The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today’s show, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins to discuss the Timberwolves offseason outlook now that we know they will not have their first round pick in July’s draft. That variable being removed hones the focus on the 12 players currently under contract for next season and makes ideas about how to adjust the roster more direct. We discuss: The caliber of this Wolves team if they make no meaningful additions to the roster prior to next season What archetype of added big might bring out the most from this roster — using Myles Turner, Ben Simmons and John Collins as examples of three archetypes What Britt would be willing to give up for Ben Simmons versus what Dane would be willing to give up  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Jake Paynting of CanisHoopus joins to discuss his film review of Leandro Bolmaro — the Timberwolves’ 23rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, who seems poised to join the team after playing for FC Barcelona last season. We discuss: Bolmaro’s sure-fire NBA-ready skill: On-ball defense What Bolmaro’s game looks like offensively The swing skills that will determine Bolmaro’s ultimate ceiling Bolmaro’s one clear weakness entering the NBA How Bolmaro might into the construct of the Timberwolves’ current roster, and how his presence further affirms the need to address the power forward position at some point this offseason  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s pod, we (finally) talk potential Ben Simmons to Minnesota trades. While any trade being consummated is inherently unlikely, we get into why the Simmons idea no longer feels like completely reckless speculation. How Gersson Rosas has talked about making moves for star players since he took over the front office — and why Simmons might check those boxes, and why he might not Rosas’ history of trading for players whose values have recently dipped — both D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley How Simmons’ everything-other-than-shooting would be a great fit What it would take to match salaries in a potential trade What sort of draft capital I’ve been hearing it would take to acquire Simmons in a Wolves package Three different trade frameworks Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, we begin our series NBA Draft prospect film reviews for the pod. Will DeBerg of the University of St. Thomas is again joining me in this venture, as he did last summer. And to start off the series, and on the day of the NBA Draft lottery, Will and I take a look at the top three prospects in 2021 Draft class, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley and Jalen Suggs. For each of the three prospects, we run through what stood out from their games on each side of the ball in their college film and speculate on what might and what might not translate to the next level. So start your NBA Draft research with today’s show. Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report joins to highlight the many Timberwolves-related anecdotes from his new book “Built To Lose: How The NBA’s Tanking Era Changed The League Forever”. The ties from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Houston Rockets and even to the acquisition of Andrew Wiggins and selection of Karl-Anthony Towns are abundant. Sachin Gupta’s role in The Process with Sam Hinkie The impact the lottery odds flattening might have had on the Timberwolves not tanking this season Flip Saunders motivations going into the 2015 Draft in regards to Jahlil Okafor versus Karl-Anthony Towns And much more  If you would like to purchase Jake’s book, you can do that from our friends at SubText Books here.Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Britt Robson of The Athletic joins the pod for a second time this week, where on this episode we discuss the recent Minnesota Timberwolves news and notes since the season ended one month ago. Topics discussed include: Iowa Wolves coach Sam Newman-Beck ousted as Chris Finch and Gersson Rosas begin to build out a new coaching staff from top to bottom, moving on from the majority of the remaining members of Ryan Saunders’ staff (first 15 minutes) A timeline of what is proving to be a messy transition of power from Glen Taylor to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore (second 15 minutes) Laying out the path to the Timberwolves staying in Minnesota under new ownership + the doomsday path Rodriguez and Lore could pursue if they opt to be aggressive about relocating the franchise (final 15 minutes)  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Britt Robson of The Athletic joins the show to discuss a wide open NBA playoff field, with three series tied at 2-2 and the Phoenix Suns ascending to the conference finals. We discuss: Chris Paul’s dominance and the Suns exploding into championship contention The Nets title odds through a bundle of injuries + what is left to be desired from Giannis and the Bucks. Adjustments for the remainder of the series Assessing the Sixers as title contenders, Joel Embiid’s health and Trae Young inspiring the Hawks through Ben Simmons’ defense A still fascinating, toss-up of a Clippers-Jazz series + sleeping on Kawhi Leonard + where Rudy Gobert ranks amongst the other top centers in the league  Create a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUSSign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brendan Hedtke of CanisHoopus joins the pod today to discuss the potential paths for the Timberwolves to take this summer to become a respectable defense next season. What can Gersson Rosas add to this roster and what can Chris Finch adjust to make the Wolves’ defense good enough to make the playoffs? We discuss: The Wolves history of being a below-average defensive team, specifically over the six seasons Karl-Anthony Towns has been on the roster Where do the Wolves need to rank defensively to make the playoffs next season? Should the Wolves consider adding a true rim-protecting center? What are the paths to doing that? Why Jaden McDaniels’ best position may be small forward instead of power forward Sign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBACreate a BetUS account with promo code "Dane125" at: https://bit.ly/DaneMooreBetUS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Britt Robson of The Athletic again joins the show. This time to discuss the now set, eight-team field for the second round of the playoffs. We spend about twenty minutes on all four of the second round series, in this order: Bucks-Nets, Nuggets-Suns, Clippers-Jazz, Sixers-Hawks. Topics discussed include: Our announcement of a live show on NBA Draft Lottery Night, June 22nd, at Forgotten Star Brewery in Fridley, Minnesota. Britt and I will be at Forgotten Star to see how the lottery balls bounce in the draft lottery, and immediately record a live episode following the Lottery’s results How Brooklyn still looked like they had more than enough for Milwaukee even once James Harden went down The X-factors for a Denver team against a more sturdy Phoenix squad Dane and Britt come down on different winners for the Jazz-Clippers series How the Sixers can recover against the Hawks the rest of the series Sign up for Dane's Patreon ($5 a month) at: Patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s pod, Jack Borman of CanisHoopus joins the pod to chat about our Timberwolves-related thoughts that have been triggered while watching these playoffs. We’re calling it “watching the playoffs through a Timberwolves lens”. And, in that, we discuss:• The idea of this playoff role player-type of John Collins being on the Wolves next season• Buy low guys that could be acquired via trade this summer by the Wolves who are playing in these playoffs. Guys like Daniel Gafford of the Wizards• The power forwards the Timberwolves pursued this offseason — like Derrick Jones Jr., Paul Millsap and JaMychal Green — having relatively small playoff impacts. How does this impact our view of the midlevel exception?• The similarities in offensive structure between what Brooklyn has built to what the Timberwolves have on their roster — three strong isolation players and one shooter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices