Big crowd and the new Wolves are here at Minnesota State Fair pic.twitter.com/hbMn0D5cwa
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) August 26, 2014
A huge crowd gathered at the State Fair today to see the newest Minnesota Timberwolves in person for the first time. Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Thaddeus Young and Zach LaVine were perched on a stage and pelted with questions from local reporters.
And with the State Fair comes a trip down the giant slide. Wiggins and LaVine took a ride. KSTP has video.
oh yes they did @ZachLaVine @22wiggins #EyesOnTheRise #twolves pic.twitter.com/pmXFTELdrl
— bengarvin (@bengarvin) August 26, 2014
They also played some water balloon toss.
The guys are KILLING it at this water balloon toss. #buckets https://t.co/Bh2aOVV8Sk
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) August 26, 2014
Bennett chowed down on a pronto (Timber) pup.
.@AnthonyBennett grabbed a Pronto Pup for his first State Fair food! pic.twitter.com/zdR7AmjrfC
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) August 26, 2014
Wiggins, who played college hoops in tornado alley, took a ride on the “Tornado.”
New Wolf Andrew Wiggins with his three sisters on the Tornado at the Mn State Fair. Good thing the bolts held. pic.twitter.com/b3GXMldbX3
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) August 26, 2014
Wiggins, Bennett and Young were Minnesota’s return on their Kevin Love investment, which was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. LaVine was the No. 13 pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
Wiggins, whose future was in doubt the moment LeBron James signed with the Cavaliers more than a month ago, admitted he’s relieved the uncertainty is over.
“It’s been a crazy summer, really up and down,” Wiggins said, according to the Pioneer Press. “I wanted to play for a team that wanted me.”
“I’m situated in a spot I will be for a very long time,” he added.
Pretty fun way of introducing the new @MNTimberwolves players @mnstatefair! Nice of @MyFOX9 to provide the space. pic.twitter.com/c9IHCYbtLP
— Jason DeRusha (@DeRushaJ) August 26, 2014
Wiggins on a dunk contest with laVine: "I ain't doing no windmill from the free throw line"
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) August 26, 2014
Wiggins: it's a big relief. It's comforting. I'm situated in a spot I know im going to be in for a very very long time
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) August 26, 2014
Wiggins says all the pieces we have with this team will take the #Twolves to a whole other level #EyesOnTheRise
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) August 26, 2014
Wiggins: "We have a lot of freaks on this team and we all play hard. It will bring us to a different level." #TWolves #MNStateFair
— Bring Me The News (@bringmethenews) August 26, 2014
Thad says he's no?replacement for Love, just wants to leads young team. "It's been 10 years since we made the playoffs, way too long."
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) August 26, 2014
Stay tuned for more as the foursome will be doing local radio interviews this afternoon. We’ll have recaps of those, too.
