Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Wild begin their own playoff series this weekend. The Wolves will start Game 1 in Denver beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Creating a double-header for Minnesota sports fans, the Wild will then start Game 1 in Dallas at 4:30 p.m.

Minnesota has Edwards as “questionable” for Game 1 in Denver on Saturday night, due to what is listed as “right knee; injury maintenance.” This has been an ongoing development for Edwards as he was absent for 11 of the Timberwolves' last 15 games to close out the season ahead of the postseason.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are a talented title contender as they welcome the Denver Nuggets in the first round with a long path ahead of them.

A pair of injuries could impact the Denver Nuggets' first-round playoff rotation.

Ayo Dosunmu and Kyle Anderson have been important midseason pickups by president of basketball operations Tim Connelly. Naz Reid broke out of a slump as the season wound down, and Bones Hyland has emerged as a spark plug off the bench.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is investing in a health-conscious cafe in Northeast Minneapolis. Parcelle Organics announced Wednesday that Gobert is joining its team as "a partner, collaborator, and investor."

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be the ones initially tasked with trying to stop Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to open the NBA Playoffs, and one of the players who will be tasked with handling him is already looking to the heavens for answers.

Minnesota is a 49-win team with the 10th-best net rating. That doesn’t scream championship contender. But its pedigree suggests otherwise.