Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 28 points, while Randle finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.

Cleveland is now 35-6 halfway through the regular season with its 124-117 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.

Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro have been ruled out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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A proposed three-team trade could swap three different star forwards. The Wolves would acquire Brandon Ingram, New Orleans gets Miles Bridges, and Charlotte acquires Julius Randle . While this trade works due to contracts, all three teams would have to add another player or some future draft capital to sweeten up the deal.

Following Thursday’s blowout loss against the Thunder, a game in which Cleveland trailed by a season-high 42 at one point, Mitchell shouldered the blame for failing to set the tone.

There are many reasons to blame for the uninspiring start to the season and many reasons to believe that it can turn around.

Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell works toward the basket against Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards during the first half Saturday. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)

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Julius Randle is not a good fit for the Wolves and Anthony Edwards is not playing within the offensive system.