The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Thursday at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET.

Sunday night on NBC, before the Knicks-Lakers and Thunder-Nuggets doubleheader, we’ll find out if Thunder center Chet Holmgren is an All-Star.

BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Minnesota and Oklahoma City will play on Thursday. The Timberwolves are 16-14 in conference play. Minnesota ranks fifth in the Western Conference in rebounding averaging 45.0 rebounds. Rudy Gobert paces the Timberwolves with 11.2 boards.

The best photos from the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

OKC needed its supporting cast to help out the defending MVP on the offensive end on Tuesday night. They did just that to secure a win inside the Paycom Center.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-95 to avoid their first three-game skid of the season.

The NBA trade deadline is set for Thursday, Feb. 5. Which means we're less than a week from teams being able to shake up their rosters. Contenders will hope to add some win-now pieces while rebuilding situations hope to add more young talent or draft picks.

Defending the perimeter had previously been a strong point of this team, but the Thunder has not illustrated that amid lingering injury issues.

The Oklahoma City Thunder could potentially trade away one key starter from their championship team, per a report.