2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2023–24 NBA season by team

NBA professional basketball team season

2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season

Head coach| Chris Finch
General manager| Tim Connelly
Owner(s)| Glen Taylor
Arena| Target Center
Results
Record| 56-26 (.683)
Place| Division: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish| Western Conference Finals
(lost to Mavericks 1–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| Bally Sports North
Radio| KFXN
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The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwards, center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns and center Rudy Gobert, the team sought to improve upon its 42–40 record from the previous season and make its third consecutive playoff appearance.

After starting this season out 1–2, Minnesota went on a 7-game winning streak to start out the month of November before losing to the Phoenix Suns on November 15. The early winning streak they had early in November later led to them having quality winning record months throughout November, December, and January, to the point where the Timberwolves entered the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend as the surprise best team of the Western Conference with a 39–16 record and with head coach Chris Finch coaching his first All-Star Game in the NBA. They later matched their overall win total from the previous season by the end of February.

On March 4, 2024, with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves improved upon their previous season's record of 42–40.

On April 1, 2024, the Timberwolves clinched their 3rd consecutive playoff berth following the Phoenix Suns' 124–111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The regular season is notable for being the first since 2004 in which the Timberwolves won at least 50 games, a feat achieved following the team's win over the Detroit Pistons on March 27, 2024. The Timberwolves had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.

On April 28, 2024, the Timberwolves secured their first playoff series win since the 2003–04 season, and third overall win in franchise history. The team dispatched a 4–0 series victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This series also marked the first 3–0 lead and first playoff series sweep in franchise history. In the semifinals, the Timberwolves went on to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in twenty years. However, the team was swiftly ousted by the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving-led Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, succumbing in five games.

## Draft

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Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position(s)  | Nationality  | College / Club

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2  | 53  | Jaylen Clark | SG |  United States | UCLA (Jr.)

The Timberwolves had one second-round pick entering the draft.[1]

## Roster

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2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players  | Coaches

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G/F | 9 | Alexander-Walker, Nickeil | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 1998-09-02  | Virginia Tech
F | 1 | Anderson, Kyle | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1993-09-20  | UCLA
G | 0 | Clark, Jaylen (TW)  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 2001-10-13  | UCLA
G | 10 | Conley, Mike Jr. | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1987-10-11  | Ohio State
G/F | 5 | Edwards, Anthony | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 2001-08-05  | Georgia
F/C | 55 | Garza, Luka | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 243 lb (110 kg)  | 1998-12-27  | Iowa
C | 27 | Gobert, Rudy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)  | 258 lb (117 kg)  | 1992-06-26  | France
F | 3 | McDaniels, Jaden | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 2000-09-29  | Washington
G | 6 | McLaughlin, Jordan | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1996-04-09  | USC
F | 33 | Miller, Leonard | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 2003-11-26  | Fort Erie (CAN)
F | 8 | Minott, Josh | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 2002-11-25  | Memphis
G/F | 7 | Moore, Wendell Jr. | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 2001-09-18  | Duke
G | 23 | Morris, Monté | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 183 lb (83 kg)  | 1995-06-27  | Iowa State
G | 12 | Nix, Daishen (TW)  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 226 lb (103 kg)  | 2002-02-13  | Trinity International (NV)
F/C | 11 | Reid, Naz | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 264 lb (120 kg)  | 1999-08-26  | LSU
F/C | 32 | Towns, Karl-Anthony | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 248 lb (112 kg)  | 1995-11-15  | Kentucky
F | 24 | Warren, T. J. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1993-09-05  | NC State

Head coach

* Chris Finch

Assistant coach(es)

* Joe Boylan
* Kevin Hanson
* Micah Nori
* Pablo Prigioni
* Elston Turner
* Corliss Williamson

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
* (TW) Two-way affiliate player
* Injured

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Roster
Last transaction: April 4, 2024

