The Minnesota Timberwolves’ finalized purchase of the NBA D-League’s Iowa Energy in May was a great relief to long-time fans of the team. After missing out on one-to-one relationships with various D-League teams over the past few years, they would finally have their own team for the 2017-18 season. Today, the Energy took part in the Wolves’ rebranding process and officially became the Iowa Wolves.
“It had to be the right team, it had to be the right time, and certainly there needed to be a tremendous opportunity in that partnership, and we found that,” Timberwolves’ CEO Ethan Casson said after the unveiling of the logo.