The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore interviews experts from around the league on the state of the Minnesota Timberwolves and latest NBA news.

Episodes

August 4, 2025 96 mins

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for Part 2 of their summer mailbag. But before Kyle joins, Dane discusses the Wolves signings of Johnny Juzang, Enrique Freeman and Tristen Newton -- continuing a trend of investing in older prospects. With Kyle, Dane discusses continuity, roster improvements, the young guys, the final roster spot and changes to the fan experience with new ownership. Specific topics and timestamps belo...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for a mailbag episode all about Anthony Edwards. From Ant's midrange to his surrounding teammates, Dane and Kyle spend the episode getting into Ant's skillset and opportunities for growth. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The vices and virtues of Ant's midrange game (2:00)

- Why money is an illogical reason for Ant leaving (21:00)

- Ant's next All-Star teammate (32:00)

- The value...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to rank the teams with the most championship equity for the rest of the 2020s. With four more championships left in this decade, Dane and Jace discuss how that pie will be split up -- and how much of the pie the Wolves have. Also, at the end of the episode, Jace discusses his Q+A with Mike Conley from last week. Specific topics and timestamps below...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to give his takeaways from the Wolves' Summer League roster and applying those thoughts to next season's Wolves theme. Now four games into the Summer League, Dane and Britt roll through the play of the main characters on the Wolves Summer League squad -- focusing on Rob Dillingham, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Joan Beringer. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Rob Dilli...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige in Las Vegas to discuss the Wolves second game of Summer League and what stood out from the Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez press conference on Friday. A lot of focus on Shannon and Dillingham in this episode. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Ant and Naz courtside for the Wolves game (1:00)

- Terrence Shannon Jr. showing out in Vegas (5:00)

- How has Dillingham's play in SL impacted...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige in Las Vegas to give immediate reactions to the Wolves Summer League opener. Dane and Kyle move through the main pieces on the roster, player-by-player, discussing how they played in the Summer League opener and what their role might be on the main squad next season. Specific timestamps by player below...

- Joan Beringer (2:00)

- Terrence Shannon Jr. (11:00)

- Rob Dillingham (19:00)

- Leon...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to look over the Wolves offseason, from the draft to the Reid and Randle re-signings to the departure of Alexander-Walker. Dane and Britt take a holistic look at the offseason, noting potential pratfalls and opportunities within the roster as currently constructed. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The Reid and Randle contracts compared to other FA bigs (1:00)

- Th...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss what the Wolves have done thus far this offseason and how the Karl-Anthony Towns trade a year ago afforded them the flexibility to put together this roster. Dane and Jace also discuss the departures of Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luka Garza, along with the retention of Joe Ingles. Specific topics and timestamps below...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to breakdown the new contract Naz Reid just signed with the Wolves. And then, about 60 minutes into the episode Dane and Kyle get the breaking Julis Randle news, and react to that in live time. Also some conversation about the Wolves trading back in the 2nd round and winding up with Rocco Zikarksy with the No. 45 pick. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Naz Reid Re-signs for 5-$1...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by draft expert, Tyler Metcalf from No Ceilings to discuss the Wolves' selection of Joan Beringer with the 17th overall pick. Tyler details Beringer's background and tools. Also some conversation about the rest of the Wolves' young core and what they might do with the No. 31 pick. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Beringer's background, season in Slovenia + how he wound up in MN (1:00)

- Bering...

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On today's show, Dane and Kyle are joined by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Rodriguez and Lore, who are now officially the owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, reflect on the tumultuous, 4-year process to gain control of the franchise and discuss what is next now that they have control. Specific topics below...

- Reflecting on the last year and long process

- Avoiding new owner syndrome

- The responsibility that comes with ow...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson the morning after the Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA championship. Dane and Britt begin the episode talking about The Finals and the now OKC-sized mountain in the Wolves way in the West. From there, conversation on the Durant-to-Houston (not Minneasota) trade. Then some conversation with Britt that outlines the offseason for the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- The ...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for another offseason-centric episode. Dane and Kyle start the episode by revisiting what the Wolves gave up in the Rudy Gobert trade, now three years ago. After that, some more Kevin Durant trade package conversation. Then, the third segment is a discussion of how many teams in the West would trade places with the Wolves. Plus some Finals and Wolves ownership thoughts mixed in. Specif...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to rank the Wolves trade assets. Dane and Jace go through the roster player by player to discuss and rank each player's trade value on the contract they are currently on. Along the way, Dane and Jace discuss these trade values in the context of a potential Kevin Durant trade. No specific topics and timestamps today because the entir...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by NBA Draft expert Tyler Metcalf from No Ceilings to get into what the Wolves draft options might be looking like. Dane and Tyler discuss how the Wolves might approach having two picks in this draft and go through many options that could be there 17th overall or 31st. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- How the Wolves might approach having both the No. 17 and No. 31 picks (5:00)

- Wolves-y optio...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the logistics of a Kevin Durant to the Wolves trade. Dane and Kyle start the episode by laying out the Wolves current financial situation -- highlighting the free agencies of Randle, Reid and Alexander-Walker, and discussing the market factors that may open a window for all three players to stay in Minnesota while staying under the second apron. After establishing that, Dane...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer and author of "Ant -- The Incredible Journey of NBA Rising Star Anthony Edwards" to discuss Tim Connelly's exit interview on Monday afternoon, that detailed Connelly's view on this past season and what might be to come in the offseason. Specific topics and timestamps below...
- Connelly on his future in Minnesota (2:00)

- Connelly on the restrictions of 2nd apron life (8:00)

- Conn...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the Timberwolves' exit interviews on Thursday morning, specifically focusing on the free agencies of Naz Reid and Julius Randle. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Key themes from exit interviews: Turnovers and Gameplan Execution (3:00)

- Naz Reid's free agency + Does he need to be a starter to stay? (22:00)

- Julius Randle's player option (42:00)

- Where A...

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to wrap up the Wolves season from Oklahoma City and look ahead to the offseason and what is next for the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Reflecting on the season + Building a contender in this salary cap environment (3:00)

- How will you remember this series against OKC? (21:00)

- Setting the scene for the offseason (45:00)


 

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On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson and Kyle Theige for immediate reactions to the Wolves' Game 4 loss to the Thunder. Specific topics and timestamps below...

- Losing the possession battle -- turnovers and offensive rebounds (1:00)

- The difference in production from Edwards and Randle vs. Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams (5:00)

- The bench showing up in a massive way (18:00)

- A little more defense away from a W (30:00)

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