Minnesota Timberwolves

The Timberwolves played the first of 2 games without Karl-Anthony Towns Saturday night and Minnesota wins at Washington 131-109. Minnesota was led by Andrew Wiggins with 21 points and both Robert Covington and Jarrett Culver added 20 points.

The Timberwolves will play at Washington Saturday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on WJON.

The Timberwolves will get a couple of days off before taking on the 76ers in Philadelphia Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on AM 1240, WJON.

The Timberwolves opened their season with a 1-point win in overtime at Brooklyn. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He said for at least one night the small lineup that includes Robert Covington at the 4 and Andrew Wiggins as the 3 worked.

The Timberwolves will try to start the season with back-to-back wins when they travel to Charlotte Friday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on WJON.

The Timberwolves will play one more preseason game Thursday night in Milwaukee before opening the regular season Wednesday, October 23rd at Brooklyn.

The Wolves will host Maccabi Haifa Sunday night at Target Center. The regular season opener is set for October 23rd in Brooklyn.

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-92 Monday night in Las Vegas to win the NBA Summer League title. Memphis was the #8 seed while the Timberwolves were seeded 3rd.

The Timberwolves are in the NBA Summer League final after beating the Brooklyn Nets 85-77 Sunday in Las Vegas. Naz Reid had 20 points and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes to lead the Wolves.

Because Jones was a restricted free agent, the Wolves had 48 hours to decide whether or not to match the Grizzlies' offer.