Wolves vs Pistons: The Roster Bubble Comes Home
Minnesota hosts the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at Target Center for preseason game five, with the roster bubble still auditioning for the last two spots.
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Minnesota hosts the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at Target Center for preseason game five, with the roster bubble still auditioning for the last two spots.
Minnesota visits Miami on Saturday for its third preseason game, 11 days before opening night in the same building against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Heat.
Anthony Edwards scored 19 and Minnesota led at the half, but Indiana hung 38 in the third and ran out a 123-112 preseason win behind 39 assists in Ames.
Minnesota visits Indiana in Ames, Iowa on Wednesday for its second preseason game, as Tyrese Haliburton returns from his Achilles tear for a Cyclone homecoming.
Minnesota opened the preseason by burying the Bucks in the paint 56-26 and pulling away late for a 116-97 win in Milwaukee, with Beringer and the kids starring.
Minnesota opens the 2026 preseason Monday at Milwaukee with a new backcourt: LaMelo Ball beside Anthony Edwards, Kuminga in and DiVincenzo out.
At Timberwolves media day, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball and Tim Connelly kept circling one idea: this reshaped roster finally feels like a brotherhood.
An analyst says Minnesota will eventually move Rudy Gobert. That's a mistake. The four-time DPOY anchor is what makes this young Wolves roster work at all.
Anthony Edwards spent the summer calling Jonathan Kuminga, and the pitch was all defense. Now the ex-Warrior has to fit at the four next to Rudy Gobert.
Minnesota sent Josh Green to Utah for Cody Williams and John Konchar to finish the Kuminga signing. Tim Connelly rebuilt this roster with no money and no picks.
Ant FaceTimed LaMelo from a youth camp and the gym erupted. With Julius Randle in Brooklyn and the veterans gone, this is finally Edwards' roster.
Jonathan Kuminga took two years and $12.4 million in Minnesota over three years and $36 million in Los Angeles. The player option explains it all.
Jonathan Kuminga is an unrestricted free agent and Minnesota is in the mix. Here is the actual cap math, the rival suitors, and whether he fits.