What: An 11-day, 24-team summertime tournament featuring mostly rookies and second-year players, both drafted and free agents.
When: Friday through July 20.
Where: Las Vegas, the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus.
TV: All 67 games will be televised on NBA TV, some of them tape-delayed. ESPN also will provide coverage on "SportsCenter," and ESPN3 will carry six games live as well. You can get every game on your cellphone, laptop or tablet for a $14.99 subscription.
Format: All 24 teams will play a three-game qualifying schedule. The top 16 teams advance to a single-elimination tournament that crowns a champion on the final day.
About the Timberwolves: No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns, fellow first-round pick Tyus Jones and second-year players Zach LaVine and Adreian Payne will participate, as will former training-camp invitees Lorenzo Brown, Brady Heslip and Othyus Jeffers. Andrew Wiggins and Shabazz Muhammad might attend to support their teammates but aren't expected to play. Wolves assistant Ryan Saunders will coach the team.
Wolves schedule
Friday, 7:30 p.m.: vs. Los Angeles Lakers.
Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: vs. Chicago.
