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.

Table key

ASG MVP All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
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
MIP Most Improved Player Award
MVP Most Valuable Player
ROY Rookie of the Year
SIX Sixth Man of the Year
SPOR Sportsmanship Award
W Number of regular season wins

Seasons

NBA Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff Berth
Season League Conference Finish Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head Coach
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)
2023–24 NBA Western 3rd Northwest 3rd 56 26 .683 1 Won First round (Suns) 4–0
Won conference semifinals (Nuggets) 4–3
Lost conference finals (Mavericks) 4–1		 Rudy Gobert (DPOY)
Naz Reid (SIX)
Regular Season Record 1147 1647 .411 1989–present
Playoff Record 30 49 .380 Playoff Series Record: 4–12
Combined Record 1177 1696 .410

Notes

  • 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

  1. ^ Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. 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.