The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frderick from the Pioneer Press to discuss the latest topics percolating at Wolves training camp. Specific topics today include...-- Aggressive KAT in the offense (3:00-- Subdued KAT in the media (8:00)-- How more offensive structure impacts Ant (17:00)-- The Ant-Finch Relationship (24:00)-- What the rotation might look like / minutes per game guesses (32:00)Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves wing position for the 2023-24 season. A look at those players numbers from last season and what we anticipate those players' roles and production to look like this season.-- Jaden McDaniels-- Kyle Anderson-- Troy Brown Jr.-- Josh Minott-- Matt Ryan-- Jaylen ClarkSupport our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the StarTribune to recap the Wolves' two wins in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. Specific topics today include:-- Effectively playing big, imposing size (2:00)-- NAW picking up where he left off and how the offense looked (17:00)-- What we are trying to figure out in training camp (32:00)-- Ant returning to the mix for Game 2 (40:00)Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to give their immediate takeaways from the Wolves preseason opener against the Mavs on Thursday. No Anthony Edwards in this game was discouraging, but just about everything else was very encouraging. Specific topics include...-- KAT being productive at both the 4 and the 5 offensively-- First look at a more structured offense-- What did the rotation look like?-- The Shake/NAW combo-- Gobert finding clean looks at the rim-- Some McDaniels foul trouble-- Naz Reid back in the mix-- A little more McDaniels extension talkSupport our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss a few more burning training camp topics. Those topics today are...-- What we're thinking a McDaniels extension will look like (4:00)-- Is going to the second round a good season expectation? (16:00)-- How the Wolves might balance structure vs. flow on the offensive side of the ball (31:00)Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves big men this season -- Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Naz Reid, Luka Garza and Leonard Miller. Also a little Kyle Anderson conversation, but we'll save his deep-dive for the wings episode.-- Rudy Gobert (2:00)-- Karl-Anthony Towns (28:00)-- Naz Reid (62:00)-- Luka Garza and Leonard Miller (70:00)Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Description: On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to begin digging into a few training camp topics as the Wolves head to Abu Dhabi to begin the preseason. Topics and timestamps for today's episode:-- Rekindling the KAT and Ant Chemistry (4:00)-- Keeping Mike Conley's elite production from last season (15:00)-- What more maturity looks like for the Wolves (33:00)Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige immediately following Wolves Media Day to give thoughts and reactions on the four hours of interviews that took place on Thursday. Dane and Kyle hit the highlights and themes of the interviews of Tim Connelly, Chris Finch and the 17 Wolves players who spoke. Many topics touched on, and at least a few minutes on every player.Support our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the rest of Britt's extensive Q+A with Wolves coach Chris Finch. In this episode, Part 2, we focus on Finch's answers on the following topics...-- Rudy and what the defense will look like-- Ant navigating superstardom-- Anderson and Reid is new role player roles-- Developing greater maturity this season-- Finch's thoughts on the Gobert trade a year removed-- The anticipated further ascension of McDaniels-- Who Finch says will be in/out of the rotationSupport our partners...-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jack Borman from CanisHoopus.com to review the film of the Wolves Game 5 loss to Denver in last season's playoffs. Dane and Jack rewatched Game 5 in preparation for this episode, and focused on these specific topics for review...-- What was it about Game 5 that got everyone so encouraged?-- How KAT, Ant and Rudy got going simultaneously in the 2nd half-- Will Ant be the same level of aggressive this regular season as he was in Game 5?-- KAT's polarizing halves-- The Wolves lack of depth-- NAW's very encouraging role-- KAT on Jokic, Rudy lurkingSupport our partners...-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th-- More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus-- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Part 1 of Britt's interview with Timberwolves coach Chris Finch. Dane and Britt discuss Finch's answers about the Karl-Anthony Towns and Gobert pairing and his strategies for maximizing Anthony Edwards. Specific topics include...-- How Finch says structure unlocks the KAT-Gobert pairing-- How Gobert can better accommodate the roster-- How the rest of the roster can better accommodate Gobert-- Finding a balance of usage in the starting lineup-- What they can do to elevate Ant-- Navigating frontcourt depth and lineup combinationsSupport our partners...-- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane-- Sign up to attend Britt's meet and greet at MinnPost Festival here-- Join us for Wolves Fest 2023 at Falling Knife Brewing Company at 4pm on October 14th. More info on the Wolves Fest here: https://fb.me/e/4gYbCDqmV-- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by former Sportscenter, Late Night TV host and diehard Wolves fan Craig Kilborn, live at Falling Knife Brewing Company. Dane and Craig begin by discussing the "Will Anthony Edwards leave for a bigger market?" conversation and touch on KAT, Finch, Gobert and more before taking listener questions. Specific topics include...- Will Anthony Edwards eventually leave for a bigger market?- Thoughts on Chris Finch after getting to know him- KAT playing for the DR this summer + the Gobert pairing- Has Craig tried to convert other celebrities to Wolves fandom?- Live Q+A and much moreSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the seven Wolves players who are participating in FIBA play this summer -- Edwards, Towns, Gobert, Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Garza and Spagnolo. This episode focuses on what has stood out on tape from those players playing in the exhibition games this August, in advance of The World Cup beginning this weekend. Heavy film review episode. Topics include...-- Ant being "the guy" not just in highlights-- KAT's willingness to fire 3s in FIBA. Will that carryover?-- KAT getting ejected from a FIBA game-- Gobert benefits from France's structure-- Can NAW be more than a catch and shoot shooter?-- Anderson operating as best player for China-- Garza slimmed down and playing next to another big for Bosnia and Herzegovian (Nurkic)-- Spagnolo looking like a real player for ItalySign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to answer listener questions in summer Wolves Mailbag episode. Some specific topics include...-- What to make of Jaden McDaniels not yet signing a contract extension-- How can McDaniels' offensive role grow this season?-- What does the future of the Wolves' point guard position look like?-- New jerseys for next season?-- ARod says a new Wolves stadium will likely be privately-funded. What does that mean?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane starts out the episode by answering five questions from the Wolves mailbag before bringing in Dan Bowling from The Genesis Company to discuss Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez nearing the date in which they will become majority owners of the Wolves.The mailbag focuses on team building questions about the luxury tax and potentially needing to break up the roster a year from now. (Which are also questions that tie to ownership.) Then Dane and Dan discuss what minority ownership has looked like for Lore and Rodriguez (18:00), and how their majority ownership, come December 2023, might look different than Glen Taylor's.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss his main takeaways from Las Vegas Summer League play and to also get into some talk on Jaden McDaniels' looming contract extension. Specific topics include...-- What popped in Leonard Miller's game, where are areas for growth?-- Josh Minott's second Summer League-- Another rough Summer League for Wendell Moore Jr.-- Would Brandon Williams make sense on a two-way?-- Jaden McDaniels as one of the most enticing young players in the league-- Why McDaniels' contract extension might take a while*Our apologies, the episode ends abruptly due to an audio/tech issue.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined in-studio by Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch. Dane and Chris Finch dive into all things Wolves, including...-- Why Finch believes a double-bigs look can work if the bigs are highly skilled-- Why it was important to keep Naz Reid, and what his role might look like -- What adding "structure" to the offense will look like-- Finch on Ant's star rising, and what all comes with that-- How Finch feels about Point Ant-- The impact of Mike Conley-- How Kyle Anderson's role will change-- Why there will be different closing lineups-- How will the Wolves look different this season-- Finch discusses the additions of Shake Milton, Troy Brown Jr., Leonard Miller and Jaylen ClarkSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined in Las Vegas by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves first Summer League game, focusing on Leonard Miller's debut and getting another look at Josh Minott and Wendell Moore Jr. After focusing on Summer League, Dane and Kyle dive into some numbers and film on Shake Milton and Troy Brown Jr.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Anthony Edwards max extension and the free agency signings of Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Shake Milton and Troy Brown Jr. Specific topics include...