The franchise changed hands yesterday and the world kept spinning. Here’s everything Wolves and Lynx worth your click, in one place.
The Links
- TWolves Blog: Lore Sells. The Wolves Tripled in Fourteen Months. — our breakdown of Marc Stad buying Lore’s controlling stake at a $4.5B valuation, with A-Rod staying on and Elisa Stad as governor.
- All Timberwolves: What to Know About Marc Stad, the New Majority Owner — the 47-year-old Dragoneer founder, $35B in assets, a Kraken stake, and a UCSF pediatric-pain center.
- Dunking With Wolves: Details of the ownership shift should make fans feel more at ease — Stad is “all in” on no relocation and a new arena, per Krawczynski’s reporting.
- Yardbarker: Timberwolves emerge as threat to Lakers’ Kuminga plans amid the shakeup — Brian Windhorst says “watch the Wolves in the next couple of days” as the DeRozan-to-Denver domino frees up the market.
- ESPN: Lynx 94, Mystics 84 — Olivia Miles 24, Natasha Howard 21 on 10-of-12; sixth straight win pushes Minnesota to 31-7, but Courtney Williams left late with a lower-body injury.
- TWolves Blog: Connelly Says Six Rooms. Here Are the Six. — the title-window context for whether a new owner spends to keep pace.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken on the ownership change — Aug. 22, the daily pod digs into what Stad’s arrival means for the Ant-era payroll.
Tweet of the Day
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The Slate
- Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries: Monday, Aug. 24, 7:00 PM CT, Target Center, USA Network (Victory+ locally).
