Minnesota Timberwolves Early Schedule Breakdown
By Andrew Ites
With the regular season just around the corner, let’s take a look at what the Minnesota Timberwolves’ early schedule looks like as they begin their 2019-20 campaign.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to open training camp in a couple of weeks to start a new year with some excitement around the franchise.
With the Tom Thibodeau era behind them, the new-look Wolves have built one of the league’s youngest rosters with a promising core around superstar center Karl-Anthony Towns.
Minnesota will begin the 2019-20 season with two road games in Brooklyn (October 23rd) and Charlotte (October 25th) before their home opener against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on October 27th.
The Wolves will only get to spend one night in Minneapolis before heading to the East Coast again to take on the Sixers and Wizards.
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Ryan Saunders and his squad will return to Minnesota for another one-game homestand when they face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on November 4th.
The Wolves will take on Ja’ Morant and the young Memphis Grizzlies on November 6th after beginning the season with six straight games against Eastern Conference foes.
Then, Minnesota returns to the Target Center for two high-profile matchups against the Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson-less Warriors and their first game against a Northwest Division opponent in the Denver Nuggets.
These two games will give Wolves fans an idea where their team stacks up against two Western Conference playoff teams.
After a quick road trip to Detroit, the Timberwolves get to stay in the Target Center for five of their next six games that include matchups against the Spurs, Rockets, and a home-and-home back-to-back against the Jazz.
Minnesota finishes the month of November with a two-game road trip that features games in Atlanta and San Antonio before returning to the Target Center for a December 1st matchup against the Grizzlies.
The first two months of the season will provide a tough test for the Wolves as 11 of their first 18 games will be played against playoff teams from last year. Exactly half of their first 18 games will be in Minneapolis, and they avoid any long road trips early on in the year with their longest trip lasting only two games.
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Minnesota needs to stack some wins early as the month of December looks daunting with two four-game road trips against some of the league’s top teams.
The October and November schedule will give us a good idea of how the Wolves fare against tough competition as they introduce some new faces after a full offseason to implement Ryan Saunders’ system.