-- What it means to have Ant locked up through 2023-- The Wolves two timelines coming into focus, and blending-- Better understanding the salary cap plan-- Re-signing NAW on the cheap-- The optionality Milton and Brown Jr. provide-- Our guess at the rotation-- Luka Garza returning on a two-way contractSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson to set the scene of where the Wolves are at as they enter the Free Agency window. The offseason topics covered include...-- The decision to waive Taurean Prince-- Deciding between Nickeil Alexander-Walker and using the full Mid-Level Exception-- Free agent options at MLE-- Free agent options for part of the MLE-- Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark as the latest additions to Tim Connelly's youth movement side hustle-- Trading KAT, in this market!?-- The re-signing of Naz Reid + parsing Naz's analytics-- Needing to keep Anthony Edwars the primary focusSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to react to the news that Naz Reid re-signed with the Wolves. The episode runs through what the ripple effects of the Naz signing might look like. Including...-- Naz re-signing a sign of culture?-- What the Naz signing means for the Wolves cap-- What might Naz's role look like next season?-- If the Wolves were to go out and sign another free agent, what position might they target?-- Looking at Connelly's moves *since* trading for GobertSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to give initial takes on the Wolves selecting Leonard Miller and Jaylen Clark. Dane and Britt dig into the film they've watched on Miller and Clark, while discussing how this draft night fits into Tim Connelly's broader plan. After that, they take a look at how the Western Conference -- namely Golden State, Memphis and Phoenix -- is evolving through the trade market. And finally some discussion of where Naz Reid could wind up if he ends up not re-signing with the Wolves.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from The Pioneer Press to discuss Tim Connelly's comments to the media in advance of Thursday night's draft. Dane and Jace focus on Connelly's to potentially move up in the draft and his comments on the ramifications of the new CBA. Also some conversation on the salary cap and luxury tax coming in higher than expected, potentially opening up more room to truly run it back. Some specific topics include...-- What Connelly is prioritizing at pick 53-- The Wolves potentially moving up in the draft-- Connelly's thoughts on how the new CBA will impact league-wide spending-- Potentially being able to keep Reid, Alexander-Walker and Prince-- Does the Wolves roster match up well with Denver?-- Latest on Gobert and Anderson-- And more...Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane starts the episode with a segment on the Bradley Beal trade and the nuanced value of trading star players on supermax contracts (similar to Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns). Then Dane is joined by Chris Hine from The Star Tribune to discuss Chris's interview with Naz Reid, on Reid's impending free agency decision. Specific topics today include...-- Why Beal was traded for so much less than what Gobert was traded for a year ago-- What does the Beal trade say about the current trade values of Gobert and Towns?-- What type of role can the Wolves offer Naz Reid if they re-sign him?-- What factors is Naz Reid weighing in his free agency?-- Edwards and McDaniels wanting Reid to stay in Minnesota-- Chris's thoughts on how Connelly is pursuing this offseasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to dive into what *this* offseason could like if the Wolves opt to run it back with the roster as currently constructed. After much recent focus on the 24-25 offseason, Dane and Britt dive into what bringing back last season's roster, including Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, would practically look like. Topics include...-- If the Wolves re-sign Naz and NAW, what additional spending power do they have?-- Potential "cheap" free agent additions-- Is it worth letting go of Prince for more financial flexibility?-- If they do run it back, how do Towns, Gobert and Edwards maximize that plan?-- What Bradley Beal gets traded for being relevant for the Wolves-- Some reflection on Denver's championshipSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic to take a moment between the end of the season and the beginning of the offseason to look at the state of the Wolves. Dane and Jon reflect on the difficult 2022-23 season and look ahead to more big decisions Tim Connelly and the front office have ahead for them. Specific topics today include...