## Standings

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### Division

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

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c – Oklahoma City Thunder| 57| 25| .695| –| 33‍-‍8| 24‍-‍17| 12‍-‍4| 82
x – Denver Nuggets| 57| 25| .695| –| 33‍-‍8| 24‍-‍17| 10‍-‍6| 82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves| 56| 26| .683| 1.0| 30‍-‍11| 26‍-‍15| 12‍-‍4| 82
Utah Jazz| 31| 51| .378| 26.0| 21‍-‍20| 10‍-‍31| 5‍-‍11| 82
Portland Trail Blazers| 21| 61| .256| 36.0| 11‍-‍30| 10‍-‍31| 1‍-‍15| 82

### Conference

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Western Conference

#| Team| W| L| PCT| GB| GP
1| c – Oklahoma City Thunder *| 57| 25| .695| –| 82
2| x – Denver Nuggets| 57| 25| .695| –| 82
3| x – Minnesota Timberwolves| 56| 26| .683| 1.0| 82
4| y – Los Angeles Clippers *| 51| 31| .622| 6.0| 82
5| y – Dallas Mavericks *| 50| 32| .610| 7.0| 82
6| x – Phoenix Suns| 49| 33| .598| 8.0| 82
7| x – New Orleans Pelicans| 49| 33| .598| 8.0| 82
8| x – Los Angeles Lakers| 47| 35| .573| 10.0| 82
9| pi – Sacramento Kings| 46| 36| .561| 11.0| 82
10| pi – Golden State Warriors| 46| 36| .561| 11.0| 82
11| Houston Rockets| 41| 41| .500| 16.0| 82
12| Utah Jazz| 31| 51| .378| 26.0| 82
13| Memphis Grizzlies| 27| 55| .329| 30.0| 82
14| San Antonio Spurs| 22| 60| .268| 35.0| 82
15| Portland Trail Blazers| 21| 61| .256| 36.0| 82

## Game log

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### Preseason

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2023 preseason game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)

Preseason: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)

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1  | October 5  | Dallas | W 111–99  | Karl-Anthony Towns (20)  | Rudy Gobert (8)  | Alexander-Walker, Anderson (5)  |  Etihad Arena
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2  | October 7  | @ Dallas | W 104–96  | Reid, Towns (14)  | Garza, Gobert (5)  | Jordan McLaughlin (4)  |  Etihad Arena
12,009  | 2–0
3  | October 14  | @ New York | W 121–112  | Naz Reid (22)  | Rudy Gobert (9)  | Kyle Anderson (8)  | Madison Square Garden
19,018  | 3–0
4  | October 17  | Maccabi Ra'anana | W 138–111  | Luka Garza (30)  | Leonard Miller (15)  | Daishen Nix (10)  | Target Center
8,828  | 4–0
5  | October 19  | @ Chicago | W 114–105  | Anthony Edwards (19)  | Naz Reid (8)  | Anderson, Milton, McLaughlin (4)  | United Center
18,754  | 5–0

2023–24 preseason schedule

### Regular season

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2023–24 game log
Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15)

October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)

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1  | October 25  | @ Toronto | L 94–97  | Anthony Edwards (26)  | Anthony Edwards (14)  | Kyle Anderson (5)  | Scotiabank Arena
19,800  | 0–1
2  | October 28  | Miami | W 106–90  | Naz Reid (25)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 1–1
3  | October 30  | @ Atlanta | L 113–127  | Anthony Edwards (31)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | State Farm Arena
15,504  | 1–2

November: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1)

