First-round draft pick Kris Dunn is the headliner and Ryan Saunders is the coach of the Timberwolves' Summer League team, which will begin action in Las Vegas against the Denver Nuggets this Friday on the UNLV campus.
The roster includes Dunn, taken fifth in June's draft, as well as current Timberwolves players Tyus Jones and Adreian Payne. Teams will compete in three preliminary-round games from July 8-12 before being seeded in a tournament that starts July 13 and ends with the championship game July 18. Each team will play a minimum of five games.
Here is the Wolves roster:
No.
Player
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Birthdate
College/From
NBA Exp.
13
Keith Benson
C
6-11
238
08/13/88
Oakland University (MI)/USA
1
44
Coty Clarke
F
6-7
235
07/04/92
Arkansas/USA
1
31
Majok Deng
F
6-10
185
03/01/93
Louisiana-Monroe/South Sudan
R
3
Kris Dunn
G
6-4
210
03/18/94
Providence/USA
R
24
Jarrid Famous
F/C
6-11
239
07/16/88
South Florida/USA
R
1
Tyus Jones
G
6-2
195
05/10/96
Duke/USA
1
43
Kris Joseph
F
6-7
210
12/17/88
Syracuse/Canada
1
23
Toure' Murry
G
6-5
200
11/08/89
Wichita State/USA
2
33
Adreian Payne
F
6-10
237
02/19/91
Michigan State/USA
2
0
Kevin Punter
G
6-2
190
06/25/93
Tennessee/USA
R
25
Xavier Silas
G
6-5
198
01/22/88
Northern Illinois/USA
1
51
Scott Suggs
G
6-7
199
11/10/89
Washington/USA
R
11
Devin Thomas
F
6-9
248
05/17/94
Wake Forest/USA
R
Summer League Head Coach: Ryan Saunders (Minnesota)
And here is the team's preliminary-round schedule:
Date
Event
Location
Time (all times CT)
July 8
Game #1 vs. Denver
Thomas & Mack Center
7:30 p.m.
July 10
Game #2 vs. Toronto
Cox Pavilion
5:00 p.m.
July 11
Game #3 vs. Cleveland
Thomas & Mack Center
7:30 p.m.