-- Reflecting on the fan frustration from this season-- Why the Gobert trade was a big decision that came with big expectations-- Comparing Year 1 of the Jimmy Butler era to Year 1 of the Rudy Gobert era-- More big decisions to come, which will also come with expectations-- Comparing the Wolves Salary Cap To The Nuggets-- What we're hearing on the free agencies of Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss how veterans Kyle Anderson and Mike Conley might not fit into the picture beyond this season for the Wolves -- due to how expensive this roster will be a season from now. Dane and Britt recap the importance of Anderson in his first year with the Wolves and the impact Conley had after being acquired at the deadline. Additionally, some discussion of how Taurean Prince, another veteran presence, could also fall victim to the Wolves cap situation. After that Wolves offseason talk, Dane and Britt discuss the NBA Finals and where we sit now three games in.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson live at Falling Knife Brewing Company to take live listener questions on the Wolves and to talk a little NBA Finals. Finals talk first 20 minutes of the episode, live questions and Wolves talk starts at the 19:54 mark.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's show Dane is joined by Jack Borman and Tyler Metcalf from CanisHoopus.com to take a look at the Wolves' salary cap situation going forward through the lens of a hypothetical Karl-Anthony Towns for Scoot Henderson trade. Specific topics of the conversation include...-- How pressing is the Wolves' cap situation come 2024?-- How might the new salary cap rules through the new collective bargaining agreement force expensive teams' hands to make cost-cutting moves?-- Might Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker be casualties of the Wolves' financial situation?-- If they have to trade one of KAT or Gobert, does it have to be KAT?-- Potential KAT-for-Scoot trades-- Are we underrating the level of prospect Scoot Henderson is?-- Would there be value in resetting the roster to the Ant timeline-- Scoot's fit as a point guard on the Wolves-- Scoot Henderson's scouting reportSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss how the playoffs have evolved their opinions on where the Wolves stand in the league's hierarchy. Much of the conversation surrounds what has driven winning in these playoffs and what elements of that style the Wolves might be able to emulate and what elements they might not be able to duplicate. Additionally, plenty of conversation about the Denver Nuggets ascension to the NBA Finals and who will be joining them there from the Eastern Conference. Some specific topics today include:-- How our perception of the Wolves has evolved since they have been eliminated-- A new style of roster construction that has won in these playoffs-- Team culture vs. super-teams-- The value of continuity in today's NBA-- Reflecting on Denver's season as a whole-- Why Boston-Miami feels up for grabsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Wemby to the Spurs, the feasibility of a KAT-to-Portland trade and the Conference Finals after Game 1s. Specific topics, in order, today include:-- The feasibility of a KAT to Portland trade-- How the Spurs might build a roster around Wemby-- Does Naz Reid make sense for the Spurs?-- How many players would you take over Jimmy Butler for the playoffs?-- What does Boston's path to winning look like?-- How the Lakers matchup with Jokic-- Does LeBron on Jokic make some sense?-- The DLo/Herro/Poole archetype in the playoffsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine, from the Star Tribune, to discuss Chris’ recent story on Anthony Edwards — a one-on-one interview, in which Edwards reflects on the season, lays out his plan for the summer, and describes how he’s trying to become the greatest shooting guard of all time by “catching his boy M.J.”. Some of the specific topics from the story that Dane and Chris discuss include...— What Edwards says his approach to late-game offense will be next season— How Edwards is growing, and has room to grow, in his ability to read opposing defenses— Ant’s “superpower” of getting to the rim— What chasing MJ looks like— Working out with Gobert in France and McDaniels in Minneapolis— What does being in “the best shape” look like for Edwards— Edwards eligible for max contract extension this summerSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the NBA awards that came out this week — focusing on All-Defense (Jaden!) and All-NBA — before moving into conversation on what has shaped up to be an exciting and surprisingly competitive Round 2 of the NBA playoffs. Specific topics today include...— All-Defensive teams announced, and Jaden McDaniels not making one of the two teams— Reactions to All-NBA teams— The Denver Nuggets, the team Tim Connelly built, being the favorite to win the Finals— James Harden and the concept of the volatile star player— Broader thoughts on Nuggets-Suns, Sixers-Celtics, Lakers-Warriors and Knicks-HeatSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to dive into a Wolves offseason preview in the form of a two-part mailbag. In this episode, Part 2, the maintopics Dane and Kyle dive into include...