PRE-GAME UPDATE, 5:15 p.m. Central time:
Updating the final item below...Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll will play tonight, Toronto coach Dwane Casey said before the game.
That's primarily because Casey will need him to defend the Wolves' wings, namely Andrew Wiggins.
Carroll has not been playing back-to-back games as a precaution while he recovers from a knee injury last season. The Raptors play tomorrow night at Boston.
BTW, I forgetfully left Casey out of the below main item about all the connections in tonight's game.
He, of course, coached the Wolves a decade ago.
The Wolves play their second TNT Thursday game in three weeks tonight in Toronto in a game that has all kinds of connections.
First, it's Andrew Wiggins' annual return home to Toronto, where he was met by another large media contingent at this morning's shootaround.