The Wolves are quiet; the Lynx are not. On a slow August Sunday, the loudest voice in Minnesota basketball belongs to Cheryl Reeve.
The Links
- Yahoo Sports: “If Olivia Miles Doesn’t Play, We’re Not 31-7” — Reeve pushes Miles past Rookie of the Year and into the MVP conversation, arguing the award belongs to players carrying teams at the top.
- ClutchPoints: Reeve gets 100% real on Miles’ ROTY and MVP candidacy — the coach on the rookie’s “really special” humility as much as her numbers.
- Heavy: Timberwolves named Kuminga’s ‘best fit’ over Lakers — Brett Siegel says the Ant–LaMelo pace is the ideal home for the restricted free agent, if the money can ever work.
- Dunking With Wolves: Wolves would need to shake up the roster to sign Kuminga — the cap reality: just the $6M taxpayer MLE unless Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles, out most of the year) or Josh Green moves in a sign-and-trade.
- TWolves Blog: Connelly Says Six Rooms. Here Are the Six. — the spending-window context behind whether Minnesota actually chases Kuminga at all.
- TWolves Blog: Lynx 94, Mystics 84: Miles Had 24 on That Ankle — our recap of the sixth straight, the game feeding all this MVP talk.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — Aug. 23, the daily pod on where the Kuminga market actually stands as camp approaches.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/minnesotalynx/status/2091186652345467237
The Slate
- Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries: Monday, Aug. 24, 7:00 PM CT, Target Center, USA Network (Victory+ locally).
- Lynx at Atlanta Dream: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2:00 PM CT, NBA TV (Victory+ locally).