— Jaden McDaniels not making an All-Defensive team, and why that likely won’t impact his contract extension— Naz Reid’s future in Minnesota + Naz comps— Areas Anthony Edwards can grow alongside the two bigs— Chris Finch’s fit with this roster— Mike Conley and the future of the point guard position— Nickeil Alexander-Walker as a long-term piece— Miscellaneous question topicsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to dive into a Wolves offseason preview in the form of a two-part mailbag. In this episode, Part 1, the maintopics Dane and Kyle dive into include...— Tim Connelly’s recent comments about the Washington job and how the Wolves enter the offseason with a question mark at the top— The Wolves salary cap and luxury tax flexibility this summer and how that might impact re-signing Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker— Many questions on trading Karl-Anthony Towns or Rudy Gobert— Listing cheap free agency options to shore up shooting and physicality— What KAT can work on to counteract small defenders— Comparing Towns and Gobert to other double-big looks around the leagueSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is again joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost, only this time to move on from the Wolves season and to focus on what has thus far happened in Round 2 of the playoffs. Dane and Britt start by discussing Sixers-Celtic, then move on to Suns-Nuggets and Heat-Knicks, before closing with Lakers-Warriors.— Sixers-Celtics (4:00)— Suns-Nuggets (21:00)— Heat-Knicks (43:00)— Lakers-Warriors (1:01:00)Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to recap the Wolves series against Denver and the Wolves season as a whole. From recapping the two bigs experiment to Ant’s ascension, topics today include:— Tidied-up under achievement is how the season ended— Recapping the nature of the two big— Ant as the primary focus, two bigs following suit— What was said at exit interviews— Parsing Connelly/Finch/Gobert’s comments on reason for optimism— What were the intractable issues of the season, and which of those issues can be solved internally vs needing to find answers for externally?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane runs through Timberwolves exit interviews by playing the audio of the audio of Tim Connelly, Chris Finch and the five players who spoke to the media in end of season press conference form. After each of the interviews, Dane gives some thoughts and notes of what was said. If you’re looking for a specific person's exit interview audio, follow the timestamps below that roughly account for commentary and ad breaks...— Tim Connelly (4:00)— Jaden McDaniels (28:00)— Chris Finch (44:00)— Mike Conley (1:07:00)— Rudy Gobert (1:27:00)— Karl-Anthony Towns (1:56:00)— Taurean Prince (2:04:00)Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writers Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press and Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to reflect on the playoff series against the Nuggets and the season as a whole. To recap a wild season, Dane, Jace and Chris gather after Game 5 to reflect on it all. Some topics today include...— What we now know about Anthony Edwards after a second consecutive high-level playoff series— Reflecting on how this roster fits together now that we’ve seen a full season of it— What difference would have Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid have made in this series?— Fun stories and memories from the 2022-23 seasonSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to preview Game 5 of Wolves-Nuggets by discussing what we think might happen and by discussing what we feel will have to happen for the Wolves to pull off an upset. Specific topics today include...— No Kyle Anderson, so who rounds out the Wolves already thin rotation— Needing at least one bench guy to really contribute— Can Anthony Edwards do it again?— Needing Karl-Anthony Towns to also deliver, and ways he might be able to find his production— The job Nickeil Alexander-Walker has done on Jamal Murray— What Alexander-Walker’s future with the Wolves might look like beyond this season as he enters restricted free agencySign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKOR North to give instant reactions from the Wolves Game 4 win over Denver. Some specific topics today include...— Anthony Edwards, again, leveling up in a playoff game— Nickeil Alexander-Walker as an X-factor and the two game-saving 3s he hit in overtime— Switching KAT back onto Jokic and the impact that had— Needing to take advantage of the non-Jokic minutes in Game 5— KAT taking on more of a Paul George role in the pecking order— Kyle’s top-10 Timberwolves moments of the 2022-23 season— Much moreSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined Ryan Blackburn of Mile High Sports to get the Denver perspective on this Wolves-Nuggets series as we sit at 3-0 three games in.-- What has surprised you most about what the Wolves have not been able to do in this series?-- I know you’ve spent the last week or so digging into the Wolves as an opponent, thinking about how this roster works/doesn’t work-- In theory, the biggest threats to the Nuggets in this window of a few years are…-- What do you make of this from a Connelly perspective?