<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver to undergo season-ending ankle surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Timberwolves-news-Jarrett-Culver-to-undergo-season-ending-ankle-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver to undergo season-ending ankle surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-29T15:40:17-07:00">April 29th, 3:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-29T15:41:35-07:00">April 29th, 3:41pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have just confirmed that they are shutting down shooting guard Jarrett Culver for the remainder of the season. The 22-year-old is set to go under the knife to address an issue on his ankle, which will result in Culver being forced to sit out the final few weeks of the campaign.</p><p>This report comes via <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1387889684014108674">Jon Krawczynski</a> of The Athletic:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarrett Culver will miss the rest of this season to have surgery on his ankle, Wolves say. The hope is it will allow him to get back to full health quickly this summer for workouts. Surgery scheduled for May 7, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a>.</p><p>— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1387889684014108674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The last time Culver took the floor was on April 18 in a blowout loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. He hasn’t suited up since and as it turns out, that was his last game of the season for the Timberwolves.</p><p>Culver hasn’t exactly been a key player in Minnesota’s rotation this season. The 6-foot-6 two-guard has averaged just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/culveja01.html#all_per_game">14.7 minutes</a> per contest, putting up numbers of 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds as a reserve. His absence is not going to be as significant to the team as compared to losing a star such as D’Angelo Russell or even a Ricky Rubio.</p><p>On a bit of a lighter note, however, it appears that Malik Beasley is nearing a return following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wolves also say Malik Beasley (hamstring) has returned to on-court work. He will continue to be evaluated. Still no timetable on his return</p><p>— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1387889972619972613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It is worth noting that the Timberwolves previously intimated that they had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-minnesota-unofficially-bowing-out-of-cade-cunningham-sweepstakes/" rel="noopener">no intention to tank</a> for the remainder of the season. Winning still remains to be their utmost priority despite the fact that they own one of the worst records of the league. Apparently, they have placed more importance on building chemistry for the upcoming season as opposed to increasing their chances for the first overall pick in the upcoming draft.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver to undergo season-ending ankle surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumor: Timberwolves talking trade with Hawks involving No. 6 pick, Jarrett Culver');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Timberwolves-rumors-Minnesota-talking-trade-with-Hawks-involving-No.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumor: Timberwolves talking trade with Hawks involving No. 6 pick, Jarrett Culver</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-11T07:39:53-08:00">November 11th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-11T07:39:53-08:00">November 11th, 7:39am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are clearly looking to add some young talent via the upcoming draft, and they are reportedly in the market to add another lottery pick on top of the first overall pick that is already in their possession. The Timberwolves are rumored to be interested in trading for the Atlanta Hawks’ No. 6 pick in a deal that could involve incoming second-year shooting guard Jarrett Culver and the No. 17 pick.</p><p>This report comes via Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sources: The Timberwolves are attempting to acquire a second lottery pick. They’ve had talks with the Hawks for #6. A possible deal could include Jarrett Culver and #17.</p><p>A number of teams are interested in Atlanta’s #6 pick—the Pelicans and Celtics being among them, sources say.</p><p>— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1326533752193945600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 11, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s unclear what Minnesota plans to do with the No. 1 pick. The Timberwolves are keeping all their options open, including a possible trade out of the top pick or staying put and taking somebody like LaMelo Ball or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-anthony-edwards-determined-to-be-no-1-pick-for-timberwolves/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthony Edwards.</a></p><p>Regardless, it appears Minnesota has placed Culver on the trading block, with the 2019 sixth overall pick not exactly having an exceptional rookie campaign. In his debut year, the 6-foot-6 2-guard averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/culveja01.html#all_per_game">9.2 points</a>, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists while shooting 40.4% from the field and 29.9% from 3 in 23.9 minutes per contest. He did show some flashes of brilliance, especially later in the season, but apparently the Timberwolves still find him expendable.</p><p>It’s worth noting that even if Minnesota aggressively pursues Atlanta’s pick, there will be some stiff competition along the way. As the report indicates, both the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics have also been linked to that No. 6 pick.</p><p>Both the Timberwolves and Hawks are looking to take a big step forward this season after rough 2019-20 campaigns. Minnesota finished with the second-worst record in the Western Conference, ahead of only the Golden State Warriors. Atlanta finished with the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Only the Cleveland Cavaliers were worse.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumor: Timberwolves talking trade with Hawks involving No. 6 pick, Jarrett Culver

