As the regular season neared, people often talked about how fun the Minnesota Timberwolves would be to watch. Not only would they be a fun watch, but the ‘moodiness’ that infected the team at times last season wouldn’t be around, as the team was full of smiles all offseason.
Yes, Anthony Edwards is out for Minnesota, but the team's joy hasn’t wavered, and they are still playing great basketball. Starting Sunday, Wolves fans will get to see their club at the Target Center for its longest homestand in franchise history.
Timberwolves won’t leave Minnesota for a couple of weeks
The Timberwolves meet up with the Utah Jazz on Sunday in what is Minnesota’s first of eight straight home games. Their next away game doesn’t come until November 25, when they travel to the Paycom Center to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Timberwolves previously only had one homestand in their history that lasted seven games. That came from February 23-March 4, 2024, and they went 4-3.
Unfortunately, Edwards is slated to miss the entire homestand after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. The team has performed admirably in his absence, though, going 4-2 since he left the lineup. Minnesota is continuing to play well
It helps that Ayo Dosunmu can seamlessly enter the starting lineup, as he entered the season overqualified as a sixth man. In his six outings with the starters, the 26-year-old is averaging 20.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.7 steals in 35.0 minutes. He has mighty impressive shooting splits of .533/.419/.933.
Jonathan Kuminga has been awesome since he signed late in the offseason as the starting power forward, silencing the critics who doubted he would fit in Minnesota. LaMelo Ball hasn’t been perfect (turnovers, foul woes), but he’s been the playmaker the team has lacked for years. Plus, Ball might be the ringleader for the team's renewed constant positivity on the court.
The eight-game homestand will also see former assistant coach Micah Nori, now head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, return on back-to-back nights (November 16 and 17). The schedule mixes easier games (Utah, Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets) with tougher ones (New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland).
The Wolves have played four of their first 10 games at home. They are 3-1, with the one loss coming against the Golden State Warriors on October 28 by five points.
At 7-3, the Timberwolves are getting plenty of home cooking over the next couple of weeks and hope to pad their win total, albeit without their superstar shooting guard. They have still been one of the more fun watches in the league, and they are clearly enjoying themselves on the floor. Season-ticket holders will get plenty of happy-go-lucky basketball to watch live over the next two-plus weeks, and hopefully this is paired with some more wins.
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