The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Thursday the team’s local
television schedule for the 2008-09 NBA campaign. Five games have been
added to this season’s schedule for a total of 75 Timberwolves games to
be televised locally in 2008-09. The Wolves’ over-the-air television
schedule will feature 35 games on KSTC-TV, Ch. 45 and 40 games on FSN
North cable and satellite package. The schedule will include 35 Target
Center dates and 40 telecasts from the road.
 
The Wolves’ local television schedule begins with the season opener on
Oct. 29 vs. the Sacramento Kings at Target Center on KSTC-TV, Ch. 45
starting at 7 p.m. The FSN North schedule tips off on Sunday, Nov. 2
with Minnesota’s first road game of the year at Oklahoma City (6 p.m.).
FSN North also will air Wolves Live before and after every telecast, as
well as Wolves Weekly, a half-hour weekly show featuring news items and
stories about Timberwolves players and coaches.
 
 
 
Guard Blake Ahearn, who finished last season with the Heat, could wind up with a training-camp invitation from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
 
 
 
Marty Burns/SI.com includes Kirk Snyder among the top 10 "most intriguing free agents" still available. 
The 6-6 swingman quietly made a decent showing with the Timberwolves
after coming over in a trade from the Rockets in February, averaging
8.4 points (on 51.6 percent shooting) and 4.2 boards in 25.2 minutes.
But he doesn’t figure into Minnesota’s long-term plans as the Wolves
did not make him a qualifying offer. Snyder, an unrestricted free
agent, has played for four teams since the Jazz selected No. 16 overall
in the 2004 draft.