A New Era

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Updated: October 29, 2013, 7:26 PM ET



Timberwolves, Cavaliers agree to 6-player deal

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ESPN.com news services



The Kevin Love era in Minnesota is officially over after the Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers came tot erms on a blockbuster trade. Minnesota will send Love, Kevin Martin, Ronnie Turiaf, and a second round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Dion Waiters, Anthony Bennett, Anderson Varejao, and two first round draft picks.



After days of negotiations, the two teams finally closed the deal just days before the start of the 2013-2014 NBA season. First year Timberwolves GM Tennell Williams got a pretty nice return for a superstar that no longer wanted to be in Minnesota. They get the number one pick in this past June's draft in Bennett, and up and coming two guard in Waiters, Varejao's expiring deal, and multiple first round picks to start their rebuilding process.

Waiters, Bennett, Varejao

Love, Martin, Turiaf

While the Wolves reuild, the Cavaliers are banking on the addition of love will help them reach the playoffs for the first time since LeBron James left in the summer of 2010. A combo of Love/Irving should get the Cavs a playoof spot in the weak eastern conference. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's main objective in making the deal was hoping the addition of Love will help lure back James this summer when he can opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat.



"We just acquired three great players and some valuable draft picks that will help this team down the road, said Williams. We would like to thank Kevin for all the years he played here in Minnesota but it was time for a change. It's the start of a new era for Timberwolves basketball."

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Matchup Preview | October 30, 2013
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Orlando Magic (0-1, 0-1 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Jameer Nelson Point Guard Ricky Rubio Victor Oladipo Shooting Guard Dion Waiters Arron Afflalo Small Forward Corey Brewer Tobias Harris Power Forward Anthony Bennett Nikola Vucevic Center Nikola Pekovic Injury Report None None Game Notes Life after Kevin Love begins as they open up the 2013-2014 season at home against the Orlando Magic.

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Above: Bennett hangs around after throwing it down.

Timberwolves Win Thriller In Season Opener

Recap | Box Score | Highlights

MVP: Ricky Rubio. The 3rd year point guard from Spain had his finger prints all over the game finishing with a team records 18 assist to go along with 7 points and 5 rebounds. Rubio will now have to step up as leader with Love gone.

LVP: E'Twaun Moore. In only 5 minutes of play, Moore came in a chucked up 11 shots, only making 3 of them to only score 7 points. After that he was benched for the rest of the game.

X-Factor: Shabazz Muhammad. The former Bruin was a scoring punch off the becnh for Minny finishing with 10 points in just 10 minutes of action. Muhammad really excelled with Rubio getting him a lot of open looks.

Rookie Watch: Anthony Bennett and Victor Oladpio. Number one pick Anthony Bennett had a great first game scoring 19 points and pulling down 8 rebounds while shooting an impressive 7-of-8 from the field and a perfect 3-of3 from three point land. Dipo led Orlando in scoring with 22 points and assist with 9.


Box Score:
ORL | 27 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 101
MIN | 31 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 103


Player of the Game: Ricky Rubio

|7 PTS | 5 REBS | 18 AST | 2 STLS | 12-19 FG | 2-7 3PT | 3-4 FT



Victor Oladipo: 22 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 9-13 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT
Arron Afflalo: 21 Pts, 6 REB, 3 AST, 7-12 FG, 2-2 3PT, 5-6 FT
Nikola Vucevic: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 9-16 FG, 2-2 FT
Jameer Nelson: 10 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT
Tobias Harris: 7 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STLS, 3-9 FG, 1-5 3PT
E'Twaun Moore: 7 PTS, 3-11 FG, 1-2 3PT



Dion Waiters: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 9-23 FG, 1-6 3PT, 5-5 FT
Anthony Bennett: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 7-8 FG, 3-3 3PT, 2-3 FT
Nikola Pekovic: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 7-8 FG, 2-2 FT
Corey Brewer: 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 5-10 FG, 4-7 3PT
Shabazz Muhammad: 10 PTS, 2 REB, 4-8 FG, 2-3 3PT
Ricky Rubio: 7 PTS, 5 REB, 18 AST, 2-7 FG, 3-4 FT

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Player Of The Games
Dion Waiters: 28 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assist, 2 Steals, 12-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

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- 91 @ 87 -

Player Of The Games
Dion Waiters: 33 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Steals, 13-21 FG, 5-10 3PT, 2-5 FT


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Matchup Preview | November 4, 2013
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Minnesota Timberwolves (3-0, 1-0 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2, 0-2 Home)
Projected Starters Ricky Rubio Point Guard Kyrie Irving Dion Waiters Shooting Guard Kevin Martin Corey Brewer Small Forward Luol Deng Anthony Bennett Power Forward Kevin Love Nikola Pekovic Center Spencer Hawes Injury Report None None Game Notes The surprising 3-0 Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Cleveland Cavaliers and their former franchise player Kevin Love.