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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
Date: July 11th, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM CDT
Location: Cox Pavilion
Television Coverage: Prime Video
After what felt like an eternity, nearly two months since the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season came to an abrupt end against the San Antonio Spurs, Wolves fans finally got to celebrate another victory.
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No, it didn’t carry the emotional weight of Game 4 against San Antonio, when Anthony Edwards dragged Minnesota back from the brink to even that second-round series. Nobody is hanging a Summer League banner. Nobody is pretending July basketball belongs in the same conversation as playoff basketball. But after weeks of trade speculation, draft debates, LeBron fantasy scenarios, and endless roster discussions, it was simply refreshing to watch a Timberwolves team take the floor, wear the uniform, and come away with a win.
The 103-90 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans also marked something much bigger than the score itself. It served as the official on-court debut of the Timberwolves’ new identity. The young Timberpups took the floor wearing the franchise’s redesigned royal blue and green color scheme, quietly ushering in what the organization hopes will become the next great era of Timberwolves basketball.
The previous era officially ended when the Wolves were eliminated by San Antonio. Julius Randle and Naz Reid are gone. LaMelo Ball has arrived. The roster has been reshaped. The logo has changed. The uniforms have changed. Even if it was “just” Summer League, this was the first real glimpse of what the next chapter actually looks like, and if there was one player who stole the show, it was Joan Beringer.
Coming into Summer League, Beringer was arguably the most important player on Minnesota’s roster, not because he was expected to dominate Las Vegas, but because the Timberwolves suddenly need him. Trading away Randle and Reid completely altered Minnesota’s frontcourt. What had been one of the deepest collections of big men in basketball has suddenly become one of the roster’s biggest question marks. Rudy Gobert remains the anchor, but beyond him there…
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Publish date : 2026-07-11 13:00:00
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