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The Minnesota Timberwolves are holding onto their playoff hopes by a thread proper now. They had an enormous win on Monday towards the New York Knicks, however they’re nonetheless simply 36-37 and lead the No. 11-seeded Los Angeles Lakers within the standings by just one recreation. Fortunately, they’re anticipating reinforcements within the very close to future. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, each Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards may return to the lineup as quickly as Wednesday towards the Atlanta Hawks.
Towns has been out since November as a consequence of a Grade 3 calf pressure. He reportedly suffered a setback in his rehabilitation earlier within the season, and has subsequently been out roughly 4 months, however now the Timberwolves expect to get their All-Star large man again within the fold shortly.
Edwards suffered what appeared like a scary ankle damage in Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls when he seemingly sprained his ankle and wanted to be helped off of the ground. Fortunately, the damage proved much less severe than initially anticipated. He has solely missed two video games, and getting him again would give the Timberwolves their major perimeter scorer for the stretch run.
Of course, simply being wholesome is simply half of the battle. The group Towns was enjoying for early within the season just isn’t the one that he’s returning to. Close buddy D’Angelo Russell has been changed by Mike Conley. Edwards has ascended to All-Star standing, and Rudy Gobert’s position has clarified as Minnesota’s lone conventional large man. Kyle Anderson has flourished in a beginning position currently.
Towns is likely one of the most proficient large males within the NBA, however reintegrating him onto a group that has held its personal with out him for a lot of the season just isn’t going to be straightforward. The Timberwolves have simply 9 regular-season video games remaining, so in the event that they plan to make any noise within the playoffs, they are going to determine do it shortly.
