60WinTim wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:36 pm
I see from an Alan Horton picture tweet that both Garza and Ryan participated in the morning shootaround. I assume that means they are available. With McKnuckes out, Ryan might be useful.
I still haven’t been able to figure out if the 2-way players are available or not. I searched about but not a ton. There was a legit Wolves fan account on Twitter than said they weren’t able to play but they just sounded certain and didn’t give a justification or proof. Guess we will find out soon enough.
One interesting thing I did find was that there is no restriction on when you can sign 2-way players anymore in season. I wondered about that when Memphis made their flurry of moves the other day. There used to be a deadline sometime around the trade deadline but they got rid of that. Maybe they will get rid of the restriction for these guys being available in the playoffs. For the players it does remove leverage of getting that actual NBA deal like Lofton Jr just got. It kinda forces team’s hands otherwise they can just keep good players on a 2-way deal for years even if they clearly deserve more.
Yosimar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:25 pm
I look forward to seeing Malik go on a heater, Vando getting a double double, and Dlo going crazy in the 4th quarter.
It's a shame we couldn't witness Pat Bev jumping on the Lakers scoring table tonight too
Chris Finch breaking out the jokes pregame tonight. When asked how the Wolves have been able to come back from adversity often this season, he cracks: “We have fighters.” Then smiled.
Yosimar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:25 pm
I look forward to seeing Malik go on a heater, Vando getting a double double, and Dlo going crazy in the 4th quarter.
It's a shame we couldn't witness Pat Bev jumping on the Lakers scoring table tonight too
Nowell is available tonight, which gives us an x-factor in case things aren't going well (not that I think he can save us). But we are playing with house money knowing we have a homecourt game to still get in.
Shaq wants the Lakers to beat the Wolves badly. I don't think anyone is giving the Wolves a snowball's chance in hell. Sounds like a terrific opportunity!