Dan is joined by Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) from The Dane Moore NBA Podcast and the Flagrant Howls Podcast to discuss the 2024-25 Minnesota Timberwolves and the high-stakes NBA regular season they're about to embark upon. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DANE MORE NBA PODCAST HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dane-moore-nba-podcast/id1399177286. And SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLAGRANT HOWLS PODCAST HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flagrant-howls-a-minnesota-timberwolves-podcast/id1065651304. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 - INTRO
4:00 - Biggest takeaways from last season
6:26 - Are we surprised the Wolves stayed together?
14:14 - Kyle’s biggest storyline (Expectations!)
16:42 - Breaking down the Rob Dillingham acquisition
21:15 - Juggling the development of Rob Dillingham with title contention
31:35 Continued development of Anthony Edwards
43:52 - The success of having three bigs
46:54 - How good is Naz Reid, really?
53:42 - Karl-Anthony Towns continues to grow
59:43 - Why is Rudy Gobert so polarizing?
1:06:19 - Can Jaden McDaniels make an offensive leap?
1:11:24 - Any chance of a Rudy Gobert extension?
1:15:44 - Roles of Terrance Shannon Jr. and Joe Ingles
1:18:06 - Will Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s role shrink?
1:20:25 - Dark horse rotation candidates, Building the top-10 rotation
1:23:13 - Best crunch-time lineup
1:24:43 - Funky lineups we want to see
1:26:11 - Record prediction
1:28:21 - Toughest matchups in the West
1:32:24 - The stakes have never been higher

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