The Timberwolves have already turned heads this season by ensuring they will carry the best record in the Western Conference into the NBA All-Star break.
But for a franchise that hasn't won a playoff series in 20 years, raising a national profile doesn't happen overnight.
Those efforts, however, will get a big boost in one day next week. ESPN will soon announce plans for a "Timberwolves: All-Access" day on Feb. 23 leading up to a nationally televised 9 p.m. game at Target Center that night against the Bucks, Minnesota's first after the break.
Among the Wolves-centered ESPN content that day:
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