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver excited about possibility of joining Rising Stars Challenge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Timberwolves-news-Jarrett-Culver-excited-about-possibility-of-joining-Rising-Stars-Challenge.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver excited about possibility of joining Rising Stars Challenge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-21T21:26:14-08:00">January 21st, 9:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-21T21:26:14-08:00">January 21st, 9:26pm</time><address><a>Cole McCauley</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Jarrett Culver has had an up and down rookie season with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard is averaging 9.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, but he has struggled with efficiency and is shooting less than 40 percent from the field and just 27.7 percent from deep.</p><p>On the other hand, in the last few weeks, Culver has begun to show why exactly he was so highly regarded as a prospect coming out of Texas Tech.</p><p>In the month of January, Culver is averaging 14.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting an efficient 45.7 percent from the field. According to <a href="https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/culver-has-been-one-nbas-best-all-around-rookies-lately" rel="noopener noreferrer">Timberwolves Digital Content Manager Kyle Ratke</a>, Culver has four games of 10 points, five rebounds and five assists since December, 30. The only rookie to have more such games in that timespan is Rookie of the Year favorite Ja Morant.</p><p>Culver’s excellent play as of late gives him a chance to represent the Timberwolves at this year’s Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend in Chicago — an opportunity that excites the young rookie.</p><blockquote>“That’d be very fun for me – a great opportunity,” Culver said. “A blessing, for sure. I’m just gonna keep working. It’s not my decision who pick, but just keep working to get in that. I think I should, but I’m just gonna keep working for it.”</blockquote><p>The Rising Stars Challenge features rookie and second-year players across the league and pits American-born players versus international players in the NBA. 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Timberwolves rookie Jarrett Culver excited about possibility of joining Rising Stars Challenge

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The Timberwolves moved up from No. 11 to No. 6 in the 2019 NBA Draft to select Culver, so they are betting a decent amount on his future with the team.</p><p>Towns on the other hand still have no time table to return and remain a heavy candidate in trade rumors despite the Timberwolves’ denial that they are even considering dealing the 24-year-old.</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on </i><a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> &amp; </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, and like us on </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/"><i>Facebook</i></a><i>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us.</i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news"><i>here</i></a><i>. 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VIDEO: Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns jumps out of seat after nasty Jarrett Culver throwdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Robert Covington offered to defend Dante Exum but Ryan Saunders opted with Jarrett Culver');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Timberwolves-news-Ryan-Saunders-reveals-why-Robert-Covington-didn_t-start-vs.-Pelicans.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Robert Covington offered to defend Dante Exum but Ryan Saunders opted with Jarrett Culver</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-05T20:26:31-08:00">January 5th, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-05T20:26:31-08:00">January 5th, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Robert Covington is still the team’s best wing defender and often gets the task of slowing down the opposing team’s best player on a nightly basis.</p><p>The Timberwolves were in Ohio taking on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday and were getting torched by the Cavs’ recently acquired point guard Dante Exum for the better part of the match. With the game hanging on the balance in the final frame, the 24-year-old Australian was scoring at will against Minny’s defenders, brushing off the challenge from Andrew Wiggins, Josh Okogie and rookie Jarrett Culver.</p><p>According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Robert Covington personally asked head coach Ryan Saunders to allow him to slow down the red-hot Exum. But Saunders kept his faith on the 20-year-old Texas Tech product and let him shadow Exum the rest of the way.</p><p>Culver honored his coach’s trust and did not let the team down, holding Exum scoreless the rest of the way.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Covington said he was lobbying to take the red-hot Exum. Saunders wanted to see how Culver responded. The rook helped hold him scoreless the rest of the way.</p><p>— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1214026081025560577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Robert Covington offered to defend Dante Exum but Ryan Saunders opted with Jarrett Culver

