The San Antonio Spurs will play the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves at AT&T Center on Thursday.

Both teams saw dramatic summers in which their stars demanded to be traded. For the Spurs, this meant dealing former Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors for a package including All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan. The Timberwolves, on the other hand, have thus far held out on trading away All-Star wing Jimmy Butler, despite his vocal frustrations with the organization. Butler was acquired by the Timberwolves in the summer of 2017 in a trade with the Chicago Bulls.

Minnesota (0-0), with Butler at the helm, earned its first playoff appearance in 13 years last season. The Timberwolves will look to repeat their success this year, and will bank on their duo of former number one picks to get them there. All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns averaged 21.3 points and 12.3 rebounds last season, and at just 22 years old, may still have room to improve. Former Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins also figures to be a key contributor, despite coming off a lackluster season. Wiggins saw his scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage drop from two seasons ago to last.

San Antonio (0-0) will be moving on from superstar forward Kawhi Leonard, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year who led the team to 67 wins in the 2015-16 season. The acquisition of an established star in DeMar DeRozan will soften the blow, though. DeRozan averaged 23.0 points per game last season and hit a career-high 69 three-pointers. San Antonio will also be returning LaMarcus Aldridge, whose 23.1 points per game last season marked his highest scoring output since joining the Spurs.