Dads And Dunks: Your To-The-Point Wolves Talk Podcast

Dads And Dunks
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We created this podcast for fans who love the Timberwolves and want thoughtful, to-the-point conversations they can fit into their day. We focus on what matters: the players, the stats, and the storylines that define each week, without the extra noise. This is a Minnesota Timberwolves podcast with weekly Wolves discussions.

  1. 17h ago

    Minnesota Timberwolves: Rudy or Beringer With LaMelo? | 1-3 Week Recap and West Injury Chaos

    The Minnesota Timberwolves went 1-3 this week, with one game with Anthony Edwards and three without. Tom and Josh recap Ant’s 47 points in the overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a tough officiating finish, and a rough night for Rudy Gobert. Then the start of life without Ant: a loss to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors, Bones Hyland and LaMelo Ball leading a blowout win over the LA Clippers, and a 10-point loss in San Antonio to Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs with no Ant and no Rudy. In Stat Chat, the Wolves are still top seven in offensive rating, top five in defensive rating, and third in net rating, even sitting ninth in the West. We dig into LaMelo Ball’s foul trouble, his fit with Rudy Gobert versus Joan Beringer, the rise of Beringer at center, and what Ayo Dosunmu, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, and Terrence Shannon Jr. need to do while Ant is out. One Big Thing covers the injury wave across the Western Conference, including Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Ja Morant, and what it means for the Wolves’ path. Plus our picks for a week against the Bucks, Rockets, Pelicans, and Jazz, and updated predictions for the Wolves record until Anthony Edwards returns. Dads and Dunks is your to-the-point Wolves talk podcast. Follow, rate, and subscribe. Go Wolves. #Timberwolves #AnthonyEdwards #LaMeloBall #RudyGobert #NBA

  2. 5d ago

    Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards Injury Reaction | Can LaMelo Ball Carry the Wolves?

    Emergency pod. Anthony Edwards will have an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee and could miss up to two months, one night after dropping 47 points on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tom and Josh react to the Ant injury news and what it means for the Minnesota Timberwolves. We talk through Ant’s timeline and whether he’s back for the Christmas Day game against OKC, where the Wolves sit in the Western Conference standings, and why a top six seed is the goal while he’s out. Then the big question: who steps up? LaMelo Ball gets the keys to the offense, Jaden McDaniels and Jonathan Kuminga could see a lot more usage, and we debate whether Ayo Dosunmu or Terrence Shannon Jr. should start, plus a Bones Hyland twin turbo push. We also cover the awards and contract hit for Ant, whether Ant or Donte DiVincenzo returns first, and lock in our Wolves record predictions for the first 30 games without Anthony Edwards. Dads and Dunks is your to-the-point Wolves talk podcast. Follow, rate, and subscribe. Go Wolves. #Timberwolves #AnthonyEdwards #AntInjury #LaMeloBall #NBA

  3. Oct 26

    Minnesota Timberwolves: Ant 45, Kuminga, TJ, and Ayo Shine, Wolves Own the Boards | 3-0 Recap

    The Minnesota Timberwolves are 3-0 and teh vibes are good. Anthony Edwards opened the season with 45 points and 10 rebounds in a blowout win over the Miami Heat, the Wolves won ugly in Orlando with seven players in double figures, and they ran the Toronto Raptors out of Target Center in the home opener. We get into Jonathan Kuminga guarding Giannis, Ayo Dosunmu making his case for Sixth Man of the Year, Joan Beringer and Terrence Shannon Jr. improving every game, and how a smaller Wolves team became the best rebounding team in the NBA. In Stat Chat, we break down the Ant and LaMelo Ball on/off numbers: a +40.3 net rating together, and whether Chris Finch should keep staggering them. One Big Thing looks at the early Western Conference picture, including the Jalen Williams injury in OKC, the Rockets’ hot start, the Spurs and Nuggets, plus the 0-3 Knicks and where former Wolves Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are landing. In Howl or Foul, we decide if the Wolves clear their Vegas win total of 48.5, make our picks for a week against the Cavs, Warriors, Clippers, and Spurs, and share the stat of the week: the top five players in the NBA in plus-minus are all Timberwolves. Plus some love for Jaden McDaniels’ midrange game and the new jerseys. Helping the Pack: this week we shout out the In Sports Foundation. Learn more at dadsanddunks.com. Dads and Dunks is your to-the-point Wolves talk podcast. Follow, rate, and subscribe. Go Wolves. #Timberwolves #Wolves #AnthonyEdwards #LaMeloBall #NBA

