The NBA will play a record amount of preseason games in non-NBA Canadian cities. Five teams including the Bulls will play in at least one game in either Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver or Winnipeg.
In total, a record five teams will play an all-time high four preseason games between Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) June 1, 2015
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The Bulls will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in Winnipeg on Oct. 10.
Bulls vs T'Wolves in Winnipeg for preseason game on Oct. 10.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) June 1, 2015
None of the players on the Bulls’ current roster are from Canada, but the Timberwolves have two — Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett are from Toronto.
Wiggins and Bennett were both former No. 1 overall picks, and they have a large fan following in Canada.
