Timberwolves Announce 2016 Preseason Schedule

Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team’s 2016 preseason schedule. The Wolves will play seven exhibition contests, including two games at Target Center, and three off-site games: Saturday, Oct. 8 vs. Miami at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, Oct. 12 vs. Denver at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska and Saturday, Oct. 15 vs. Miami at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The Wolves will serve as the home team in Lincoln and be the visitor in Kansas City and Louisville.

The fans first chance to see the 2016-17 Wolves at Target Center will be on Wednesday, Oct. 19 when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. The Wolves’ second preseason contest at Target Center will be vs. the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, Oct. 21.

In the other two preseason games, Minnesota will travel to Charlotte to play the Hornets on Monday, Oct. 10, and go to Oklahoma City to take on the Thunder on Sunday, Oct. 16.

The Wolves’ preseason broadcast schedule, as well as the on-sale date for the Target Center preseason games, will be announced at a later date.

2016 TIMBERWOLVES PRESEASON SCHEDULE

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIPOFF
Oct. 8	Miami Heat	Sprint Center (Kansas City)	7:00 p.m.
Oct. 10	Charlotte Hornets	Time Warner Cable Arena	6:00 p.m.
Oct. 12	Denver Nuggets	Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln)	7:00 p.m.
Oct. 15	Miami Heat	KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)	6:30 p.m.
Oct. 16	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chesapeake Energy Center	6:00 p.m.
Oct. 19	Memphis Grizzlies	Target Center	7:00 p.m.
Oct. 21	Charlotte Hornets	Target Center	7:00 p.m.

All times Central
Bold denotes home game