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver posterizes Robin Lopez, gets tech for trash talking');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Timberwolves-video-Jarrett-Culver-posterizes-Robin-Lopez-gets-tech-for-trash-talking.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver posterizes Robin Lopez, gets tech for trash talking</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-01T19:47:20-08:00">January 1st, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-01T19:47:48-08:00">January 1st, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Maximo Gonzales</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves were in need of a spark against the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks. Fortunately, shooting guard Jarrett Culver was able to oblige.</p><p>Culver showed no remorse after finishing with a thunderous dunk over center Robin Lopez before drawing a technical from the officials.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jarrett Culver put 'em on a poster! 😳<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Timberwolves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Timberwolves</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/pfY62K6b0t">pic.twitter.com/pfY62K6b0t</a></p><p>— NBA TV (@NBATV) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1212571102641192961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Although the dunk from Culver provided the Timberwolves with a much-needed spark, they certainly could have done without the technical at such a crucial moment in the game. Regardless, it shows that the rookie is not shy about flashing his jumping ability when given the opportunity.</p><p>Jarrett Culver has largely played a modest role for the Timberwolves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-jarrett-culver-picked-sixth-overall-by-the-timberwolves/" rel="noopener noreferrer">since being taken with the sixth overall pick</a> in the 2019 NBA Draft; however, dunks like this show that he is starting to feel much more comfortable getting adjusted to the next level of play. Entering Wednesday’s game, Culver is averaging 8.2 points, 3.2 boards, 1.9 assist and 1.2  steal in 22.5 minutes per game for Minnesota.</p><p>It should also serve as a lesson learned for the rookie to keep the trash talk to a minimal during a game as tightly-contested as this one.</p><p>–</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, and like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us.</i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. 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VIDEO: Timberwolves’ Jarrett Culver posterizes Robin Lopez, gets tech for trash talking

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jarrett Culver’s journey to the NBA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Culver.jpg"></figure><h1>Jarrett Culver’s journey to the NBA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-11-27T16:14:13-08:00">November 27th, 4:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-11-27T16:15:16-08:00">November 27th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Cole McCauley</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Jarrett Culver is one of the brightest young prospects in the NBA today. The lanky two guard is an athletic and effortless scorer and with a nearly 6-foot-10 wingspan, the former Texas Tech guard has the potential to be a future star in the NBA.</p><p>But, it wasn’t always like this for Jarrett Culver. The Lubbock, Texas native was a skinny kid out of Coronado High School who not many expected to be a future top ten pick in the NBA.</p><p>With Lubbock being a relatively small college town, Culver, although talented, was heavily under-recruited. Despite averaging nearly 30 points per game and leading the team in both rebounds and assists, Culver was ranked as the No. 312 player in the class of 2017.</p><p>The 6-foot-5 guard had several small school offers from team like Louisiana Tech, Oral Roberts and Sam Houston State but also held offers from the bigger schools in the area such as UT, TCU and Baylor.</p><p>In the end, Culver decided to play for head coach Chris Beard and his hometown Texas Tech Red Raiders. Despite coming in as an unheralded three-star prospect, Culver was able to make an immediate impact as a true freshman for a Red Raiders team that went 27-10. Culver ended the season averaging 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game which were the third and second-best marks on the team respectively.</p><p>With fellow stars Zhaire Smith and Keenan Evans gone, Culver decided to come back for his sophomore year. The sophomore instantly took over as the team’s best player as Culver helped turned the Red Raiders into a title contender.</p><p>TTU did indeed contend for a title going 31-7 and reaching the championship game with Culver’s 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game leading the way.</p><p>Culver proved he could be a dominant two way player with a 29-point, eight-rebound game in the first round of the NCAA tournament and then another 22 points in the Sweet 16 proving that.</p><p>Unfortunately, Culver and the Red Raiders fell to Virginia in the title game but regardless, Culver had gone from three-star recruit to surefire NBA lottery pick in only two years.</p><p>Culver would end up being picked by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> at No. 6 in the 2019 NBA Draft where he would hope to be the third piece next to star big man Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins.</p><p>Culver came into the NBA with high expectations. So far, the rookie has been fairly disappointing. In 17 games (in which he has started seven), Culver is averaging 8.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and is shooting a paltry 36.7 percent from the field, 27.7 percent from deep and 42.1 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>So while he has struggled so far, especially on offense, Culver’s defense is still a bright spot with the rookie both getting steals and blocking shots at a high rate — especially for a 6-foot-5 rookie.</p><p>The NBA season is still young and initial struggles for rookie guards are well-documented. Many young players take a while to adjust to the speed, spacing and size of the NBA game and Culver still has a ton of potential.</p><p>In fact, Culver has scored in double figures in six of the Timberwolves last seven games. 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