The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference.

The team was founded in 1989 and since then, the Timberwolves have qualified for the NBA Playoffs eight times, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2004. Led by Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, and D'Angelo Russell, the Timberwolves are looking to build on the momentum from their 2019-2020 season and make an impact in the Western Conference this season. With a talented young core and a newly-hired head coach, the Timberwolves are poised to take the next step and become one of the top teams in the Western Conference.