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth for instant reactions from Game 3 and discuss the state of the franchise as this team is quickly approaching the offseason. Some topics today include...— Faith in Ant but not how the roster is constructed— Not where this team was supposed to be after trading for Gobert— The possibility of Tim Connelly leaving for the Wizards and what that would mean for the Wolves— Losing the minutes Jokic has been off the floor in this series— A roster that doesn’t do the little things— How the spacing cratered in Game 3— Having compassion for the fanbaseSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to give their immediate reactions from Game 2 and to share what was said to the media in the locker room postgame. Specific topics today include...— A tale of two halves— Anthony Edwards’ 41-point explosion— Karl-Anthony Towns struggles again in a meaningful way— What changed in the third quarter— The decision to have Rudy Gobert guard Nikola Jokic— Slowing Jokic, but not having answers for Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.— Finding both an offensive and defensive blueprint, despite losingSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic, plus Adam Mares and Harrison Wind from DNVR Sports to preview Game 2 of the Wolves-Nuggets series. But at the beginning of the episode, prior to joining the guests, Dane goes solo, sharing audio clips from Tuesday’s Wolves practice that hopefully illustrate where the Wolves are at in advance of Game 2. Some topics today include...— Needing to up the physicality against Denver— How the Wolves generate better offense in Game 2— Looking at Game 2 through the Nuggets lens— Game plan tweaks we could see in Game 2— Reflecting on Tim Connelly’s first year in Minnesota— Predictions for Game 2Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss what needs to change in Game 2 for the Wolves. Dane and Jace focus on specific tweaks to the offense and rotation. Topics today include...— The Wolves needing to come in more prepared— Finding ways to weaponize Rudy Gobert, on both sides of the ball— Making more shots so as to be caught in transition defense less often— Having more Towns, Conley and Anderson minutes— Finding ways to activate Anthony EdwardsSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss what happened in the Wolves Game 1 loss in Denver. This episode is split into three parts: offensive subplots from Game 1; the defensive subplots; and then Tim Connelly’s comments to media pregame. Specific topics today include...— As ineffective as the Wolves offense has been all season— How the double big look slowed the offensive effectiveness of KAT and Ant specifically— The decision to start KAT on Jokic, and how that fared/the impact it may have had on KAT’s offensive game— Transition defense, not only off of turnovers, being the most concerning element of the defense— Tim Connelly speaks to the media, specifically focusing on his comments about the Towns and Gobert pairingSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to preview the Wolves and Nuggets first round matchup. Naturally, this episode also includes plenty of discussion of the Wolves play-in win over the Thunder as well. As we sprint into the postseason, Dane and Britt try and cover all the bases.Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige from SKORNorth to discuss the Wolves officially making the playoffs. Dane and Kyle get into what went into the Wolves 25-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night before looking ahead to the matchup against Denver — which somehow begins in like 36 hours. Topics today include...— The Wolves actually tapping into their big identity to take down the undersized Thunder— Nickeil Alexander-Walker getting the start and being the X-factor in his ability to slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander— A defensive game plan catered to shutting down what the Thunder do best— How Mike Conley makes the Wolves make more sense— The Wolves short rotation and bare bones bench— Looking ahead to the Denver matchupSign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s show, Dane previews the matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder by first giving updates from Thursday’s practice on the health of Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards before bringing in Andrew Schlecht who covers the Thunder for The Athletic to get some of the Thunder perspective. Topics today include...— Rudy Gobert talks about his back injury and availability for Friday— The balance between attacking the offensive glass and getting back in transition— Playing through likely KAT doubles in the post— What to expect from Ant after the performance in LA— The Thunder perspective from Andrew Schlecht— What will the inflection points of this loser goes home matchup be?Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.