The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On this week's episode, Dane and Will DeBerg (assistant coach, University of St. Thomas) review the film of Precious Achiuwa (Memphis), Josh Green (Arizona) and Saddiq Bey (Villanova).   Achiuwa, Green and Bey represent the stronger portion of the 2020 Draft class — the middle of the first round. Many teams will be seeking to trade into this range where expectations and price tags are lower, because players like Achiuwa, Green and Bey are ready to fill roles in the NBA now.   How does Achiuwa compare to Onyeka Okongwu? Where is Green in comparison to Isaac Okoro? There aren’t many players like Bey. Is that a good thing? This and more on this week’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, Dane talks to Josh Okogie, Gersson Rosas and Ryan Saunders about how Okogie and Jarrett Culver fit into this Timberwolves roster. And then Dane asks Tre Jones about his interview with the Timberwolves, and how his game compares to his brother Tyus.   Between the interviews, Dane goes through the numbers and film from Okogie and Culver's 2019-20 season, trying to answer one big question: Can Okogie and Culver share the floor? With that... Can they share the floor with DLo? Does Okogie need to change positions? How would Tre Jones fit with Okogie and Culver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Examining the next stages of the Timberwolves build with Britt Robson (The Atheltic). Dane and Britt discuss what Gersson Rosas is building around Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell, and if Towns and Russell are in fact what Rosas is building around.   How might the Wolves pursue the 2020-21 season prior to what is shaping up to be a defining 2021 offseason? Will Ryan Saunders be permitted more bandwidth to spread his wings this season? What role do the No. 1 pick and the entire 2021 draft play in the build? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, Dane and Will DeBerg (assistant coach, University of St. Thomas) review the film of Deni Avdija (Maccabi Tel Aviv) and RJ Hampton (New Zealand Breakers).   Avdija and Hampton are two of the premier international prospects in this 2020 Draft Class. Avdija took on a far bigger role for Maccabi after the league's hiatus, laying down a new, different type of film to analyze. How does that player project as an NBA prospect? Did his shot show improvement?   Hampton, who skipped college in favor of playing overseas, only played 17 games in the NBL. After being the No. 5 ranked recruit in the 2019 high school class, why has Hampton's stock take such a hit after opting to play professionally? Can he shoot? Is he one of the best athletes in this class? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episodes Dane goes through takeaways from his media session with Gersson Rosas and Ryan Saunders in advance of the Timberwolves beginning their own version of a "bubble" training camp.   Rosas provides an update on KAT's health and the involvement of restricted free agents Malik Beasley and Juancho Hernangomez in the bubble camp. Ryan Saunders notes how he hopes to take things from the Toronto Raptors defensive scheme next season, so Dane does a Raptors film breakdown, assessing how the Raptors scheme would look applied to the Wolves roster. And finally, Rosas talks Jarred Vanderbilt, so Dane goes through a breakdown over Vanderbilt's college film during his freshman year at Kentucky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the summer coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on where the Timberwolves stand entering the fall and winter of 2020. Kyle Theige, the site manager at CanisHoopus.com, joins Dane to reflect on the Wolves landing the No. 1 overall pick — and where that could take the franchise. Dane and Kyle use Sam Vecenie of The Athletic’s excellent offseason preview to guide them through conversations on the draft, free agency, the Towns and Russell core, the young pieces on the roster, the status of the salary cap, potential offseason acquisitions and, finally, Towns’ long-term future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the Timberwolves are to put the No. 1 pick on the table, what might they be able to get back in return? Jack Borman of CanisHoopus.com joins the pod to discuss the specific types of paths the Wolves might take when pursuing such a trade.   Plenty of "fake trades" are discussed in this episode. Every proposed move represents what Dane and Jack deem the most-likely trade constructs to look like -- using the pick as a sweetener; trading back; or trading back to stack the pick with other assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s an instant reaction pod to the Timberwolves landing the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Will DeBerg (Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, University of St Thomas) joins Dane to discuss what the Wolves will be able to do with the No. 1 pick. Included is audio from an interview with Gersson Rosas recorded prior to the lottery occurring. Dane and Will examine Rosas’ commentary, searching for clues that may suggest what Rosas and Co. might do on draft night. Rosas talks the underrated talent in this draft class and the potential for the Wolves to trade one or multiple of their picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Jack Borman from Canis Hoopus joins to discuss eight players playing in The Bubble who could be acquired by the Timberwolves this offseason. We cycle through four players each who have stood out during the restart that could be acquired via free agency or on the trade market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the news of Glen Taylor putting the Timberwolves up for sale, Britt Robson (The Athletic), who has covered the Wolves since before Taylor bought the team, joins the show to discuss the many directions this sale can go.   We discuss the positives of moving on from Taylor, while acknowledging new ownership comes with a distinct risk of relocation.   And yes, of course, we discuss Kevin Garnett, both the intrigue and the can of worms that could open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices