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Timberwolves star doesn’t hold back on what separates them from NBA’s best

Nypost · · 395 words · By Bryan Fonseca
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“Minnesota lost to the Spurs in Game 6 on Friday, which ended its season in the Western Conference semifinals.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 in Game 6 on a Friday to clinch the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Minnesota_Timberwolves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season also marked the first under the ownership of Marc Lore and form…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Minnesota_Timberwolves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets–Timberwolves_rivalry
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“The Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals in back-to-back seasons before this year.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant YouTube links and general season summaries from Wikipedia that do not mention the Timberwolves reaching the Western Conference finals in back-to-back seasons prior to the current one.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was also the first season since the 2014–15 season without Kar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Minnesota_Timberwolves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets–Timberwolves_rivalry
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“Reid — a former Sixth Man of the Year winner who has developed from an undrafted rookie in 2019”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Naz Reid won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2024 and was not selected in the 2019 NBA Draft (undrafted rookie).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year (colloquially known as the 6MOY) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazreon Hilton Reid ( NAHZ; born August 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naz_Reid
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“the Spurs and Thunder, who will play in the Western Conference finals.”
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Cross-references from Nypost and Al Jazeera, as well as web search results, confirm that the San Antonio Spurs advanced to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season was the 47th season of the franchise, their 41st in San Antonio and the 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs entered the season as runner-u…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 San Antonio Spurs season was the 56th season of the franchise, its 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 50th in the San Antonio area. On March 7, 2023, the Spurs were…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Spurs are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1967, the franchise was founded in Dallas, Texas as …
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“In the season-ending 139-109 loss, Randle shot 1-for-8 with three points and was a team-worst -34 in just 24 minutes.”
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While web search results confirm the final score of 139-109 and that the Spurs eliminated the Timberwolves, the specific box score stats for Julius Randle (1-for-8, 3 points, -34 +/-) are not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was also the first season since the 2014–15 season without Kar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Minnesota_Timberwolves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 37th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season also marked the first under the ownership of Marc Lore and form…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Minnesota_Timberwolves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and a …
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“Reid, who had 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting, along with seven boards, averaged 12.6 points and 7.3 rebounds on 48.4 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from deep in 12 playoff games this year.”
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The provided evidence contains general stats for Naz Reid from different seasons or specific games (e.g., 13.6 ppg in freshman season or a specific Game 3 performance), but does not confirm the specific 12-game playoff averages or the final game stats mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — This season, Reid averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists while continuing to provide valuable scoring and energy off the bench.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three days later, he scored his season-high 29 points, along with 7 rebounds, and shooting 4–6 behind the arc. Throughout his freshman season, Reid averaged 13.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists.
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web search NEUTRAL — Notches 12 points in win.Reid racked up five points (2-7 FG, 1-4 3Pt), six rebounds and two assists across 18 minutes during Thursday's 113-96 victory over the Nuggets in Game 3 of the first round of …
https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player/naz-reid-4806
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“It was Reid’s best postseason performance, statistically, in his career.”
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The evidence provided does not contain a statistical comparison of Naz Reid's current postseason performance against his previous career postseasons.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nazreon Hilton Reid is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Reid won the N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naz_Reid
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web search NEUTRAL — Naz Reid has quietly become one of the most beloved players in Minnesota over the last several seasons. Since joining the Timberwolves in 2019, the former LSU standout has built a reputation as both a…
https://hoops-central.com/naz-reid-had-the-most-unexpected-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — using the BEST POSTSEASON HITTERS in Ranked Seasons.. SO CLUTCH! MLB The Show 20 Diamond DynastySupport the channel by becoming a member for as little as $1....
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“Rudy Gobert ($36 million) and Randle ($33 million) entering the second-to-last year of their respective contracts, with player options to follow for the 2027-28 season”
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Web search results from AOL and Basketball-Reference confirm the salaries for Rudy Gobert ($36-36.5 million) and Julius Randle ($33 million) and state they have two more years left on their contracts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gobert also represents the French national team in its international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position.
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web search NEUTRAL — Julius Randle ($33 million), Gobert ($36.5 million) and Reid ($23.3 million) are set to be paid almost $95 million next season. Randle and Gobert have two more years left on their contracts while Reid…
https://www.aol.com/articles/most-obvious-avenue-timberwolve…
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web search NEUTRAL — 36. Brandon Ingram. TOR.Rudy Gobert. MIN.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/players.html
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“Reid will make north of $23 million next season and will be on the second year of a five-year extension, keeping him under contract for the rest of the decade, with a player option for 2029-2030.”
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Web search results from AOL and Spotrac confirm Naz Reid will earn approximately $23.3 million next season, is signed through 2029-30, and has a player option for 2025-26 (which aligns with the extension structure described).
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web search NEUTRAL — Naz Reid signed a 5 year, $125,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves with an average annual salary of $25,000,000.Signed a 3 year $42 million veteran contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)…
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/32045/naz-reid
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web search NEUTRAL — PPG: Season · Career · Active · Year.Naz Reid. MIN.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/players.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Randle ($33 million), Gobert ($36.5 million) and Reid ($23.3 million) are set to be paid almost $95 million next season. Randle and Gobert have two more years left on their contracts while Reid is sig…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7280040/2026/05/16/minnesot…
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