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4  | November 1  | Denver | W 110–89  | Anthony Edwards (24)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 2–2
5  | November 4  | Utah | W 123–95  | Anthony Edwards (31)  | Rudy Gobert (10)  | Anderson, Conley, Edwards (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 3–2
6  | November 6  | Boston | W 114–109 (OT) | Anthony Edwards (38)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 4–2
7  | November 8  | New Orleans | W 122–101  | Anthony Edwards (26)  | Rudy Gobert (21)  | Alexander-Walker, Edwards (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 5–2
8  | November 10  | @ San Antonio | W 117–110  | Karl-Anthony Towns (29)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Frost Bank Center
18,354  | 6–2
9  | November 12  | @ Golden State | W 116–110  | Anthony Edwards (33)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (14)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Chase Center
18,064  | 7–2
10  | November 14  | @ Golden State | W 104–101  | Karl-Anthony Towns (33)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Chase Center
18,064  | 8–2
11  | November 15  | @ Phoenix | L 115–133  | Karl-Anthony Towns (25)  | Rudy Gobert (8)  | Anthony Edwards (4)  | Footprint Center
17,071  | 8–3
12  | November 18  | @ New Orleans | W 121–120  | Karl-Anthony Towns (29)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (9)  | Smoothie King Center
15,536  | 9–3
13  | November 20  | New York | W 117–100  | Anthony Edwards (23)  | Anthony Edwards (10)  | Anderson, Conley, Edwards (5)  | Target Center
18,024  | 10–3
14  | November 22  | Philadelphia | W 112–99  | Anthony Edwards (31)  | Gobert, Towns (11)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 11–3
15  | November 24  | Sacramento | L 111–124  | Anthony Edwards (35)  | Gobert, Towns (11)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Target Center
18,024  | 11–4
16  | November 26  | @ Memphis | W 119–97  | Anthony Edwards (24)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (8)  | Mike Conley (10)  | FedExForum
15,764  | 12–4
17  | November 28  | Oklahoma City | W 106–103  | Anthony Edwards (21)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 13–4
18  | November 30  | Utah | W 101–90  | Karl-Anthony Towns (32)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Alexander-Walker, Conley (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 14–4

December: 10–3 (home: 5–0; road: 5–3)

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19  | December 2  | @ Charlotte | W 123–117  | Karl-Anthony Towns (28)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Mike Conley (10)  | Spectrum Center
17,731  | 15–4
20  | December 6  | San Antonio | W 102–94  | Mike Conley (18)  | Rudy Gobert (20)  | Anthony Edwards (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 16–4
21  | December 8  | @ Memphis | W 127–103  | Karl-Anthony Towns (24)  | Rudy Gobert (20)  | Mike Conley (7)  | FedExForum
15,577  | 17–4
22  | December 11  | @ New Orleans | L 107–121  | Conley, Reid, Towns (17)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Smoothie King Center
16,487  | 17–5
23  | December 14  | @ Dallas | W 119–101  | Naz Reid (27)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (17)  | Anthony Edwards (11)  | American Airlines Center
20,177  | 18–5
24  | December 16  | Indiana | W 127–109  | Karl-Anthony Towns (40)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Kyle Anderson (10)  | Target Center
18,024  | 19–5
25  | December 18  | @ Miami | W 112–108  | Anthony Edwards (32)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Kaseya Center
19,819  | 20–5
26  | December 20  | @ Philadelphia | L 113–127  | Anthony Edwards (27)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (13)  | Anthony Edwards (5)  | Wells Fargo Center
20,365  | 20–6
27  | December 21  | L.A. Lakers | W 118–111  | Anthony Edwards (27)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 21–6
28  | December 23  | @ Sacramento | W 110–98  | Anthony Edwards (34)  | Rudy Gobert (17)  | Anthony Edwards (10)  | Golden 1 Center
17,983  | 22–6
29  | December 26  | @ Oklahoma City | L 106–129  | Anthony Edwards (25)  | Edwards, Reid (7)  | Anthony Edwards (6)  | Paycom Center
18,203  | 22–7
30  | December 28  | Dallas | W 118–110  | Anthony Edwards (44)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 23–7
31  | December 30  | L.A. Lakers | W 108–106  | Anthony Edwards (31)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Anderson, Conley (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 24–7

January: 10–7 (home: 4–3; road: 6–4)

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32  | January 1  | @ New York | L 106–112  | Anthony Edwards (35)  | Rudy Gobert (15)  | Mike Conley (5)  | Madison Square Garden
19,812  | 24–8
33  | January 3  | New Orleans | L 106–117  | Anthony Edwards (35)  | Towns, Reid (6)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Target Center
18,024  | 24–9
34  | January 5  | @ Houston | W 122–95  | Anthony Edwards (24)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (6)  | Toyota Center
18,055  | 25–9
35  | January 7  | @ Dallas | L 108–115  | Anthony Edwards (36)  | Rudy Gobert (17)  | Mike Conley (7)  | American Airlines Center
20,111  | 25–10
36  | January 9  | @ Orlando | W 113–92  | Karl-Anthony Towns (28)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Mike Conley (10)  | Kia Center
19,223  | 26–10
37  | January 10  | @ Boston | L 120–127 (OT) | Anthony Edwards (29)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (13)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (6)  | TD Garden
19,156  | 26–11
38  | January 12  | Portland | W 116–93  | Rudy Gobert (24)  | Rudy Gobert (17)  | Mike Conley (10)  | Target Center
18,024  | 27–11
39  | January 14  | L.A. Clippers | W 109–105  | Anthony Edwards (33)  | Rudy Gobert (18)  | Anthony Edwards (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 28–11
40  | January 17  | @ Detroit | W 124–117  | Edwards, Towns (27)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Kyle Anderson (9)  | Little Caesars Arena
16,022  | 29–11
41  | January 18  | Memphis | W 118–103  | Anthony Edwards (28)  | Rudy Gobert (10)  | Mike Conley (10)  | Target Center
18,024  | 30–11
42  | January 20  | Oklahoma City | L 97–102  | Edwards, Towns (19)  | Rudy Gobert (18)  | Anthony Edwards (5)  | Target Center
18,024  | 30–12
43  | January 22  | Charlotte | L 125–128  | Karl-Anthony Towns (62)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Anthony Edwards (11)  | Target Center
18,024  | 30–13
44  | January 24  | @ Washington | W 118–107  | Anthony Edwards (38)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | three players (5)  | Capital One Arena
15,446  | 31–13
45  | January 25  | @ Brooklyn | W 96–94  | Karl-Anthony Towns (27)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Kyle Anderson (5)  | Barclays Center
17,732  | 32–13
46  | January 27  | @ San Antonio | L 112–113  | Anthony Edwards (32)  | Rudy Gobert (7)  | Anthony Edwards (12)  | Frost Bank Center
17,726  | 32–14
47  | January 29  | @ Oklahoma City | W 107–101  | Anthony Edwards (27)  | Rudy Gobert (18)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (6)  | Paycom Center
16,870  | 33–14
48  | January 31  | Dallas | W 121–87  | Karl-Anthony Towns (29)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (9)  | Edwards, McLaughlin (5)  | Target Center
18,024  | 34–14

February: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1)

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49  | February 2  | Orlando | L 106–108  | Edwards, Gobert (22)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Target Center
18,024  | 34–15
50  | February 4  | Houston | W 111–90  | Anthony Edwards (32)  | Rudy Gobert (13)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Target Center
18,024  | 35–15
51  | February 6  | @ Chicago | L 123–129 (OT) | Anthony Edwards (38)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (8)  | United Center
20,949  | 35–16
52  | February 8  | @ Milwaukee | W 129–105  | Anthony Edwards (26)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Conley, Edwards (9)  | Fiserv Forum
17,577  | 36–16
53  | February 12  | @ L.A. Clippers | W 121–100  | Karl-Anthony Towns (24)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Crypto.com Arena
19,370  | 37–16
54  | February 13  | @ Portland | W 121–109  | Anthony Edwards (41)  | Rudy Gobert (15)  | Kyle Anderson (8)  | Moda Center
17,906  | 38–16
55  | February 15  | @ Portland | W 128–91  | Anthony Edwards (34)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Moda Center
18,606  | 39–16
All-Star Game
56  | February 23  | Milwaukee | L 107–112  | Anthony Edwards (28)  | Rudy Gobert (19)  | Kyle Anderson (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 39–17
57  | February 24  | Brooklyn | W 101–86  | Anthony Edwards (29)  | Anderson, Reid, Towns (9)  | Morris, Towns (4)  | Target Center
18,024  | 40–17
58  | February 27  | San Antonio | W 114–105  | Anthony Edwards (34)  | Rudy Gobert (17)  | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 41–17
59  | February 28  | Memphis | W 110–101  | Anthony Edwards (34)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (11)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 42–17

March: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2)