  4. Oct 20

    Minnesota Timberwolves: LaMelo Is Here and the Bench Is Loaded? Season Preview + Predictions

    Tom and Josh shake off the offseason rust and get back on the mic as the Minnesota Timberwolves tip off a new season. And this one is all listener questions. They run a snake draft of the most anticipated games on the schedule, from the Kevin Garnett jersey retirement against the Celtics to the Spurs revenge game, OKC on Christmas, and Naz Reid’s first trip back to Target Center with the Hornets. Howl or Foul returns with your takes: do the Wolves come out of the West, is this the deepest and most talented roster in franchise history, and does Jaden McDaniels make the All-Star team? They also get into KG’s return to the franchise, Joan Beringer’s backup center minutes, Jonathan Kuminga’s three-point shooting, LaMelo Ball’s health, and grade an offseason that sent out Julius Randle and Naz Reid to bring in LaMelo. Then it’s final calls on the record: the 47.5 win total, playoff seeding, MVP picks, Anthony Edwards’ season high, LaMelo triple-doubles, and whether Rudy Gobert finally hits a three. Follow, rate, and subscribe, and tell a friend. Go Wolves. #Timberwolves #NBA #AnthonyEdwards #LaMeloBall #WolvesPodcast

  5. Aug 27

    Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonathan Kuminga Signs With Minnesota | Emergency Pod

    The Wolves signed Jonathan Kuminga and we had to hop on for an emergency pod. Tom is jet-lagged after nine days in Europe. Josh did not think there was any chance Minnesota landed him. Minnesota got a 23-year-old starting-caliber power forward for the taxpayer mid-level exception, roughly $6.1 million, and outrecruited the Lakers to do it. Now they have to shed salary to get under the second apron. We get into the hype level, the fit next to LaMelo and Ant, whether he is actually a better defender than his reputation, the waive and stretch on Josh Green and what dead money does to the next three years, Ayo Dosunmu coming off the bench, and where all of this puts the Wolves in the West. Follow, rate, like, subscribe, and tell a friend. @dadsanddunks on Instagram and YouTubedadsanddunks@gmail.com #Timberwolves #JonathanKuminga #NBA #AnthonyEdwards #Wolves

  6. Aug 8

    Minnesota Timberwolves: We Talk Ant Man, LaMelo, Rudy, TSJ and Techs | The Over/Under Show

    Tom and Josh run a full over/under board on the 2026-27 Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards ' three-pointers made per game at 3.4. Ant games played at 68.5. Rudy Gobert at 10.9 points per game and 55.5 games played as a Wolf, which is really a trade deadline question. LaMelo Ball at 72.5 games, 7.1 assists, 272 threes made, and 28 minutes per game. Jaden McDaniels scoring over or under his career high of 14.8. Terrence Shannon Jr. at 9.5 points. Joan Beringer at 20.5 minutes per game, plus what the defense actually looks like when Gobert sits. Then the big one. The Wolves win total at 49.5. Tom says the line is a joke and puts them at 54. Josh says 48 to 49 in a deeper, more competitive West. They close with the Philadelphia 76ers win total, Joel Embiid's health, and whether an aging LeBron James changes anything in the East. No Julius Randle. No Naz Reid. No Mike Conley. Donte DiVincenzo out for most or all of the year. There are a lot of shots available. Who takes them? Josh does the whole episode without a voice. MJ flu game. Your to the point Wolves talk podcast. Go Wolves. #Timberwolves #NBA #AnthonyEdwards #LaMeloBall #DadsAndDunks

