It's been a very nice start to the 2023-24 season for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After a thoroughly disappointing 2022-23 following the trade for Rudy Gobert, it felt as both Vegas and the general public were down on the Timberwolves entering the season.
The trade of longtime Trailblazer Damian Lillard on Wednesday sent shockwaves across the league and installed the Milwaukee Bucks as the favorite to win the 2023-24 NBA Finals.
Anthony Edwards had 29 points, five steals and three blocks to lead Minnesota to a 109-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. This was the first game of an extended absence for injured Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Utah Jazz agreed to trade center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that will pair him with fellow All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.