List of Minnesota Timberwolves seasons

This article is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1989–90 NBA season, along with the Orlando Magic.

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ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

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COY | Coach of the Year
DPOY | Defensive Player of the Year
Finish | Final position in league or division standings
GB | Games behind first-place team in division
L | Number of regular season losses
EOY | Executive of the Year
FMVP | Finals Most Valuable Player
JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MVP | Most Valuable Player
ROY | Rookie of the Year
SIX | Sixth Man of the Year
MIP | Most Improved Player Award
SPOR | Sportsmanship Award
W | Number of regular season wins

## Seasons[edit]

NBA Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth

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1989–90 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 |  |  | Bill Musselman
1990–91 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 |  |
1991–92 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40 |  |  | Jimmy Rodgers
1992–93 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 |  |  | Jimmy Rodgers
Sidney Lowe
1993–94 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 |  |  | Sidney Lowe
1994–95 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 |  |  | Bill Blair
1995–96 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 |  |  | Bill Blair
Flip Saunders
1996–97 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | Lost First round (Rockets) 3–0 |  | Flip Saunders
1997–98 | NBA | Western | 7th | Midwest | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | Lost First round (SuperSonics) 3–2 |
1998–99 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 |
1999–00 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | Lost First round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 |
2000–01 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | Lost First round (Spurs) 3–1 |
2001–02 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | Lost First round (Mavericks) 3–0 |
2002–03 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | Lost First round (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (ASG MVP)
2003–04 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | Won First round (Nuggets) 4–1
Won conference semifinals (Kings) 4–3
Lost conference finals (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (MVP)
2004–05 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 |  |  | Flip Saunders
Kevin McHale
2005–06 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 |  | Kevin Garnett (JWKC) | Dwane Casey
2006–07 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 19 |  |  | Dwane Casey
Randy Wittman
2007–08 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 |  |  | Randy Wittman
2008–09 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 |  |  | Randy Wittman
Kevin McHale
2009–10 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38 |  |  | Kurt Rambis
2010–11 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 17 | 65 | .207 | 38 |  | Kevin Love (MIP)
2011–12 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 26 | 40 | .394 | 21 |  |  | Rick Adelman
2012–13 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 |  |
2013–14 | NBA | Western | 10th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |  |
2014–15 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35 |  | Andrew Wiggins (ROY) | Flip Saunders
2015–16 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns (ROY) | Sam Mitchell
2016–17 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20 |  |  | Tom Thibodeau
2017–18 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 | Lost First round (Rockets) 4–1
2018–19 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18 |  |  | Tom Thibodeau
Ryan Saunders
2019–20 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 |  |  | Ryan Saunders
2020–21 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29 |  |  | Ryan Saunders
Chris Finch
2021–22 | NBA | Western | 7th | Northwest | 3rd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18 | Lost First round (Grizzlies) 4–2 |  | Chris Finch
2022–23 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | Lost First round (Nuggets) 4–1 | Mike Conley (SPOR)
Regular Season Record | 1091 | 1621 | .402 | 1989–present
Playoff Record | 21 | 42 | .333 | Playoff Series Record: 2–11

## Notes[edit]

* Due to a lockout, the 1998–99 season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 50 games.[1]
* Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 season did not start until December 25, 2011, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 66 games.[2]
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was suspended on March 11, 2020, and the regular season was shortened to 64 games for the Timberwolves.
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season did not start until December 22, 2020, and all 30 teams played a shortened regular season schedule of 72 games.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
2. ^ Beck, Howard (November 28, 2011). "Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Minnesota Timberwolves at Basketball Reference
* Minnesota Timberwolves at Land of Basketball

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* Denver Nuggets
* Minnesota Timberwolves
* Oklahoma City Thunder
* Portland Trail Blazers
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* Golden State Warriors
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