  7. Jul 15

    Minnesota Timberwolves: LeBron James Free Agency Fit + LaMelo Ball Introductory Press Conference

    LeBron James still has not decided, and the Minnesota Timberwolves still have a hole at power forward shaped exactly like him. Tom and Josh dig into LeBron James's free-agent fit and why Cleveland, Miami, and Golden State each ask him to do something he cannot really do anymore. Harden and Donovan Mitchell are going to eat more possessions than Ant and LaMelo ever would. Giannis and Bam cannot shoot, so Miami has to grind out every ugly game. Golden State is assembling the senior Olympics roster and banking on Anthony Davis staying healthy. Meanwhile, all the Wolves have left to offer is a minimum, which is pennies compared to what he is worth, and he fills the one hole they actually have. Tom is a homer and says so out loud. He also does not think the Wolves are getting him. Then the LaMelo Ball introductory press conference, which was mostly boring except for the parts that were not. Tim Connelly looked like he needed to run to the bathroom the entire time. Asked what hurt most in the trade, he did not say the first-round pick. He said Naz. LaMelo got asked if he watches Olivia Miles and said, "She cold," which she is. Also, his on-court personality did not match his presser personality at all. Summer League gets a reality check. Joan Beringer looked like a real NBA rotation player in the one game he played before back tightness sat him, and he is progressing exactly the way you hope a young big progresses. Everyone else, not so much. Rocco Zikarsky is almost as tall as Wemby but cannot move like Wemby. Isaiah Evans has not hit a three yet, though the late trade earns him some grace. Zyon Pullin might be the best-looking player on that floor, not named Beringer. Plus Terrence Shannon Jr. cashing in on the number one jersey, Josh Green quietly posting one of the best on-off net ratings in the league, the Jaylen Brown trade that makes no sense for Boston, Giannis to Miami, the Kawhi aspiration mess holding up Toronto, the Lakers overpaying for Walker Kessler, and where the Wolves land in a wide open Western Conference. Go Wolves. NBA free agency, Timberwolves podcast, NBA offseason, NBA Summer League, Western Conference

  8. Jun 26

    Minnesota Timberwolves: Naz Reid Is Gone, LaMelo Ball Is Here, and We Are Buying Ant and Rudy Stock

    This one hurts and thrills in equal measure. We lost Naz Reid. The towels, the undrafted-to-Sixth-Man-of-the-Year story, the fan favorite who filled the arena and our hearts. We are not okay about it, and we are keeping every piece of Naz memorabilia we own. But then LaMelo Ball walked through the door, and we are going all in on Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert. Buy, buy, buy. Ant finally gets a 6'8" point guard who pulls the double team off him and swings it back for a clean look. Rudy finally gets a lead guard who throws lobs he can actually catch and runs real pick-and-roll. We came in mourning and left grinning ear to ear. We break it all down: the Julius Randle salary dump, sliding 28 to 33 for Isaiah Evans, and the LaMelo and Josh Green blockbuster. Where LaMelo ranks among NBA point guards, the durability and defense worries we are not ignoring, and why the second timeline starts right now. Two feelings at the same time, and honestly, we have never been more excited about this team. Pour one out for Naz. Then come dream with us. Go Wolves. LaMelo Ball trade, Naz Reid Hornets, Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves offseason, NBA trade reaction.

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We created this podcast for fans who love the Timberwolves and want thoughtful, to-the-point conversations they can fit into their day. We focus on what matters: the players, the stats, and the storylines that define each week, without the extra noise. This is a Minnesota Timberwolves podcast with weekly Wolves discussions.

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