Preseason tips tonight in Milwaukee, and we finally get the Edwards–Ball backcourt in a live game. Here’s your Monday reading before the jump ball.
The Links
- Sports Illustrated: 4 questions the Timberwolves must answer in their first preseason game — the Ant–LaMelo fit, Beringer’s role, Trey Lyles’ NBA reboot and whether Cody Williams still has runway.
- Last Word on Basketball: Timberwolves preseason preview — 5 things to watch — LaMelo’s playmaking, Kuminga defending up a position, and a deep bench for Finch to sort.
- Star Tribune: Rudy Gobert shows the young Wolves roster how to stay that way — the 34-year-old anchor on health, habits and being the lone true big in a run-first scheme.
- Canis Hoopus: Preseason Preview #1 — Wolves at Bucks game thread — the community’s first-look thread on pace, usage and the new starting five.
- Star Tribune (Scoggins): Lynx’s playoff flop exposed a roster that needs more than subtle tweaks — the sweep laid bare gaps that re-signing Collier alone won’t fix.
- Star Tribune: Olivia Miles, benched in the playoffs, reflects on a bumpy finish — Rookie of the Year to the pine in the Liberty series, and what she took from it.
- TWolves Blog: Lynx 71, Liberty 87 — Swept, and the Season Is Over — our postmortem on a 44-game juggernaut that unraveled in four.
- TWolves Blog: Chris Finch Hates Flopping. Ant’s Numbers Agree. — the preseason mandate on playing it straight, backed by the data.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves (Ben Beecken) — daily camp dispatches leading into tonight’s opener at Fiserv Forum.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/Timberwolves/status/2106859732652654634
The Slate
- Timberwolves preseason: at Milwaukee Bucks, Monday, Oct. 5, 7:00 PM CT.
- Timberwolves preseason: at Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6:00 PM CT, NBA TV.
- Timberwolves preseason: at Miami Heat, Saturday, Oct. 10, 7:00 PM CT.
- Timberwolves preseason: at New York Knicks, Monday, Oct. 12, 6:30 PM CT, NBA TV.
