The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first “home” game of the preseason, hosting the Philadelphia 76ers in Des Moines at the home of the G League Iowa Wolves on Friday night.
Julius Randle still didn’t make his Timberwolves debut and Rudy Gobert also sat out but Anthony Edwards got his first run of the preseason in Minnesota’s 121-111 win.
Here are a few quick takeaways from the Timberwolves’ win on Friday night.
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Brilliant ball movement
It’s always important to remember on these nights that it’s just the preseason and things will be different when meaningful games start — the inclusion of Randle and Gobert, alone, will greatly change the equation. However, the ball movement by the Timberwolves’ offense on Friday was beautiful.
The ball was zipping around the court, Donte DiVincenzo was incredible at times and the offense put up a cool 70 points in just the first half.
Again, we’ll see how things look with Gobert and Randle in the lineup and a little less shooting. However, if Minnesota continues to prioritize ball movement, this offense could be a lot of fun and make a big leap from last year’s 17th-ranked offense.