2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachKurt Rambis
General managerDavid Kahn
PresidentDavid Kahn
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKFAN
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.[1]

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Main article: 2009 NBA draft

The Timberwolves, thanks to various trades, had six picks in the 2009 draft. They had four first-round picks at the #5, #6, #18, and #28 slots, as well as the #45 and #47 picks in the second.

Their first pick was Spanish teenage point guard sensation Ricky Rubio, followed immediately by another point guard, Syracuse sophomore Jonny Flynn. At #18, they picked yet another point guard, North Carolina's Ty Lawson. Their final first-rounder was Lawson's backcourt mate, shooting guard Wayne Ellington.

In the second round, the Timberwolves selected a fourth point guard, Nick Calathes of Florida. The team's final selection was Henk Norel, a Dutch power forward who was Rubio's teammate at Spanish club power Joventut Badalona.

The glut of point guards was partially resolved when the Timberwolves traded the rights to Lawson to the Denver Nuggets and Calathes to the Dallas Mavericks. In any event, Calathes was not expected to join the NBA in the near future, as he has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Panathinaikos, one of the strongest clubs in his ancestral home of Greece.

Draft picks

Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 5 Ricky Rubio(from Washington) PG  Spain DKV Joventut (Spain)
1 6 Jonny Flynn PG  United States Syracuse (So.)
1 18 Ty Lawson(from Miami, traded to Denver) PG  United States North Carolina (Jr.)
1 28 Wayne Ellington(from Boston) SG  United States North Carolina (Jr.)
2 45 Nick Calathes(from Philadelphia via Miami, traded to Dallas) PG  United States
 Greece 		Florida (So.)
2 47 Henk Norel(from Miami) PF  Netherlands DKV Joventut (Spain)

Roster

2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 22 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986-03-05 Florida
PF 14 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977-05-02 Purdue
SG 19 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-11-29 North Carolina
PG 10 Flynn, Jonny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-02-06 Syracuse
SF 8 Gomes, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982-09-01 Providence
C 1 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-10-10 UCLA
C 15 Jawai, Nathan (DL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1986-10-10 Midland College
C 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985-01-04 Prentiss HS (MS)
PF 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
C 31 Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1985-06-20 Serbia
SF 11 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983-11-15 Serbia
C 4 Pecherov, Oleksiy Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1985-12-08 Ukraine
PG 7 Sessions, Ramon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-04-11 Nevada
SF 3 Wilkins, Damien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-01-11 Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 14, 2010

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 October 23 (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) Toronto Raptors Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 – 34–7 19–22 12–4
x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 – 32–9 21–20 8–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 3 26–15 24–17 8–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 3 27–14 23–18 9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 38 10–31 5–36 3–13
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42


Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 – 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 – 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 – 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 – 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 – 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 – 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 – 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 – 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 – 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 – 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 – 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 – 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 – 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 —

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corey Brewer SG 82 82 2,482 279 193 117 29 1,066 30.3 3.4 2.4 1.4 .4 13.0
Ramon Sessions PG 82 1 1,732 214 258 55 5 674 21.1 2.6 3.1 .7 .1 8.2
Jonny Flynn PG 81 81 2,339 191 356 82 2 1,094 28.9 2.4 4.4 1.0 .0 13.5
Damien Wilkins SF 80 31 1,585 249 135 66 25 451 19.8 3.1 1.7 .8 .3 5.6
Al Jefferson C 76 76 2,463 703 137 63 98 1,301 32.4 9.3 1.8 .8 1.3 17.1
Ryan Gomes SF 76 64 2,210 348 124 62 16 832 29.1 4.6 1.6 .8 .2 10.9
Wayne Ellington SG 76 1 1,384 159 74 20 5 505 18.2 2.1 1.0 .3 .1 6.6
Ryan Hollins C 73 27 1,223 207 51 19 38 447 16.8 2.8 .7 .3 .5 6.1
Aleksandar Pavlović SF 71 0 877 117 58 23 6 263 12.4 1.6 .8 .3 .1 3.7
Kevin Love PF 60 22 1,714 658 136 43 23 842 28.6 11.0 2.3 .7 .4 14.0
Oleksiy Pecherov C 44 5 447 124 11 9 14 197 10.2 2.8 .3 .2 .3 4.5
Nathan Jawai C 39 2 412 104 24 10 9 124 10.6 2.7 .6 .3 .2 3.2
Brian Cardinal PF 29 0 267 29 24 9 3 48 9.2 1.0 .8 .3 .1 1.7
Darko Miličić† C 24 18 614 133 43 18 33 199 25.6 5.5 1.8 .8 1.4 8.3
Alando Tucker† SF 4 0 25 3 1 0 0 8 6.3 .8 .3 .0 .0 2.0
Jason Hart† PG 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats".