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Naz Reid

[The Athletic NBA @TheAthleticNBA]

As Karl-Anthony Towns pushes for a title, many Timberwolves fans aren't watching with regret. They're watching with pride.

For those who backed KAT through nine seasons in Minnesota, this moment feels validating.

Read for free, from @JonKrawczynski: https://t.co/AsQ9NkdI8F

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@TwinCityVTG oh my

[Who's Next @WhosNextShow]

Games of war

[Timberwolves Clips @WolvesClips]

Anthony Edwards + Kevin Garnett embrace

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@stephenasmith Stick to ball you muppet..

[Nick Bateman @nickbateman33]

This is the best video in NBA history omfg

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@DaneMooreNBA The segun blocking foul review is one of the wildest calls I've seen a ref make.. Like how can you not overturn that?

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@JB_DenverSports Always a mutual respect even fanbase wise 🤝

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@HoodieNaz_ @JonKrawczynski Got ratio’d on every reply, nice bro 😂

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Guess which player isn't an All-Star.

Julius Randle:
— 22.3 PPG
— 7.0 RPG
— 5.4 APG
— 59.9 TS%
— 34 wins

Brandon Ingram:
— 21.8 PPG
— 5.7 RPG
— 3.7 APG
— 57.0 TS%
— 31 wins

De'Aaron Fox:
— 19.4 PPG
— 3.8 RPG
— 6.3 APG
— 58.5 TS%
— 32 wins

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@esidery Hi Minnesota timberwolves guy here, no thank you..

[Julius Randle @J30_RANDLE]

AE5 a starter everyday of the week stop playing! Put his name in that MVP convo too. Did yall witness last game 🤯🤯

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@ChrisLoupos @TWolvesLead This is so accurate.

[Timberwolves Muse @Wolvesmuse]

We got @KOT4Q on the Rudy DPOY5 train 🔥

[ClutchPoints @ClutchPoints]

It's time to stop the Rudy Gobert hate.

With Wemby's 65-game eligibility hanging by a thread (he has just three missed games left for the rest of the season), the DPOY race is Rudy's to lose.

And the history books are about to be rewritten.

If Rudy secures the hardware this season, he'll become the FIRST player in NBA history to win five Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Imagine a world where you move past Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the greatest defensive anchor to ever live...

The stats in 2025-26 are absolutely absurd:

🚫 He is allowing just 48.2% opponent FG at the rim. That's good for No. 2 in the NBA among players with 25+ games.

📉 The Wolves boast a 108.1 Defensive Rating with Rudy on the floor (2nd in the NBA). When he sits, that number craters to 121.2 (29th in the NBA).

📊 Rudy is currently 3rd in total blocks (62, 1.7 per game) and leads the NBA in total rebounds (415, 11.2 per game).

But forget about the stats for a second. Rudy also passes the eye test in a way that most fans finally have to admit.

While people love to post the one time he gets cooked on a switch, they ignore the 50 times a game where an elite guard drives, sees him and simply nopes out of the lane.

His highlights are quiet, and his mistakes are loud, but Rudy's heard it all at this point.

The only obstacle?

Voter fatigue. But the tape and the data don't lie.

It's time to admit we aren't just watching a Mount Rushmore defender anymore.

We might be watching the actual defensive GOAT.

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@CharlieWaltonMN The CAAAASH from Grady will feed family’s for generations

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@Wolvesmuse Bro these people have zero brain cells 😂

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@_MNMuse There's no way people actually think this is a good idea for the wolves 😂😂

[Coach @CooneyJosh]

@playoffjake @grok is this true