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60  | March 1  | Sacramento | L 120–124 (OT) | Jaden McDaniels (26)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 42–18
61  | March 3  | L.A. Clippers | L 88–89  | Anthony Edwards (27)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 42–19
62  | March 4  | Portland | W 119–114  | Rudy Gobert (25)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Conley, Morris (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 43–19
63  | March 7  | @ Indiana | W 113–111  | Anthony Edwards (44)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Jaden McDaniels (6)  | Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,580  | 44–19
64  | March 8  | @ Cleveland | L 104–113 (OT) | Naz Reid (34)  | Rudy Gobert (17)  | Anderson, Conley (5)  | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,433  | 44–20
65  | March 10  | @ L.A. Lakers | L 109–120  | Edwards, Reid (25)  | Alexander-Walker, Edwards (7)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Crypto.com Arena
18,997  | 44–21
66  | March 12  | @ L.A. Clippers | W 118–100  | Anthony Edwards (37)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Kyle Anderson (7)  | Crypto.com Arena
19,370  | 45–21
67  | March 16  | @ Utah | W 119–100  | Anthony Edwards (31)  | Naz Reid (12)  | Kyle Anderson (9)  | Delta Center
18,206  | 46–21
68  | March 18  | @ Utah | W 114–104  | Anthony Edwards (32)  | Jaden McDaniels (8)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Delta Center
18,206  | 47–21
69  | March 19  | Denver | L 112–115  | Anthony Edwards (30)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 47–22
70  | March 22  | Cleveland | W 104–91  | Mike Conley (21)  | Rudy Gobert (15)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 48–22
71  | March 24  | Golden State | W 114–110  | Anthony Edwards (23)  | Gobert, Reid (12)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Target Center
18,024  | 49–22
72  | March 27  | Detroit | W 106–91  | Naz Reid (21)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 50–22
73  | March 29  | @ Denver | W 111–98  | Anthony Edwards (25)  | Rudy Gobert (12)  | Mike Conley (8)  | Ball Arena
19,844  | 51–22
74  | March 31  | Chicago | L 101–109  | Anthony Edwards (22)  | Anthony Edwards (11)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 51–23

April: 5–3 (home: 4–1; road: 1–2)

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75  | April 2  | Houston | W 113–106  | Naz Reid (25)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Kyle Anderson (9)  | Target Center
18,024  | 52–23
76  | April 3  | Toronto | W 133–85  | Anthony Edwards (28)  | Rudy Gobert (15)  | Anthony Edwards (6)  | Target Center
18,024  | 53–23
77  | April 5  | @ Phoenix | L 87–97  | Anthony Edwards (17)  | Naz Reid (11)  | Anderson, Conley, Edwards, Morris (3)  | Footprint Center
17,071  | 53–24
78  | April 7  | @ L.A. Lakers | W 127–117  | Naz Reid (31)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Crypto.com Arena
18,997  | 54–24
79  | April 9  | Washington | W 130–121  | Anthony Edwards (51)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Edwards, McLaughlin (7)  | Target Center
18,024  | 55–24
80  | April 10  | @ Denver | L 107–116  | Anthony Edwards (25)  | Rudy Gobert (15)  | Anthony Edwards (4)  | Ball Arena
19,845  | 55–25
81  | April 12  | Atlanta | W 109–106  | Rudy Gobert (25)  | Rudy Gobert (19)  | Mike Conley (10)  | Target Center
18,024  | 56–25
82  | April 14  | Phoenix | L 106–125  | Rudy Gobert (21)  | Rudy Gobert (7)  | Anderson, Edwards, Morris (4)  | Target Center
18,024  | 56–26

2023–24 season schedule

### Playoffs

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See also: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log
Total: 9–7 (home: 3–5; road: 6–2)

First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

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1  | April 20  | Phoenix | W 120–95  | Anthony Edwards (33)  | Rudy Gobert (16)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Target Center
19,478  | 1–0
2  | April 23  | Phoenix | W 105–93  | Jaden McDaniels (25)  | Rudy Gobert (9)  | Anthony Edwards (8)  | Target Center
19,310  | 2–0
3  | April 26  | @ Phoenix | W 126–109  | Anthony Edwards (36)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Footprint Center
17,071  | 3–0
4  | April 28  | @ Phoenix | W 122–116  | Anthony Edwards (40)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (10)  | Mike Conley (7)  | Footprint Center
17,071  | 4–0

