Is Julius Randle the key to the Timberwolves' playoff run? Analyzing his impact since returning from injury. Read the full breakdown!

Those injuries have been the latest problem for Minnesota in a disappointing follow-up to last year's trip to the Western Conference finals. The Timberwolves went 5-8 with Randle sidelined and are now 33-29 and hold the No. 8 seed in the West following Sunday's win.

Julius Randle is on the injury report going into the Timberwolves' matchup against the 76ers on Tuesday night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season. However, they decided to break up their core and traded away Karl-Anthony Towns in return for Julius Randle. Given that neither one of them had a reputation for being reliable,

Julius Randle was always going to arrive in the Twin Cities with a target on his back. He was the primary trade piece in the blockbuster deal sending Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reeling, as they have lost four of their last five games to fall down to the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference standings. However, they finally got some good news on Sunday regarding star forward Julius Randle, who has missed the past 13 games with a right groin strain.

An NBA analyst recently provided an important update on the injury status of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle.

The Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to six games with a dominant 115-95 win over the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena Wednesday night. Julius Randle’s impact continues to be felt, as the Wolves are 11-0 in the most recent 11 games he has played in,