Block. Dime. Dunk.

And it's just beginning.

45 PTS | 9 3PTM | 10 RBS | 3 ASTS | 2 STLS | 1 BLK | +25

Anthony Edwards has broken his own franchise record for most points in a season opener. 45 -- Anthony Edwards @ MIA '26 41 -- Anthony Edwards @ PDX '25 36 -- Karl-Anthony Towns @ BRK '19 34 -- Kevin Garnett @ SAC '99

Anthony Edwards 3rd quarter... 8 MIN | 15 PTS | 3 RBS | 5/9 FG | 4/5 3PT 36 for the game leads all scorers. MIN leads by 18 going to the 4th.

Wolves with Ant & LaMelo together in 1st half... 9 MIN | 70% FG (14/20) | 60% 3PT (6/10) | 100% FT (2/2) ...and most importantly, MIN +14 (36-22).

Season 20. Appreciate you Wolves fans.

Wolves Season Opener starters... LaMelo Ball Anthony Edwards Jaden McDaniels Jonathan Kuminga Rudy Gobert Heat Season Opener starters... Davion Mitchell Klay Thompson Andrew Wiggins Giannis Antetokounmpo Bam Adebayo

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"I'm just excited to play. It's my 7th year & I'm trending towards that veteran role now. So, I'm just trying to make it the most fun year I've ever had & keep the [team] winning going." -Jaden McDaniels who last year set career highs with... 15 PPG | 11 FGA/g | 3 APG | 1 BPG | 41% 3PT | 84% FT | 2.4 FTA/g

Wolves with their final prep for the season opener tonight in Miami — a place they’ve won 7 times in last 9 seasons. Coverage on @wccoradio & Wolves Radio Network begins at 6 PM with Tip-Off Show featuring conversations with Jaden McDaniels & Chris Finch. Wolves vs. Heat tips at 6:42 PM.

Wolves expected starting lineup tonight in Miami... LaMelo Ball Anthony Edwards Jaden McDaniels Jonathan Kuminga Rudy Gobert Would be 37th different opening night starting 5 in MIN's 38-year history. The only repeat opening night starting lineup? Teague-Butler-Wiggins-Gibson-Towns in 17/18 & 18/19.

With Jaden McDaniels in the news seems like a pretty good time to look back to Nov. 20, 2020. In a 3-team trade MIN acquired Ricky Rubio, #23 pick Leandro Bolmaro & #28 pick Jaden McDaniels. MIN gave up... #17 pick - Aleksej Pokusevski (168g career, out of NBA) '23 2nd rd pick - James Nnaji (0 career NBA games) '24 2nd rd pick - Kevin McCullar Jr. (25g career) Mathias Lessort (0 career NBA games) James Johnson (152g post-trade, out of NBA) Franchise-altering trade.

Wolves will be the last team to play their home opener, Sunday vs. Raptors.