Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards reacts after scoring a basket during the second quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Feb. 21, 2025.
By Jace Frederick / St. Paul Pioneer Press
For just the second time since 2016, the Minnesota Timberwolves will play multiple preseason games at Target Center this fall.
Exhibition contests aren’t money makers for the home team in the NBA, and aren’t a desired asset for season ticket holders. The Wolves have often traveled for the bouts, playing the majority of their preseason games in road arenas or at neutral sites.
But Minnesota will host the defending Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers and the Guangzhou Loong Lions from the Chinese Basketball Association in October.
Minnesota’s exhibition slate opens against Denver on Oct. 4 in San Diego at Pechanga Arena. That arena is part of the Nuggets’ ownership group’s 48-acre Midway Rising redevelopment.
Here is Minnesota’s complete preseason schedule:
Oct. 4: vs. Denver in San Diego
Oct. 7: vs. Indiana at Target Center
Oct. 9: at New York
Oct. 13: vs. Guangzhou Loong Lions at Target Center
Oct. 16: at Chicago
Oct. 17: at Philadelphia
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