The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

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 Finch, Ant and Randle played in the poor close to the MEM game (2:00) -- The impact of Ant being face guarded by Jaylen Wells all night (20:00) -- DiVincenzo's best game of the season + the best the ball movement has been (36:00)  -- Offensive rebounds + turnovers costing them against the Grizzlies, just like the 2022 playoffs (43:00) -- By when do we think Dillingham and other young players enter the rotation? (55:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Try out our new sponsor WtrMln Wtr at Whole Foods or Target: https://drinkwtrmln.com/ -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Shake off the credit hangover. Get your first month for just a dollar at https://www.GetKikoff/com/danemoore -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 the win in Orlando and ripple effects of the starting lineup change. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Wolves cap sheet update + The two paths of the Randle player option (2:00) - What position to use the MLE on in free agency, if Randle opts out/isn't on the team (15:00) - Big games for all 3 bigs in an ideal Orlando matchup (36:00) - Finch's applause for Ant finding consistent effectiveness in games following his comments (45:00) - Ripples of the starting lineup change and how they impact DiVincenzo and McDaniels specifically (65:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Try out our new sponsor WtrMln Wtr at Whole Foods or Target: https://drinkwtrmln.com/ -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 acceptance this season (1:30) -- Ant scoring 122 points over the last 4 days/3 games (20:00) -- Gobert getting back on track after the losing streak + the type of matchups he excels in (38:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 familiar closing lineup (13:00) -- What DiVincenzo brings to the starting group (26:00) -- Ant playing with more force of late, and the big box scores that have come from it (44:00) -- The Wolves playing in more of a spread floor look, and how that can help Gobert offensively (53:00) -- A rough Randle game (1:03:00) -- Would trading Randle be addition by subtraction? (1:13:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- For more information on Treasure Island Watch Parties, visit https://www.ticasino.com -- Get yourself a pair of Duer jeans for 20% by going to: https://www.shopduer.com/danemoore -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices