2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season

Head coach| Rick Adelman
General manager| David Kahn
President| David Kahn
Owner(s)| Glen Taylor
Arena| Target Center
Results
Record| 26-40 (.394)
Place| Division: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| Fox Sports North
Radio| WCCO-AM 830
| < 2010–11  | 2012–13 >

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The 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their first season with head coach Rick Adelman, the team finished the lockout-shortened season with a 26–40 record, nine wins above their previous season and finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. This season saw the debut of 2009 draftee Ricky Rubio, who was a contender for the Rookie of the Year Award until he tore his ACL and his lateral collateral ligament after colliding into Kobe Bryant during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers and was out for the rest of the season.[1][2] Following the season, Brad Miller retired.

## Key dates[edit]

* June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey[3]
* December 26: The Timberwolves begin the regular season with a loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

## Summary[edit]

### NBA draft 2011[edit]

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College

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1  | 2  | Derrick Williams | Small forward / power forward |  United States  | Arizona
1  | 20  | Donatas Motiejūnas (traded to Houston Rockets)  | Power forward / center |  Lithuania | Lithuania
1  | 23  | Nikola Mirotić (from Houston Rockets traded to Chicago Bulls)  | Power forward |  Spain  | Spain
1  | 28  | Norris Cole (from Chicago Bulls traded to Miami Heat)  | Point guard |  United States  | Cleveland State
2  | 31  | Bojan Bogdanović (from Miami Heat traded to New Jersey Nets)  | Small forward |  Croatia | Croatia
2  | 38  | Chandler Parsons (traded back to Houston Rockets for cash)  | Power forward |  United States  | Florida
2  | 43  | Malcolm Lee (from Chicago Bulls)  | Shooting guard |  United States  | UCLA
2  | 57  | Tanguy Ngombo (from Portland Trail Blazers)  | Small forward |  Qatar | Qatar

## Roster[edit]

2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves roster  Players  | Coaches

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G | 11 | Barea, José Juan | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1984-06-26  | Northeastern
F | 8 | Beasley, Michael | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | 1989-01-09  | Kansas State
G | 22 | Ellington, Wayne | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1987-11-29  | North Carolina
G/F | 4 | Johnson, Wesley | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1987-07-11  | Syracuse
G | 3 | Lee, Malcolm | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1990-05-22  | UCLA
F/C | 42 | Love, Kevin | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 260 lb (118 kg)  | 1988–09–22  | UCLA
C | 31 | Miličić, Darko | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 275 lb (125 kg)  | 1985-06-20  | Serbia
C | 52 | Miller, Brad | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 261 lb (118 kg)  | 1976-04-12  | Purdue
C | 14 | Peković, Nikola | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 290 lb (132 kg)  | 1986-01-03  | Montenegro
F | 15 | Randolph, Anthony | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1989-07-15  | LSU
G | 13 | Ridnour, Luke | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1981-02-13  | Oregon
G | 9 | Rubio, Ricky | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1990-10-21  | Spain
F | 44 | Tolliver, Anthony | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 1985-06-01  | Creighton
G/F | 5 | Webster, Martell | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1986-12-04  | Seattle Prep (WA)
F | 7 | Williams, Derrick | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 241 lb (109 kg)  | 1991–05–25  | Arizona

Head coach

* Rick Adelman

Assistant coach(es)

* Terry Porter
* Jack Sikma
* T. R. Dunn
* Bill Bayno

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Pre-season[edit]

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)

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1  | December 17  | Milwaukee | W 117–96  | Michael Beasley and Kevin Love(21)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Ricky Rubio (7)  | Target Center 15,013  | 1–0
2  | December 21  | @ Milwaukee | W 85–84  | Kevin Love (22)  | Kevin Love (16)  | Luke Ridnour (6)  | Bradley Center | 2-0

2011–12 season schedule

## Regular season[edit]

### Standings[edit]

Northwest Division| W| L| PCT| GB| Home| Road| Div| GP

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y-Oklahoma City Thunder| 47| 19| .712| –| 26‍-‍7| 21‍-‍12| 10–3| 66
x-Denver Nuggets| 38| 28| .576| 9.0| 20‍-‍13| 18‍-‍15| 6–7| 66
x-Utah Jazz| 36| 30| .545| 11.0| 25‍-‍8| 11‍-‍22| 9–4| 66
Portland Trail Blazers| 28| 38| .424| 19.0| 20‍-‍13| 8‍-‍25| 4–10| 66
Minnesota Timberwolves| 26| 40| .394| 21.0| 13‍-‍20| 13‍-‍20| 4–9| 66
Western Conference

#| Team| W| L| PCT| GB| GP
1| c-San Antonio Spurs *| 50| 16| .758| –| 66
2| y-Oklahoma City Thunder *| 47| 19| .712| 3.0| 66
3| y-Los Angeles Lakers *| 41| 25| .621| 9.0| 66
4| x-Memphis Grizzlies| 41| 25| .621| 9.0| 66
5| x-Los Angeles Clippers| 40| 26| .606| 10.0| 66
6| x-Denver Nuggets| 38| 28| .576| 12.0| 66
7| x-Dallas Mavericks| 36| 30| .545| 14.0| 66
8| x-Utah Jazz| 36| 30| .545| 14.0| 66
9| Houston Rockets| 34| 32| .515| 16.0| 66
10| Phoenix Suns| 33| 33| .500| 17.0| 66
11| Portland Trail Blazers| 28| 38| .424| 22.0| 66
12| Minnesota Timberwolves| 26| 40| .394| 24.0| 66
13| Golden State Warriors| 23| 43| .348| 27.0| 66
14| Sacramento Kings| 22| 44| .333| 28.0| 66
15| New Orleans Hornets| 21| 45| .318| 29.0| 66

### Game log[edit]

2011–12 game log
Total: 26–40 (Home: 13–20; Road: 13–20)

December: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)

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1  | December 26  | Oklahoma City | L 100–104  | Michael Beasley (24)  | Kevin Love (12)  | Ricky Rubio (6)  | Target Center
19,406  | 0–1
2  | December 27  | @ Milwaukee | L 95–98  | Kevin Love (31)  | Kevin Love (20)  | José Juan Barea
Ricky Rubio (4)  | Bradley Center
17,352  | 0–2
3  | December 30  | Miami | L 101–103  | Kevin Love (25)  | Kevin Love (12)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | Target Center
19,356  | 0–3

January: 10–8 (home: 5–5; road: 5–3)

| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location
Attendance | Record

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4  | January 1  | Dallas | W 99–82  | Kevin Love (25)  | Kevin Love (17)  | Ricky Rubio (7)  | Target Center
15,115  | 1–3
5  | January 2  | San Antonio | W 106–96  | Kevin Love (24)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Luke Ridnour (9)  | Target Center
14,514  | 2–3
6  | January 4  | Memphis | L 86–90  | Kevin Love (27)  | Kevin Love (14)  | Ricky Rubio (10)  | Target Center
17,404  | 2–4
7  | January 6  | Cleveland | L 87–98  | Kevin Love (29)  | Kevin Love (14)  | Luke Ridnour (6)  | Target Center
16,943  | 2–5
8  | January 8  | @ Washington | W 93–72  | Kevin Love (20)  | Kevin Love (16)  | Ricky Rubio (14)  | Verizon Center
13,095  | 3–5
9  | January 9  | @ Toronto | L 87–97  | Jose Barea (16)  | Kevin Love (14)  | Ricky Rubio (6)  | Air Canada Centre
14,097  | 3–6
10  | January 10  | Chicago | L 100–111  | Luke Ridnour (22)  | Kevin Love (13)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | Target Center
19,356  | 3–7
11  | January 13  | @ New Orleans | W 87–80  | Kevin Love (34)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Ricky Rubio (9)  | New Orleans Arena
14,295  | 4–7
12  | January 14  | @ Atlanta | L 91–93  | Kevin Love (30)  | Kevin Love (13)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | Philips Arena
13,135  | 4–8
13  | January 16  | Sacramento | W 99–86  | Kevin Love (33)  | Kevin Love (11)  | Luke Ridnour (9)  | Target Center
16,159  | 5–8
14  | January 18  | Detroit | W 93–85  | Kevin Love (20)  | Kevin Love (17)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Target Center
15,598  | 6–8
15  | January 20  | @ L. A. Clippers | W 101–98  | Darko Miličić (22)  | Kevin Love (14)  | Luke Ridnour
Ricky Rubio (6)  | Staples Center
19,492  | 7–8
16  | January 21  | @ Utah | L 98–108  | Ricky Rubio (17)  | Kevin Love
Derrick Williams (8)  | Ricky Rubio (11)  | EnergySolutions Arena
19,911  | 7–9
17  | January 23  | Houston | L 92–107  | Kevin Love (39)  | Kevin Love (12)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | Target Center
16,924  | 7–10
18  | January 25  | @ Dallas | W 105–90  | Kevin Love (31)  | Kevin Love (11)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | American Airlines Center
20,150  | 8–10
19  | January 27  | San Antonio | W 87–79  | Kevin Love
Ricky Rubio (18)  | Kevin Love (16)  | Ricky Rubio (10)  | Target Center
16,699  | 9–10
20  | January 29  | L. A. Lakers | L 101–106  | Kevin Love (33)  | Kevin Love (13)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Target Center
17,551  | 9–11
21  | January 30  | @ Houston | W 120–108  | Michael Beasley (34)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Ricky Rubio (11)  | Staples Center
14,264  | 10–11

February: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)

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22  | February 1  | Indiana | L 99–109  | Kevin Love (21)  | Kevin Love (17)  | Ricky Rubio (6)  | Target Center
15,017  | 10–12
23  | February 3  | @ New Jersey | W 108–105  | Nikola Peković (27)  | Nikola Peković (11)  | Ricky Rubio (10)  | Prudential Center
15,069  | 11–12
24  | February 4  | Houston | W 100–91  | Kevin Love (25)  | Kevin Love (18)  | Ricky Rubio (11)  | Target Center
19,356  | 12–12
25  | February 7  | Sacramento | W 86–84  | Nikola Peković (23)  | Michael Beasley (14)  | Ricky Rubio (14)  | Target Center
14,073  | 13–12
26  | February 8  | @ Memphis | L 80–85  | José Juan Barea (17)  | Nikola Peković
Derrick Williams (9)  | José Juan Barea (6)  | FedEx Forum
13,287  | 13–13
27  | February 10  | Dallas | L 97–104  | Kevin Love (32)  | Kevin Love (12)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Target Center
17,119  | 13–14
28  | February 11  | New York | L 98–100  | Kevin Love (32)  | Kevin Love (21)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Target Center
20,232  | 13–15
29  | February 13  | @ Orlando | L 89–102  | Kevin Love (19)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Ricky Rubio (8)  | Amway Center
18,846  | 13–16
30  | February 15  | Charlotte | W 102–90  | Kevin Love (30)  | Kevin Love (18)  | José Juan Barea (8)  | Target Center
15,139  | 14–16
31  | February 17  | @ Houston | W 111–98  | Kevin Love (33)  | Kevin Love (17)  | Ricky Rubio (9)  | Toyota Center
16,836  | 15–16
32  | February 19  | Philadelphia | W 92–91  | Ricky Rubio (22)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Ricky Rubio (5)  | Target Center
18,759  | 16–16
33  | February 20  | @ Denver | L 101–103 (OT) | Kevin Love (22)  | Kevin Love (13)  | Luke Ridnour (6)  | Pepsi Center
17,263  | 16–17
34  | February 22  | Utah | W 100–98  | José Juan Barea (22)  | Nikola Peković (12)  | Luke Ridnour
Ricky Rubio (6)  | Target Center
18,776  | 17–17
35  | February 28  | @ L. A. Clippers | W 109–97  | Michael Beasley
Derrick Williams (27)  | Kevin Love
Ricky Rubio (7)  | Ricky Rubio (9)  | Staples Center
19,243  | 18–17
36  | February 29  | @ L. A. Lakers | L 85–104  | Michael Beasley
Martell Webster (14)  | Anthony Randolph (9)  | Ricky Rubio (9)  | Staples Center
18,997  | 18–18

March: 7–10 (home: 3–3; road: 4–7)

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37  | March 1  | @ Phoenix | L 95–104  | Kevin Love (23)  | Kevin Love (10)  | Luke Ridnour (8)  | US Airways Center
15,071  | 18–19
38  | March 3  | @ Portland | W 122–110  | Kevin Love (42)  | Kevin Love (10)  | Ricky Rubio (12)  | Rose Garden
20,644  | 19–19
39  | March 5  | L. A. Clippers | W 95–94  | Kevin Love (39)  | Kevin Love (17)  | Ricky Rubio (6)  | Target Center
19,509  | 20–19
40  | March 7  | Portland | W 106–94  | Kevin Love (29)  | Kevin Love (16)  | José Juan Barea (7)  | Target Center
17,118  | 21–19
41  | March 9  | L. A. Lakers | L 102–105  | Nikola Peković (25)  | Nikola Peković (13)  | Ricky Rubio (10)  | Target Center
20,164  | 21–20
42  | March 10  | New Orleans | L 89–95  | Kevin Love (31)  | Kevin Love (16)  | Luke Ridnour (10)  | Target Center
20,123  | 21–21
43  | March 12  | @ Phoenix | W 127–124  | Kevin Love (30)  | Nikola Peković
Derrick Williams (8)  | Luke Ridnour (9)  | US Airways Center
14,568  | 22–21
44  | March 15  | @ Utah | L 105–111  | Gordon Hayward (26)  | Kevin Love
Derrick Favors (16)  | Luke Ridnour (13)  | EnergySolutions Arena
18,053  | 22–22
45  | March 16  | @ L. A. Lakers | L 92–97  | Kevin Love (27)  | Kevin Love (15)  | Luke Ridnour (11)  | Staples Center
18,997  | 22–23
46  | March 18  | @ Sacramento | L 99–115  | Kevin Love (21)  | Kevin Love (11)  | José Juan Barea (4)  | Power Balance Pavilion
15,616  | 22–24
47  | March 19  | @ Golden State | W 97–93  | Kevin Love (36)  | Kevin Love (16)  | José Juan Barea
Luke Ridnour (10)  | Oracle Arena
19,596  | 23–24
48  | March 21  | @ San Antonio | L 100–116  | José Juan Barea (18)  | Kevin Love (12)  | José Juan Barea (11)  | AT&T Center
18,581  | 23–25
49  | March 23  | @ Oklahoma City | L 140–149 (2OT) | Kevin Love (51)  | Kevin Love (14)  | José Juan Barea (14)  | Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203  | 23–26
50  | March 25  | Denver | W 117–100  | Kevin Love (30)  | Kevin Love (21)  | Luke Ridnour (6)  | Target Center
20,023  | 24–26
51  | March 27  | @ Memphis | L 86–93  | Kevin Love (28)  | Kevin Love (11)  | Luke Ridnour (5)  | FedEx Forum
14,769  | 24–27
52  | March 28  | @ Charlotte | W 88–83  | Kevin Love (40)  | Kevin Love (19)  | Luke Ridnour (14)  | Time Warner Cable Arena
10,540  | 25–27
53  | March 30  | Boston | L 79–100  | Kevin Love (22)  | Kevin Love (11)  | Luke Ridnour (8)  | Target Center
19,356  | 25–28

April: 1–12 (home: 0–7; road: 1–5)

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54  | April 1  | @ Portland | L 106–119  | Kevin Love (26)  | Kevin Love (9)  | Luke Ridnour (6)  | Rose Garden
20,359  | 25–29
55  | April 2  | @ Sacramento | L 108–116  | Kevin Love (23)  | Kevin Love (7)  | Brad Miller
Luke Ridnour (6)  | Power Balance Pavilion
12,279  | 25–30
56  | April 4  | Golden State | L 94–97  | Kevin Love (29)  | Kevin Love (12)  | José Juan Barea (8)  | Target Center
17,161  | 25–31
57  | April 7  | @ New Orleans | L 90–99  | Kevin Love (29)  | Kevin Love (12)  | José Juan Barea (7)  | New Orleans Arena
15,520  | 25–32
58  | April 9  | Phoenix | L 90–114  | Kevin Love (25)  | Kevin Love (13)  | José Juan Barea
Malcolm Lee (5)  | Target Center
17,274  | 25–33
59  | April 11  | @ Denver | L 107–113  | Anthony Randolph (28)  | Derrick Williams (8)  | José Juan Barea (15)  | Pepsi Center
15,823  | 25–34
60  | April 12  | L. A. Clippers | L 82–95  | Nikola Peković (17)  | Michael Beasley (10)  | José Juan Barea (11)  | Target Center
16,016  | 25–35
61  | April 14  | Oklahoma City | L 110–115  | Michael Beasley (26)  | Nikola Peković (13)  | José Juan Barea (10)  | Target Center
19,552  | 25–36
62  | April 16  | @ Indiana | L 88–111  | José Juan Barea (14)  | Derrick Williams (10)  | José Juan Barea (9)  | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,845  | 25–37
63  | April 17  | Memphis | L 84–91  | José Juan Barea (28)  | Nikola Peković (11)  | José Juan Barea (8)  | Target Center
16,709  | 25–38
64  | April 19  | @ Detroit | W 91–80  | Nikola Peković (23)  | Anthony Randolph (10)  | José Juan Barea (12)  | The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,458  | 26–38
65  | April 22  | Golden State | L 88–93  | Nikola Peković (19)  | Nikola Peković (16)  | José Juan Barea (12)  | Target Center
15,872  | 26–39
66  | April 26  | Denver | L 102–131  | José Juan Barea (20)  | Nikola Peković (10)  | José Juan Barea (5)  | Target Center
14,824  | 26–40

2011–12 season schedule

## Player statistics[edit]

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RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |

### Regular season[edit]

Minnesota Timberwolves statistics  Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3P%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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José Juan Barea | 41 | 11 | 25.2 | .400 | .371 | .776 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .5 | .0 | 11.3
Michael Beasley | 47 | 7 | 23.1 | .445 | .376 | .642 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 11.5
Wayne Ellington | 51 | 4 | 19.1 | .404 | .324 | .800 | 1.9 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 6.1
Wesley Johnson | 65 | 64 | 22.6 | .398 | .314 | .706 | 2.7 | .9 | .5 | .7 | 6.0
Malcolm Lee | 19 | 0 | 12.8 | .390 | .200 | .824 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | 3.3
Kevin Love | 55 | 55 | 39.0 | .448 | .372 | .824 | 13.3 | 2.0 | .9 | .5 | 26.0
Darko Miličić | 29 | 23 | 16.3 | .454 |  | .432 | 3.3 | .6 | .3 | .9 | 4.6
Brad Miller | 15 | 1 | 9.7 | .333 | .467 | .833 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 2.3
Nikola Peković | 47 | 35 | 26.9 | .564 |  | .743 | 7.4 | .7 | .6 | .7 | 13.9
Anthony Randolph | 34 | 5 | 15.2 | .470 | .000 | .762 | 3.6 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 | 7.4
Luke Ridnour | 53 | 53 | 33.0 | .440 | .322 | .891 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.1
Ricky Rubio | 41 | 31 | 34.2 | .357 | .340 | .803 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | .2 | 10.6
Anthony Tolliver | 51 | 0 | 17.3 | .390 | .248 | .745 | 3.0 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 4.1
Martell Webster | 47 | 26 | 24.3 | .423 | .339 | .792 | 3.6 | .9 | .7 | .4 | 6.9
Derrick Williams | 66 | 15 | 21.5 | .412 | .268 | .697 | 4.7 | .6 | .5 | .5 | 8.8

## Awards and records[edit]

* Ricky Rubio was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December – January[4] and earned an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.[5]
* Kevin Love earned an All-NBA Second Team selection.[6]
* Kevin Love scored a franchise record 51 points in a double overtime loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 23.[7]

### All-Star[edit]

* Kevin Love participated in his second All-Star game as a reserve for the West in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and won the Three-Point Shootout.
* Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams participated in the Rising Stars Challenge. Williams also participated in the Slam Dunk Contest.

## Injuries and disciplinary actions[edit]

* Brad Miller underwent surgery on his left knee during the offseason[8] and returned on January 29.[9]
* On December, Malcolm Lee underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for two months.[10]
* Martell Webster had surgery on his back in December[11] and returned to practice with the team in mid-January.[12]
* Kevin Love earned a two game suspension after stepping over Luis Scola during a game against the Houston Rockets on February 4.[13]
* Ricky Rubio tore his ACL during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 9 and missed the remainder of the season.[1]

## Transactions[edit]

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

### Overview[edit]

Players Added

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Via draft

* Malcolm Lee
* Derrick Williams

Via free agency

* José Juan Barea

Via trade

* Brad Miller
* Robert Vaden (later waived)

| Players Lost

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Via trade

* Jonny Flynn
* Lazar Hayward

Via free agency

* Sebastian Telfair

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### Trades[edit]

June 23, 2011  | To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Brad Miller
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić
Draft rights to Chandler Parsons
Future first round pick  | To Houston Rockets

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Jonny Flynn
Draft rights to Donatas Motiejūnas
2012 second round pick

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Draft rights to Norris Cole
Draft rights to Malcolm Lee
Cash considerations  | To Chicago Bulls

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Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić
To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović
2014 second round pick
Cash considerations  | To Miami Heat

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Draft rights to Norris Cole
To Minnesota Timberwolves

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2013 second round pick
Cash considerations  | To New Jersey Nets

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Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović
To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Cash considerations  | To Houston Rockets

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Draft rights to Chandler Parsons
June 27, 2011  | To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo | To Portland Trail Blazers

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Future second round pick
December 13, 2011  | To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Robert Vaden
2012 second round pick
Future second round pick  | To Oklahoma City Thunder

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Lazar Hayward

### Free agents[edit]

Additions

Player  | Date signed  | Former team
José Juan Barea | December 14  | Dallas Mavericks
Subtractions

Player  | Date signed  | New team
Sebastian Telfair | December 9  | Phoenix Suns

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[14] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[15]

Played in other leagues during lockout

Player  | Date signed  | New team  | Opt-out clause
Nikola Peković | August 16  | KK Partizan (Serbia) | Yes

## See also[edit]

2011–12 NBA season

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Ricky Rubio has torn ACL". ESPN. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
2. ^ "Timberwolves expect Rubio back in 6-9 months". March 23, 2012.
3. ^ "NBA.com: Draft 2011". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
4. ^ "Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January". NBA.com. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
5. ^ "Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team". NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
6. ^ "LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
7. ^ Kevin Love's 51-point night not enough as Wolves fall to Thunder in two OTs, Star Tribune. March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
8. ^ Brad Miller could miss six months after knee surgery, Sporting News. Jun 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
9. ^ Brad Miller 2011-12 Game Log, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
10. ^ Malcolm Lee Injury: Timberwolves Rookie Sidelined For Six Weeks, SB Nation. December 30, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
11. ^ Martell Webster has another back surgery, Star Tribune. December 10, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
12. ^ Martell Webster returns to practice, ESPN.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
13. ^ Wolves' Kevin Love suspended 2 games, ESPN.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
14. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
15. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.

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