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2  | May 6  | @ Denver | W 106–80  | Edwards, Towns (27)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Kyle Anderson (8)  | Ball Arena
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3  | May 10  | Denver | L 90–117  | Anthony Edwards (19)  | Conley, Edwards (6)  | Mike Conley (6)  | Target Center
19,733  | 2–1
4  | May 12  | Denver | L 107–115  | Anthony Edwards (44)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Mike Conley (9)  | Target Center
19,583  | 2–2
5  | May 14  | @ Denver | L 97–112  | Karl-Anthony Towns (23)  | Rudy Gobert (11)  | Anthony Edwards (9)  | Ball Arena
19,992  | 2–3
6  | May 16  | Denver | W 115–70  | Anthony Edwards (27)  | Rudy Gobert (14)  | Conley, Towns (5)  | Target Center
19,187  | 3–3
7  | May 19  | @ Denver | W 98–90  | McDaniels, Towns (23)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Ball Arena
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2  | May 24  | Dallas | L 108–109  | Naz Reid (23)  | Rudy Gobert (10)  | Anthony Edwards (7)  | Target Center
19,636  | 0–2
3  | May 26  | @ Dallas | L 107–116  | Anthony Edwards (26)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (11)  | Anthony Edwards (9)  | American Airlines Center
20,511  | 0–3
4  | May 28  | @ Dallas | W 105–100  | Anthony Edwards (29)  | Edwards, Gobert (10)  | Anthony Edwards (9)  | American Airlines Center
20,477  | 1–3
5  | May 30  | Dallas | L 103–124  | Edwards, Towns (28)  | Karl-Anthony Towns (12)  | Anthony Edwards (6)  | Target Center
19,333  | 1–4

2024 playoff schedule

### In-Season Tournament

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Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season in which all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[2][3] During the in-season tournament period, the Timberwolves competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.

After defeating the Spurs and Warriors in their first two In-Season Tournament games, the Wolves lost their third game to the Sacramento Kings, which moved the Kings to first within Group C, clinching a spot in the knockout stage. The Timberwolves were left competing for the wild card with the Phoenix Suns, but ended up falling short due to the point differential tiebreaker. The Timberwolves' overall record in group play was 3–1, good enough for second in the group.

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2  | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4  | 3  | 1  | 438  | 438  | 0  |  |  | 111–124 | -- | 104–101 | 106–103 | 117–110
3  | Golden State Warriors | 4  | 2  | 2  | 483  | 479  | +4  |  | 123–124 | 101–104 | -- | 141–139 | 118–112
4  | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4  | 1  | 3  | 463  | 439  | +24  |  | 98–105 | 103–106 | 139–141 | -- | 123–87
5  | San Antonio Spurs | 4  | 0  | 4  | 429  | 487  | −58  |  | 120–129 | 110–117 | 112–118 | 87–123 | --

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

## Player statistics

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### Regular season

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Player  |  POS  |  GP  |  GS  |  MP  |  REB  |  AST  |  STL  |  BLK  |  PTS  |  MPG  |  RPG  |  APG  |  SPG  |  BPG  |  PPG

