At their shootaround Monday morning, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch had a question for veteran point guard Mike Conley. Finch asked Conley if it was OK to take him out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Clippers.

Putting DiVincenzo in the starting lineup also gives him a role closer to what he had in New York last season when he thrived as a spark-plug shooter and defender for the Knicks. He started 68 games in the regular season and every playoff game for New York.

Two days after Timberwolves coach Chris Finch defended keeping the same starting five, he changed his lineup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night at Target Center.

A report surfaced from NBA insider Chris Haynes last night that the Suns would bench both Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic moving forward - which was confirmed by Suns insider Duane

When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Donte DiVincenzo in the offseason, many assumed he would become Anthony Edwards’ backcourt running mate. Instead, Chris Finch stuck with 37-year-old Mike Conley in the starting lineup for most of the first 34 games of 2024-2025 until he finally cracked on Jan.