Wolves officially buy D-League's Iowa Energy

The sale had been reported in January; today's move just makes it official.

May 3, 2017 at 3:35PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Timberwolves officially announced the final sale of the NBA Development League team in Des Moines to owner Glen Taylor. The sale of the Iowa Energy was first reported in January when Jerry Z broke down exactly what it meant in this story.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves are now one of 25 teams to own or operate an NBA Development League affiliate.

The NBA.com photo above shows Wolves guard Tyus Jones when he played in the D-League.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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