2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |||
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Head coach | Ryan Saunders | ||
General manager | Scott Layden | ||
Owners | Glen Taylor | ||
Arena | Target Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 19–45 (.297) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 14th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Fox Sports North | ||
Radio | WCCO | ||
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The 2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2] On June 4, 2020, the season came to an end for the Timberwolves when the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play on July 31, 2020 in the NBA Bubble, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[3][4] Due to their poor record, the Timberwolves season came to an end. However the Timberwolves won the draft lottery giving them the 1st pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Cameron Johnson | Small Forward | ![]() |
North Carolina |
2 | 43 | Jaylen Nowell | Point guard | ![]() |
Washington |
The Timberwolves held both a first and a second round draft pick. The 11th pick along with Dario Šarić was traded to the Suns in exchange for the 6th pick Jarrett Culver.
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Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Denver Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | – | 26–11 | 20–16 | 12–2 | 73 |
x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–14 | 21–14 | 8–5 | 72 |
x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–12 | 21–16 | 5–7 | 72 |
x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 11.5 | 21–15 | 14–24 | 5–8 | 74 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 | 8–24 | 11–21 | 2–10 | 64 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Los Angeles Lakers * | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 71 |
2 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 72 |
3 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 73 |
4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
5 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
6 | x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
7 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 75 |
8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 74 |
9 | pi – Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
11 | San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 71 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 72 |
13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 72 |
14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 64 |
15 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 65 |
2019 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason: 2–3 (home: 1–0; road: 1–3)
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2019–20 season schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jarrett Culver | 63 | 35 | 23.9 | .404 | .299 | .462 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .9 | .6 | 9.2 |
Josh Okogie | 62 | 28 | 25.0 | .427 | .266 | .796 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 8.6 |
Robert Covington† | 48 | 47 | 29.4 | .435 | .346 | .798 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .9 | 12.8 |
Gorgui Dieng† | 46 | 17 | 16.9 | .448 | .383 | .797 | 5.6 | 1.3 | .8 | .9 | 7.4 |
Andrew Wiggins† | 42 | 42 | 34.6 | .444 | .331 | .720 | 5.2 | 3.7 | .7 | .9 | 22.4 |
Keita Bates-Diop† | 37 | 0 | 17.5 | .422 | .330 | .708 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | .5 | 6.8 |
Shabazz Napier† | 36 | 22 | 23.8 | .403 | .296 | .818 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 9.6 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 | 35 | 33.9 | .508 | .412 | .796 | 10.8 | 4.4 | .9 | 1.2 | 26.5 |
Jeff Teague† | 34 | 13 | 27.8 | .448 | .379 | .868 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .7 | .4 | 13.2 |
Treveon Graham† | 33 | 20 | 20.1 | .354 | .241 | .730 | 3.0 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 5.2 |
Kelan Martin | 31 | 4 | 16.0 | .392 | .260 | .968 | 3.1 | .7 | .2 | .3 | 6.4 |
Naz Reid | 30 | 11 | 16.5 | .412 | .330 | .698 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .6 | .7 | 9.0 |
Jordan McLaughlin | 30 | 2 | 19.7 | .489 | .382 | .667 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.6 |
Noah Vonleh† | 29 | 1 | 12.0 | .547 | .143 | .821 | 4.0 | .9 | .4 | .2 | 4.1 |
Jordan Bell† | 27 | 0 | 8.7 | .533 | .222 | .586 | 2.9 | .5 | .1 | .4 | 3.1 |
Jake Layman | 23 | 2 | 22.0 | .453 | .333 | .750 | 2.5 | .7 | .7 | .4 | 9.1 |
Jaylen Nowell | 15 | 0 | 10.1 | .358 | .115 | .941 | .9 | 1.3 | .2 | .1 | 3.8 |
Malik Beasley† | 14 | 14 | 33.1 | .472 | .426 | .750 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 20.7 |
Juancho Hernangómez† | 14 | 14 | 29.4 | .453 | .420 | .609 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.9 |
James Johnson† | 14 | 1 | 24.1 | .500 | .370 | .676 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
D'Angelo Russell† | 12 | 12 | 32.7 | .412 | .345 | .873 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .3 | 21.7 |
Allen Crabbe† | 9 | 0 | 14.6 | .324 | .231 | .500 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 3.2 |
Jarred Vanderbilt† | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Jacob Evans† | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
July | |||
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July 6 | ToMinnesota Timberwolves
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ToPhoenix Suns
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July 8 | ToMinnesota Timberwolves |
ToPortland Trail Blazers
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ToMinnesota Timberwolves
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ToGolden State Warriors
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January | |||
January 16 | ToMinnesota Timberwolves |
ToAtlanta Hawks |
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February | |||
February 5 | Four-team trade | [9] | |
ToMinnesota Timberwolves
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ToAtlanta Hawks
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ToDenver Nuggets
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ToHouston Rockets
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February 6 | ToMinnesota Timberwolves |
ToGolden State Warriors
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Three-team trade | [12] | ||
ToMiami Heat
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ToMemphis Grizzlies
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ToMinnesota Timberwolves
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