzlies in Memphis. For the game, they will remain without one of their best players, as Donte
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is asking for more production from center Rudy Gobert ahead of the team's matchup against the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.
The Knicks shocked everyone by pulling off a trade for Karl-Anthony Towns in exchange for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo at the start of October, and that has transformed both teams. Towns was coming off an up-and-down playoff performance and there was plenty of debate about how good he really was,
The 21-19 Minnesota Timberwolves have struggled to get on the same page at times after making a monstrous offseason trade that brought in Julius Randle
Rudy Gobert's six blocks against the Pelicans have him climbing the current list of players with six-plus block games.
Karl-Anthony Towns likely is the player the Knicks can least do without, especially with Mitchell Robinson still unable to practice.
Recall that in a bold offseason trade, the Knicks sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and a heavily protected first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves to bring Towns to Madison Square Garden.
Even Shaq has been well impressed with the way Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing for the Knicks this season.