On Wednesday, the San Antonio Spurs edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-108 in both teams' season openers. During the offseason, both the Spurs and the Timberwolves had star players with one year left on their contracts who were unhappy and communicated their desire to be traded.
The Spurs made a blockbuster move, trading Kawhi Leonard in a package that brought back another All-Star in DeMar DeRozan as the centerpiece of their return package.
The Timberwolves, on the other hand, reportedly sat on Jimmy Butler's trade request all summer with no apparent intention to honor his request.