The Minnesota Timberwolves are at the New York Knicks Friday night, and center Naz Reid had his high school jersey retired at Roselle Catholic in New Jersey Thursday night.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) shoots at the basket as Boston Celtics forwards Xavier Tillman (26) and Jayson Tatum (0) defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) AP

The Cleveland Cavaliers don't exactly have a ton of holes in the lead up to the NBA trade deadline, but one area they could stand to address is their big man de

NBA Sixth Man of the Year (6MOTY) race remains one of the league's least inspiring award battles. Between injuries, role changes and the early frontrunner's statistical drop-off, no one did much to separate themselves from the pack over the past week.

Donte DiVincenzo will not play Friday night when the Timberwolves visit Madison Square Garden for a matchup with Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks. His absence could pose significant challenges for Minnesota.

The Warriors were up 34-10 late in the first quarter, a mind-boggling combination of Minnesota ineptitude and Golden State desperation.

One of the men instrumental in beginning the trend of winning there is Naz Reid, who had his jersey retired Thursday night in Roselle, where his alma mater, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated Westfield, 67-58, in a Union County Conference matchup.

Julius Randle is not a good fit for the Wolves and Anthony Edwards is not playing within the offensive system.

Julius Randle had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 21 points and seven assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 104-89 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.

Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish.

Julius Randle appears to be on increasingly thin ice in Minnesota, not closing as many games, not endearing himself to the fans, and his albatross of a player option is threatening the Timberwolves’ ability to retain Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naz Reid.

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