Nickeil Alexander-Walker News Archive
News -- May 2024 (35)
- 5/28 HoopsRumors: International Notes: Fournier, Lithuania, Canada, Nunn, Hayes-Davis: With the Pistons considered extremely unlikely to exercise their $19MM team option on Evan Fournier for the 2024/25 season, the...
- 5/28 Zone Coverage: The Sun Is Setting On the Wolves In the Old West: Nickeil Alexander-Walker brought the ball up and dumped it off to Anthony Edwards with 6:20 remaining in the third quarter of...
- 5/27 Zone Coverage: Kyle Anderson Can Keep the Wolves’ Sky From Falling: After the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-107 in Game 3, a reporter asked Anthony Edwards why he remained...
- 5/23 Zone Coverage: The Mavericks Exposed An Old Wolves Flaw: Had the Minnesota Timberwolves not overcome a 20-point deficit in Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets, the NBA world would still...
- 5/23 Last Word on Sports: Mavs Veteran Finds Kindred Spirit in Young All-Star: After the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, Mavs star Kyrie Irving...
- 5/23 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Have A Foundation To Build On For Game 2: After losing Game 1 to the Dallas Mavericks 108-105, Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels sat at the podium answering questions....
- 5/22 HoopsRumors: Western Notes: Conley, Wolves, Mavs, Suns, Billups, Warriors: The calf/Achilles issue that sidelined Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals hasn’t...
- 5/22 Zone Coverage: Tim Connelly Won the Tim Connelly Bowl: It’s official, the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in franchise history...
- 5/21 HoopsRumors: Community Shootaround: Timberwolves/Mavericks Series: The Timberwolves and Mavericks were considered two of the Western Conference’s most disappointing teams at this time last...
- 5/21 Last Word on Sports: Paris Olympics: NBA Champion’s Decision Could Lead to Medal: With his season now over, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is free to do whatever he wants. Whether that’s kayaking, visiting...
- 5/18 Zone Coverage: Mike Conley’s Body Is Barking But He Still Has Bite: Mike Conley injured his Achilles in the waning minutes of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 115-107 Game 4 loss last Sunday. He missed...
- 5/18 RotoWire: Moves to benchAlexander-Walker will move to the bench for Thursday's Game 6 versus Denver....
- 5/18 Zone Coverage: Are the Wolves Ready For Denver’s Final Haymaker?: The Minnesota Timberwolves came to play in front of a rowdy Target Center crowd on Thursday. Game 6 was Minnesota’s first and...
- 5/17 HoopsWire: Timberwolves Win By 45 Points Vs. Nuggets, Anthony Edwards: ‘I’ll See Y’all For Game 7’: The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets by 45 points in Game 6, 115-70, so this means Anthony Edwards stayed true to his word, as...
- 5/17 The Report On Sports: Minnesota Timberwolves Become Possible Landing Spot for Darius Garland: The Cleveland Cavaliers face a pivotal offseason following their elimination from the 2024 NBA Playoffs by the Boston Celtics....
- 5/16 HoopsRumors: Wolves Notes: Conley, Confidence, Maturity, Jokic, Gobert, NAW: Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley was ruled out for Tuesday’s Game 5 with a right soleus strain and is officially questionable...
- 5/15 Zone Coverage: Why Did the Wolves Miss Mike Conley So Much In Game 5?: The Minnesota Timberwolves quickly changed Mike Conley’s “questionable” tag to “out” in a matter of hours, knowing he would miss...
- 5/15 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Haven’t Found A Counterpunch For Denver: The Minnesota Timberwolves ended the regular season with a 56-26 record, good for third in the Western Conference. Even though...
- 5/15 HoopsRumors: Mike Conley Ruled Out For Game 5: Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley won’t play in Game 5 against the Nuggets tonight due to right Achilles soreness, the...
- 5/13 Zone Coverage: Ant Was A Boxer Without A Cut Man In Game 4: Anthony Edwards knew the Denver Nuggets wouldn’t give up on their second-round series after the Minnesota Timberwolves took Games...
- 5/11 HoopsRumors: Northwest Notes: Alexander-Walker, Nuggets/Wolves Series, Brogdon: Timberwolves wing Nickeil Alexander-Walker injured his shoulder in Game 3 against the Nuggets, according to StarTribune’s...
- 5/10 Zone Coverage: Karl-Anthony Towns Is Changing His Playoff Reputation In Real Time: For years, “Playoff KAT” was a derogatory term. Can you use it in a sentence? There goes Playoff KAT, picking up his third offensive...
- 5/9 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Are Quickly Changing Narratives In the Playoffs: Rudy Gobert will get played off the floor in the playoffs. Karl-Anthony Towns can only put up empty numbers. It’s the Wolves,...
- 5/8 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Recreated the Most Difficult Part Of Denver’s Blueprint To Replicate: Monte Morris greeted many Ball Arena employees and ex-teammates as he navigated the contours of Denver’s basketball arena. Then...
- 5/8 HoopsWire: Rudy Gobert Wins Defensive Player Of The Year Award, Victor Wembanyama: ‘Let Him Win It Now’: Rudy Gobert has now won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award within the last seven years, finishing with 72 first-place...
- 5/7 Last Word on Sports: Timberwolves Leader Shouts Out Team’s ‘X-Factor’ After Blowout: While the media's attention during the Minnesota Timberwolves' playoff run has revolved around All-Star guard Anthony Edwards,...
- 5/7 NBA Analysis Network: Why Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert Didn’t Play Game 2 vs. Nuggets; Will He Play Game 3?: The Minnesota Timberwolves played Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the reigning NBA champion Denver...
- 5/7 Zone Coverage: How Did the Wolves Pull Off the Upset In Game 2?: When you open a playoff series in enemy territory, the goal is usually to split the first two games. Doing so removes the opponent’s...
- 5/6 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Haven’t Fully Tapped Into Ant’s Superpowers Against Denver: Last year, Anthony Edwards had decided that he wouldn’t allow an opponent to sweep him in his career. He had sat in front of his...
- 5/5 HoopsRumors: Northwest Notes: Connelly, Edwards, Murray, Nuggets: Nuggets-turned-Timberwolves team president Tim Connelly has reconfigured Minnesota to essentially be possible giant slayers against...
- 5/5 Zone Coverage: Ant’s Teammates Helped Him In Unconventional Ways In Game 1: During a media scrum from Ball Arena on Friday, Anthony Edwards was asked what the Minnesota Timberwolves did to make it challenging...
- 5/3 Zone Coverage: The Wolves Must Stick To Their Defensive Gameplan Against Denver: The Minnesota Timberwolves had the league’s No. 1 defense for the entire season. They put their defensive prowess on full display...
- 5/2 Zone Coverage: Jaden McDaniels Laid Out His Nuggets Blueprint Against Phoenix: April 9, 2023. Game 82. The Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans faced off in a vital game for playoff seeding. Both...
- 5/2 HoopsRumors: Community Shootaround: Nuggets/Timberwolves Series: Only one second-round matchup has been set so far in these NBA playoffs, but it looks like it has the potential to be one of the...
- 5/1 Last Word on Sports: 2024 NBA Teammate of the Year Award Winner Announced: Minnesota Timberwolves Mike Conley has been named the 2024 NBA Teammate of the Year. According to the NBA.com staff, "the award...
News -- April 2024 (23)