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Minnesota Timberwolves Season Opener: Game Time, TV, Odds
The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night to tip off the 2017-2018 NBA season. Here's what you need to know.
Let the Jimmy Butler era begin. The Minnesota Timberwolves open the 2017-2018 NBA season Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs, and the excitement is high. The team had arguably the most productive off-season in the league, acquiring All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls and signing Jeff Teague and Jamal Crawford from free agency. Those additions boost a team that already possesses two of the best young talents in the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins.
Coach Tom Thibodeau, entering his seventh season as a head coach in the NBA, will look to end Timberwolves' 13-year playoff drought.
Here's what you need to know as the Timberwolves start the season:
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Tip off: 8:30 p.m., San Antonio, TX
TV: FSN North, ESPN
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Radio: 830 WCCO
Odds: Minnesota is a one point underdog. The Wolves have 11/4 odds to win the Northwest Division this season and 33/1 odds to win the NBA finals, according to VegasInsider.
Photo credit: Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns, reacts during the basketball match of the 2017 NBA Global Games against Golden State Warriors in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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