The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the short-handed Wolves beating the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, sending them to the All Star break on a positive note. Specific topics and timestamps below... - How the small ball Wolves played without Rudy Gobert (1:00) - Naz Reid. And the Naz-at-the-5 look (13:00) - How Jaden McDaniels playing more at the 4 has correlated to...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss Anthony Edwards' clutch time play in the loss to Milwaukee. Dane and Britt also spend a good chunk of time discussing the Thunder, who the Wolves play three times in the next four games. And then they wrap up the episode by discussing Britt's story on Jaylen Clark, plus mix in some discussion on Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob D...

On today's show, Dane begins the episode solo, covering Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez winning their arbitration battle for ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dane discusses what went down on Monday and what he believes can change going forward as a product of new ownership. Then, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Chris and Dane discuss themes fr...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Dane and Jace focus the beginning of this episode on Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels spreading their wings in the space that a more injured roster has created -- most notably in Saturday's win over the Blazers. Also some conversation on the current status of the point guard position and how Finch ha...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, fueled by Anthony Edwards and a younger, faster group of teammates. Plus, some conversation on the impending ownership decision. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Wolves showing a smaller, faster gear to takedown a physical Houston team (2:00) - Jaylen Clark's crazy week + T...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves making no moves at the trade deadline. Dane and Kyle discuss the decision to not trade Julius Randle (or anyone else) and take live listener questions on the deadline as a whole. Also some discussion on themes from the Wolves win over the Bulls on Wednesday. Specific topics and timestamps below... - The decision to not trade Rand...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to take stock of where the Wolves are at heading into the trade deadline -- from a trade standpoint and a on-the-floor basketball standpoint. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Where the Wolves are at heading into the trade deadline (1:00) -- What would be your reaction to a NAW or Minott trade at the deadline? (12:00) -- How th...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss some recent themes that presented themselves in the Wolves' loss to the Kings on Monday night. But before Dane brings on Chris, the beginning of the episode is spent playing clips of the Wolves players' reaction to the Luka Doncic trade. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- How Wolves players an...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Luka Doncic and De'Aaron Fox trades, and how that impacts the Western Conference -- specifically through a Wolves lens. Dane and Jace also discuss the Wolves losing Karl-Anthony Towns, and comparing the fanbase fallout from that trade to the Dallas fans' fallout from the Doncic trade. Specific topics a...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss what went into the Wolves back-to-back wins over the Suns and Jazz. Dane and Britt start by highlighting Anthony Edwards' play in those games, stamped by his third All-Star selection. From there, plenty of talk about the other players who, kind of out of nowhere, stepped up when given additional opportunity this week -- Jayle...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige for an immediate reaction podcast to the Wolves chaotic win over the Suns in Phoenix on Wednesday night. Dane and Kyle bring reactions from the players in the locker room to Finch's ejection and a wild game overall. Plus, some deadline talk at the end of the episode. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Finch's ejection sparking energy + The Ant-...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss why the Wolves win over Denver might have been their best game of the season to date. A lot of focus on Gobert's big performance, Edwards' playmaking and McDaniels' quick decision-making on offense -- and how all three of those elements play off each other. Additionally, some conversatio...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to go through hypothetical Julius Randle trades from Twitter. Dane and Kyle get into the different types of Randle trades and the differing types of value and/or impact a Randle trade could have short- and long-term. Also discussed: Who starts at PG next season and Finch's coaching this season. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Fake Randle tr...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss what players were maximized in the win over Dallas, plus how the trade deadline factors into maximizing this team for this season. Lots of discussion on McDaniels' huge game, a vintage Conley performance and Gobert's play of late. Specific topics and timestamps below... - A huge McDaniels game, and how his game has evolved of...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer, Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. Chris was in Memphis on Monday afternoon for the Wolves' loss to the Grizzlies, and was there to ask Chris Finch about what caused this game to slip away from the Wolves. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Dillingham's best game of the season, but not closing the game + Wolves' season-long str...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves' win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. A Wolves win fueled by high-level offense from Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid. Also plenty of discussion about Donte DiVincenzo's injury and the opportunity it provides Rob Dillingham. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- A great Ant game + As good as the Wolves'...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to take stock of where the Wolves are at 40 games into the season, specifically focusing on comparing the first 20 games of the season to the second 20 games of the season. Then, for the second half of the episode, Dane and Britt discuss the third chapter of the season and the trade deadline that is 17 games away. Specific topics and ti...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune to discuss another 41-point performance from Anthony Edwards. A game Chris was on the scene for in DC. Plenty of discussion on the game last night, and then Chris shares quotes and takeaways from the postgame press conferences. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Edwards' 41-point night being a m...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss the Wolves loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. Dane and Jace start the episode by looking at the end of the game and what went wrong, then get into some themes that were very encouraging (DiVincenzo, ball movement, etc). Specific topics and timestamps below... -- The role Fi...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the looming question of what is going to happen with Julius Randle's player option. Dane and Kyle take a look at the Wolves salary cap sheet, and in that detail how much they have to spend if Randle opts in and how much added financial flexibility they'll receive if he opts out. After salary cap talk, Dane and Kyle also discuss themes from...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Chris was on the scene in New Orleans, and was thus able to discuss both the locker room vibe and Finch's postgame comments on Julius Randle. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Finch's admiration for Randle's play and role acceptan...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss the rationale behind the starting lineup change and the externalities that could come from it -- including how it helped fuel the win over the Clippers on Monday night. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Finch's rationale behind the starting lineup change (1:00) -- The new starting lineup also coming with a new, more...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the St. Paul Pioneer Press to discuss Anthony Edwards scoring 53 points in Detroit on Saturday night, but in a losing effort. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ant having better playmaking than 53 and 2 box score suggests (1:30) - Gobert's struggles becoming a critical offensive issue (7:00) - Edwards and Randle in a...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss Anthony Edwards's rant on being doubled and how that overshadowed other pieces of a close loss to the Celtics on Thursday night. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Why Ant's frustration with double-teams was misplaced (1:00) -- Finch liking how Ant found teammates when doubled (22:00) -- The Bench + Randle (almost) save the day agai...

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to discuss his most recent column on the Wolves loss to the Thunder and why those teams are not in the same tier right now. Also some conversation on Finch, McDaniels, how they matched up and the Boston game ahead. Specific topics and timestamps below... -- Ant v. SGA + their different roster environments (1:00) -- The clashing styles o...