The Wolves open their 25th anniversary season tonight against Orlando at Target Center with all the excitement and newness that accompanies every fresh beginning.

For Ricky Rubio, it really is all new.

This will be the first time he's introduced as a starter in the season opener.

"Yeah, that's true," he said. "I didn't think about it."

He came off the bench for the first few weeks of his rookie season two years ago and was injured along with teammate Kevin Love for the opener last year.

"I remember that feeling, sitting on the side with Kevin watching the video, and I remember watching him and feeling a little painful," Rubio said. "Watching our teammates going out there and we couldn't be with them. We're going to try to get that feeling (the excitement of the season opener), not rush things but to use it as a good thing."

The Wolves tonight because another attempt at reaching the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

"We're trying to build something here," Rubio said.

In that spirit, new basketball boss Flip Saunders gave every coach, player and staff member a Timberwolves "We're Ready" coin today, a gift intended to promote team unity.

Maybe Rick Adelman will use his to flip and decided who'll start at small forward tonight.

So far, there's no definitive indication, although maybe Kevin Love let things slip when he included Corey Brewer's name with the other starter's during a shootaround conversation this morning.

We'll know more by pre-game tonight. I'll update the blog then.