The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers open their seasons Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

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Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers may be without some of their key players in Wednesday night's matchup.

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe secured his long-term bag with the only NBA franchise he's ever known over the weekend. The 6-foot-5 swingman agreed to a four-year, $90 million contract extension that will keep him under team control through the 2029-30 season.

Since Chauncey Billups arrived at the first day of training camp wearing a Portland Trail Blazers shirt with the words “Make ‘Em Uncomfortable” scribbled across the back, he has urged his team to adopt that mantra.

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