--- title: "Wolves Game on DAZN: Timberwolves Go Stream-Only for Local Broadcasts, With a Few Free Exceptions" description: "The Wolves' local games now live on DAZN's app at $20 a month, and watching every game across all outlets costs $242 plus tax." url: https://gaming.skoop.news/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-with-streaming-only-local-b--10-23/ published: 2026-10-24T11:29:43.081756-04:00 modified: 2026-10-24T11:29:43.081777-04:00 section: "Gaming & Streamers" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["wolves game", "Main Street Sports Group", "Fifteen DAZN", "Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal", "Amazon Prime Video", "FanDuel Sports Network", "Minnesota United FC", "Wolves", "KARE", "NBA"] hashtags: ["#MainStreetSportsGroup", "#FifteenDAZN", "#Stream", "#gaming", "#gamingclips"] image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Timberwolves_game.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled --- # Wolves Game on DAZN: Timberwolves Go Stream-Only for Local Broadcasts, With a Few Free Exceptions > The Wolves' local games now live on DAZN's app at $20 a month, and watching every game across all outlets costs $242 plus tax. Published 2026-10-24 · Updated 2026-10-24 · Gaming & Streamers, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Fans searching for the next Wolves game will find it on DAZN's app: the Minnesota Timberwolves will play their first regular-season game with their new broadcast partner, DAZN, on a Friday night [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). - DAZN and the Timberwolves announced a local media rights partnership, which DAZN posted on July 30, 2026 [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). - The DAZN price to watch the Wolves is $20 per month, in line with the rest of the NBA [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## A Friday night opener on a new platform Fans searching for the next Wolves game will find it on DAZN's app: the Minnesota Timberwolves will play their first regular-season game with their new broadcast partner, DAZN, on a Friday night [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Wolves games will not be on traditional television, and fans can only stream them on DAZN's app [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Michael Grady and Jim Petersen are on the call for the Wolves' new streaming setup [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## What the DAZN deal covers DAZN and the Timberwolves announced a local media rights partnership, which DAZN posted on July 30, 2026 [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The partnership makes DAZN the franchise's exclusive home for Timberwolves basketball throughout its local market [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The article attributes the loss of traditional TV availability to the evolving media landscape and the collapse of FanDuel Sports Network rather than to the Wolves themselves [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Most NBA teams are available either on cable or over-the-air television in addition to their streaming presence [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## The price of watching The DAZN price to watch the Wolves is $20 per month, in line with the rest of the NBA [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The season-long price is $120, which the article describes as the median price to stream local NBA games [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The article describes the regular season as 5.5 months long [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Awful Announcing ranked the Timberwolves 28th in local broadcast accessibility, above only two other DAZN-partnered teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## Where free games still exist The Timberwolves are partnering with KARE 11 for the third consecutive season as the free broadcast television home for Wolves basketball [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Fifteen DAZN broadcasts will air on KARE 11, the local NBC affiliate [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The 2026 schedule includes 15 games produced by DAZN and 8 games previously announced by NBC Sports, which KARE 11 describes as the largest schedule yet [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The Wolves will have 26 games available to watch over-the-air for free with a TV antenna [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Another 11 Wolves games will air nationally on either NBC or ABC [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## The cost of catching everything The Wolves have six games on Amazon Prime Video, three exclusive to ESPN, and one only on Peacock and NBC Sports Network [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The minimum cost to line up subscriptions for all non-DAZN outlets is $64 for two months of ESPN, $45 for three months of Amazon Prime, and $13 for one month of Peacock [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Watching every Wolves game would cost $242 plus tax [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## How we got here Main Street Sports Group, parent of the regional sports network, began defaulting on payments to the Wolves and others last season and officially ended operations last month [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). According to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal, the Timberwolves received $24.88 million from Main Street Sports Group to broadcast their games [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). NBA teams have been offered DAZN minimum annual guarantees between $8 million and $20 million, with the Wolves at the top end of that range [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The Wolves' DAZN deal has an opt-out after the first season [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Almost every sports team is making less local TV revenue than it did previously [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## Other Minnesota teams Among the other Minnesota pro teams, the Minnesota Twins are the only team available on cable TV, and they can also be streamed online for $100 per season [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The Wild and Minnesota United FC also cost $100 per season [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The article argues that viewers who would stop watching without a cable option are less likely to become fans and therefore less likely to buy merchandise and tickets [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## What it means for you If you want Wolves games on DAZN, you need the app, because the games will not be on traditional television [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). The price is $20 per month, or $120 for the season [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). If you have a TV antenna, 26 Wolves games are available over-the-air for free [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). Fifteen DAZN broadcasts will also air on KARE 11 [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). If you want every game, the total is $242 plus tax [[1]](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv). ## Sources 1. [Timberwolves Risk Fan Viewership With Streaming-Only Local Broadcast](https://www.si.com/nba/timberwolves/onsi/timberwolves-risk-fan-viewership-streaming-only-local-broadcast-01m5fewsp8wv) — si.com Image: Photo: Amy Mingo from Minnetonka, MN, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Timberwolves_game.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/