US EditionT-Wolves Trade Down Twice in Quiet 2nd Round for Northwest, After Getting French Big Beringer in 1st
- The Timberwolves traded the No. 31 overall pick to the Phoenix Suns for the No. 36 pick and two future second-round selections, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
- They also moved from pick 36 to pick 45 in a deal with the Lakers.
- In their new position, the Timberwolves selected Rocco Zikarsky, a 7-foot-2 international player from Australia.
- The Timberwolves' first-rounder, Beringer, is an 18-year-old who started playing basketball at age 14.
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Vast scouting network leads Wolves to French teen on draft night
Kevin McHale and Flip Saunders initially formed a profound bond playing basketball together, with their single season at the University of Minnesota in 1976-77 — McHale the lanky freshman forward, Saunders the canny senior point guard — resulting in a record of 24-3 that was arguably the pinnacle of Gopher hoops. Tim Connelly and Matt Lloyd initially formed a profound bond scouting basketball together, trolling urban American playgrounds and the…
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Draft grades for Timberwolves’ selection of Joan Beringer
Minnesota seemed to make a selection for the future with the No. 17 pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday when it nabbed French center Joan Beringer. The 18-year-old defensive stopper is relatively inexperienced and still an evolving player, but he’s another key piece to Minnesota’s developing youthful core building on the bench who can learn from fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert. What did national analysts think of the selection? Dr…
T-Wolves Trade Down Twice in Quiet 2nd Round, Draft Australian Big Rocco Zikarsky
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves had the first pick in the second round of the NBA draft, fully prepared to field multiple offers for the 31st overall selection. After keeping their first-rounder at No. 17 for Joan Beringer, the 6-foot-11 shot-blocking project from France, the Timberwolves couldn’t resist the trade calls on Thursday night. That 31st pick went to the Phoenix Suns in a proposed swap that gave them No. 36, which was th…
10 Best NBA Draft Picks In Minnesota Timberwolves History
The Minnesota Timberwolves had the 17th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and selected center Joan Beringer out of France. Let’s take a look at the Timberwolves best NBA draft picks in franchise history. It’s not necessarily the 10 best players ranked in order as where they were selected was taken into consideration. Only time with the team is credited. Keep in mind Kevin Love was acquired in a draft day deal and thus wasn’t technically drafted…
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