OCTOBER 27, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 8-10 · 12TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
8-10 · 12TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
Next Game vs Clippers · Sat 12:30AM
MIN -4.5 TOTAL 217.5
Are Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns' team? Or Anthony Edwards' team? (And does it matter?) Yes, it does matter, and Timberwolves President Tim Connelly has already answered the question. But the right mix of talent and bonding is i...
The Timberwolves spent big, and these investments will soon require decisions on star players Wolves Insider: Jaden McDaniels and Anthony Edwards have their big-money contracts now, as expected. What is much harder to forecast is how...
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Timberwolves better hope lackluster opener was exception, not rule Shooting data confirms the story told by the eye test and disappointed Wolves players: They didn't move the ball on Wednesday in Toronto, an...
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Tangerine Game Highlights: Raptors vs. Timberwolves
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Kyle Anderson - All-around outing off bench in loss Anderson closed with seven points (3-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-2 FT), nine rebounds, five assists and one steal across 30 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 loss to the Raptors.
Impact Anderson led all Timberwolves bench players in scoring, rebounds and assists while finishing one board shy of reaching the double-digit mark in Wednesday's season-opening loss to the Raptors. Anderson, who will be a key contributor off the bench in his second season with Minnesota, is coming off a 2022-23 campaign where he averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.1 steals over 69 appearances.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Rudy Gobert - Has success in paint in defeat Gobert chipped in 15 points (6-12 FG, 3-5 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist, four blocks and two steals in 32 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 loss to Toronto.
Impact Gobert finished second on the team in rebounds while tallying a team-high-tying block total. He also ended Wednesday's regular-season opener as one of five Timberwolves players with a double-digit point total in the loss to Toronto. In his first season in Minnesota in 2022-23, Gobert tied for 14th in the league in double-doubles, posting 35 double-doubles in 70 appearances.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Karl-Anthony Towns - Struggles shooting in double-double Towns supplied 19 points (8-25 FG, 2-10 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and four blocks over 36 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 loss to the Raptors.
Impact Towns finished second on the Timberwolves in scoring despite shooting just 20 percent from three in Wednesday's regular-season opener. He also finished as one of three players with a double-double in the road loss to the Raptors. Across 29 appearances last season, Towns posted a double-double in nine matchups.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Anthony Edwards - Does it all in double-double outing Edwards ended with 26 points (8-27 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 6-6 FT), 14 rebounds and one assist across 38 minutes during Wednesday's 97-94 loss to Toronto.
Impact Edwards led all players in Wednesday's regular-season opener in scoring and rebounds while also leading the Timberwolves in threes made en route to a double-double performance against the Raptors. Edwards, who matched a career-high rebound total that he also tallied in 2021, posted 10 or more rebounds in nine contests during the 2022-23 campaign.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Even in a loss, this Anthony Edwards statistic is a good sign for Timberwolves Anthony Edwards said he was committed to grabbing more rebounds this season. He showed grit by collecting a career-high-tying 14 in Wednesda...
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Dennis Schroder scores 22, Raptors top Timberwolves Dennis Schroder scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 97-94 Wednesday night in the season op...
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Toronto Raptors Media Availability | Postgame vs Minnesota Timberwolves | October 25, 2023
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Raptors Tonight | Oct 25 | Raptors vs Timberwolves
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Tangerine Game Highlights: Raptors vs Timberwolves
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Raptors Clinch Darko Rajaković 1st NBA Victory in Ugly Win vs. Timberwolves The Toronto Raptors rode their transition attack to clinch Darko Rajaković his first NBA victory Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolve...
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Timberwolves fall to Raptors in season opener as familiar problems from last year return TORONTO — There were familiar problems from a season ago for the Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Toronto.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Minnesota Timberwolves Fall In Season Opener To Toronto Raptors, 97-94 | 10.25.23
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
TIMBERWOLVES at RAPTORS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 25, 2023
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Kyle Anderson - Coming off bench Wednesday Anderson won't start Wednesday's game against the Raptors.
Impact Anderson drew the starting nod in the Timberwolves' final preseason game with Karl-Anthony Towns sidelined. However, with Towns back in action, Anderson will slide to the bench, where he should handle a significant workload.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Shake Milton - Moves back to bench Milton isn't in the starting five for Wednesday's season opener against the Raptors.
Impact Milton will be replaced by Mike Conley in the starting lineup Wednesday. Milton will likely compete with Jordan McLaughlin for the backup point guard role this season.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Nickeil Alexander-Walker - Starting season opener Alexander-Walker is part of the first unit for Wednesday's game against the Raptors.
Impact Alexander-Walker will step into the place of Jaden McDaniels (calf) in the starting lineup alongside Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. In three starts with the Jazz last season, Alexander-Walker averaged 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals across 26.8 minutes.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How did Jaden McDaniels celebrate his $136 million contract? At Olive Garden. TORONTO – Jaden McDaniels celebrated his new five-year contract extension — by going to Olive Garden.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Toronto Raptors Media Availability | Pregame vs Minnesota Timberwolves | October 25, 2023
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Timberwolves enter a fork-in-the-road season with big goals: 'Get the job done' How great the Wolves are this season will have a direct impact on what this team looks like in 2024-25.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Raptors Set to Open Season vs. T-Wolves: Where to Watch, Injury Reports & More The Toronto Raptors will take on the Jaden McDaniels-less Minnesota Timberwolves to start the season: Where to watch, injury reports, & more
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Mike Conley - Good to go Wednesday Conley (illness) isn't on the injury report for Wednesday's season opener against the Raptors.
Impact Conley is good to go Wednesday after missing Minnesota's preseason finale with an illness. The veteran Conley is expected to start at point guard for the Timberwolves.
OCTOBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