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG  | 82 | 20 | 1,921 | 167 | 204 | 64 | 42 | 655 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | 8.0
Naz Reid | C  | 81 | 14 | 1,964 | 423 | 106 | 63 | 73 | 1,090 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .9 | 13.5
Anthony Edwards | SG  | 79 | 78 | 2,770 | 430 | 405 | 101 | 42 | 2,049 | 35.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .5 | 25.9
Kyle Anderson | PF  | 79 | 10 | 1,782 | 273 | 331 | 71 | 47 | 506 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .9 | .6 | 6.4
Rudy Gobert | C  | 76 | 76 | 2,593 | 982 | 102 | 52 | 162 | 1,061 | 34.1 | 12.9 | 1.3 | .7 | 2.1 | 14.0
Mike Conley Jr. | PG  | 76 | 76 | 2,193 | 218 | 449 | 88 | 17 | 869 | 28.9 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.4
Jaden McDaniels | SF  | 72 | 71 | 2,105 | 224 | 101 | 63 | 42 | 757 | 29.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | 10.5
Karl-Anthony Towns | PF  | 62 | 62 | 2,026 | 515 | 189 | 43 | 41 | 1,349 | 32.7 | 8.3 | 3.0 | .7 | .7 | 21.8
Jordan McLaughlin | PG  | 56 | 0 | 626 | 72 | 110 | 35 | 7 | 195 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 3.5
Shake Milton† | SG  | 38 | 0 | 491 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 178 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.7
Troy Brown Jr.† | SF  | 37 | 3 | 410 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 154 | 11.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 4.2
Josh Minott | SF  | 32 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 2.8 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 1.6
Monté Morris† | PG  | 27 | 0 | 408 | 45 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 137 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 5.1
Luka Garza | C  | 25 | 0 | 122 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 4.0
Wendell Moore Jr. | SG  | 25 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .7
Leonard Miller | SF  | 17 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 1.7
Daishen Nix | PG  | 15 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3.3 | .2 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.8
T. J. Warren | SF  | 11 | 0 | 125 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.7
Justin Jackson | SF  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0

* † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

### Playoffs

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Anthony Edwards | SG  | 16 | 16 | 649 | 112 | 104 | 24 | 9 | 441 | 40.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .6 | 27.6
Jaden McDaniels | SF  | 16 | 16 | 537 | 61 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 195 | 33.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 | 12.2
Karl-Anthony Towns | PF  | 16 | 16 | 522 | 144 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 305 | 32.6 | 9.0 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 19.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG  | 16 | 1 | 378 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 116 | 23.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .6 | .4 | 7.3
Naz Reid | C  | 16 | 0 | 361 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 177 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .8 | 11.1
Rudy Gobert | C  | 15 | 15 | 512 | 147 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 181 | 34.1 | 9.8 | 1.6 | .9 | 1.0 | 12.1
Mike Conley Jr. | PG  | 15 | 15 | 474 | 58 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 174 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .2 | 11.6
Kyle Anderson | PF  | 15 | 1 | 231 | 40 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .7 | .3 | 4.3
Monté Morris | PG  | 9 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7.4 | .7 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | 2.3
Luka Garza | C  | 7 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.7 | .9 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 4.1
Jordan McLaughlin | PG  | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7
Wendell Moore Jr. | SG  | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.2
Josh Minott | SF  | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.2
T. J. Warren | SF  | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0
Leonard Miller | SF  | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0

## Transactions

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Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

### Trades

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June 23, 2023[4] | To Minnesota Timberwolves

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Draft rights to Leonard Miller (No. 33)  | To San Antonio Spurs

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2026 UTA second-round pick
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Monté Morris | To Detroit Pistons

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Troy Brown Jr.
Shake Milton
2030 second-round pick

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June 25  | Naz Reid | 3 years $42M  | [6]
June 30  | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 2-year deal  | [7]
July 3  | Anthony Edwards | 5 years $260M  | [8]
October 23  | Jaden McDaniels | 5 years $136M  | [9]

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June 30  | Troy Brown Jr. | 2 years $10M  | Los Angeles Lakers | [10]
Shake Milton | 2 years $10M  | Philadelphia 76ers

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## References

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1. ^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
2. ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
3. ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. ^ "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs". www.nba.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
5. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Guard Monte Morris from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. Minnesota Timberwolves. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
6. ^ "Timberwolves, center Naz Reid agree on 3-year, $42M deal". www.espn.com. June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
7. ^ "Timberwolves Re-Sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker". www.nba.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
8. ^ "Timberwolves agree to 5-year extension with Anthony Edwards". www.espn.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
9. ^ "Wolves, Jaden McDaniels agree to $136M contract extension". nba.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
10. ^ "Timberwolves agree to deal with Troy Brown; add Shake Milton, source says". www.espn.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
11. ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Taurean Prince". nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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