Ben Beecken

Ben Beecken

Joined: Nov 5, 2012

Ben Beecken is a co-expert at Dunking With Wolves. As a native Minnesotan living and working in Oklahoma City, Ben has remained true to the Timberwolves despite the warm, fuzzy Thunder fandom that is constantly swirling around him. He has previously written about basketball and baseball for FanSided.com. Ben can be reached at b.beecken (at) gmail (dot) com.

LaMelo Ball could be the Minnesota Timberwolves' No. 1 pick. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 things the Wolves could do with No. 1 pick

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince celebrates a three-point basket against the Dallas Mavericks. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ home win over Mavericks

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Takeaways from Timberwolves’ road loss to the Mavericks

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is in the conversation as potentially the best offensive big man of all-time. Mandatory Credit: Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports

Timberwolves Roundup: Zach Lowe on Towns, Glen Taylor on everything

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell looks to pass against Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ road loss to the Orlando Magic

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley (5) makes a team record 11th made 3-pointer in the win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ home win over Thunder

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley set the tone for the Wolves early in a blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Mandatory Credit: Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from the Timberwolves win over the Trail Blazers

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns dominated the Golden State Warriors in the Wolves' win. Mandatory Credit: Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ win over the Warriors

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris fouls Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ loss to Philadelphia 76ers

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell carried his team to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ home win over the Grizzlies

D'Angelo Russell and the Minnesota Timberwolves are rising in both the standings and the power rankings. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Minnesota Timberwolves: Power rankings round-up, Week 18

Team Durant center Karl-Anthony Towns dunks during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Timberwolves’ All-Star Weekend in review, featuring Karl-Anthony Towns

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns holds the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest trophy after winning the competition. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns wins 3-Point Contest

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns will compete in the 3-Point Contest on All-Star Saturday Night. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Can the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns win the 3-Point Contest?

Minnesota Timberwolves guards Anthony Edwards and D'Angelo Russell each had rough shooting nights in the Wolves' loss to the Toronto Raptors. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from Timberwolves’ home loss to Toronto Raptors

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns dominated late as the Wolves beat the Charlotte Hornets in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Player grades from the Timberwolves’ win over the Hornets