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Minnesota Timberwolves tidbits: Jimmy Butler dives deep

By Brian Sampson

BLOOMINGTON, MN - JUNE 29: Tom Thibobeau introduces Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves to the public during a press conference at the Mall of America on June 29, 2017 in Bloomington, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, MN - JUNE 29: Tom Thibobeau introduces Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves to the public during a press conference at the Mall of America on June 29, 2017 in Bloomington, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Dunking With Wolves checks in with the internet for the latest Minnesota Timberwolves news. This includes the best articles and tweets from Feb. 5.

With a little over a month away from the beginning of the regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ news should be heating up soon. Until then, we will scour the internet for the latest updates on your favorite team. This includes the best tweets and articles from around the web.

To kick off the article, the Timberwolves’ twitter handle tweeted Karl-Anthony Towns top five plays from 2016-17. He really shows off his versatility and diverse game in these five plays. Boy, this gets me excited for some basketball!

Dean Oliver takes a look at how the Wolves fare in the metrics department. He does a great job of explaining the wide arrange of outcomes the Wolves present depending on which advanced metric you are using. It’s amazing the inconsistency with each measuring stick such as real plus/minus or value over replacement player.

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Minnesota also announces a huge garage sale they are hosting Thursday Friday. They are emptying out their storage room by selling all items including those that contain old logos. What a dream come true for fans of all ages.

Michael Pina was fortunate enough to sit down with Jimmy Butler and take an in-depth look at the life he lives. It turns out Butler is a man of discipline and sticks to a very strict and specific daily routine. He’s also preparing himself to play 40 minutes a night this season.

Dunking With Wolves Christian Anton also takes a look at Minnesota’s starting power forward battle between Gorgui Dieng and newcomer Taj Gibson. He does a wonderful job of exploring both players’ strengths and weaknesses.

Make sure to check back in tomorrow for the top Timberwolves’ tidbits from around the web.

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