2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 12th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After the death of Malik Sealy, the Timberwolves scrambled to find a replacement for him, signing free agent Chauncey Billups, a close friend of Kevin Garnett while signing LaPhonso Ellis. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves secret free agent deal signed by Joe Smith was voided by the NBA, who ruled their proper procedure in signing the contract, while stripping their first round draft picks for the next five seasons and fined $3.5 million. Smith would sign with the Detroit Pistons, and the Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor, and vice president Kevin McHale were both suspended for one year.[2] Despite the troubles, the Timberwolves posted an 11-game winning streak midway through the season, and finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, with Garnett being selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.

2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachFlip Saunders
OwnersGlen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Spurs 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

In the first round of the playoffs, they would lose in four games to the San Antonio Spurs. Following the season, Ellis signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat and Tom Hammonds retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
251Igor RakocevicPG/SG Serbia

Roster
Roster listing
Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Avery, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Duke
G 4 Billups, Chauncey  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Colorado
G 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
G 11 Day, Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Arkansas
F 3 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame
F/C 21 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Farragut Academy (HS)
C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 20 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech
G 13 López, Felipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's
F 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mercer
C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia
G 44 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri
F 35 Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming
G/F 10 Szczerbiak, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Miami (OH)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5824.707–33–825–1619–5
x-Utah Jazz 5329.646528–1325–1614–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 5329.646528–1325–1614–10
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 4735.5731130–1117–2411–13
Houston Rockets 4537.5491324–1721–2011–13
Denver Nuggets 4042.4881829–1211–3013–11
Vancouver Grizzlies 2359.2803515–268–332–22
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs5824.707–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5626.6832
3 x-Sacramento Kings5527.6713
4 x-Utah Jazz5329.6465
5 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6465
6 x-Phoenix Suns5131.6227
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.6108
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves4735.57311
9 Houston Rockets4537.54913
10 Seattle SuperSonics4438.53714
11 Denver Nuggets4042.48818
12 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37827
13 Vancouver Grizzlies2359.28035
14 Golden State Warriors1765.20741
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2000-01 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston 3–1—0–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte 4–04–0—3–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago 2–21–21–3—1–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland 2–21–22–23–1—1–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver 1–10–22–02–01–11–3—1–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit 4–01–32–24–02–21–11–1—1–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State 0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–1—1–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston 2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–1—2–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana 2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–2—2–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–2—1–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–1—1–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami 3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–1—1–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–1—0–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota 2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–0—1–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–1—2–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York 2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–2—3–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando 3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–3—3–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–3—1–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix 2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–1—3–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland 1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–3—1–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–1—2–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio 2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–2—3–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle 1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–3—0–20–43–12–0
Toronto 2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–0—1–12–04–0
Utah 2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–2—4–02–0
Vancouver 1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–4—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2—

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves

April 21
5:30 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves 82, San Antonio Spurs 87
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 13–26, 28–12, 17-24
Pts: Kevin Garnett 25
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 13
Asts: Terrell Brandon 8		 Pts: Tim Duncan 33
Rebs: Tim Duncan 15
Asts: Duncan, Ferry 4 each
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 33,983
Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Ron Garretson, Jack Nies
April 23
9:30 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves 69, San Antonio Spurs 86
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 20–30, 15–24, 18–12
Pts: Kevin Garnett 18
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 12
Asts: Billups, Brandon, Garnett, Mitchell, Nesterovic, Szczerbiak 2 each		 Pts: Tim Duncan 18
Rebs: Duncan, Robinson 11 each
Asts: Duncan, Porter 4 each
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 31,759
Referees: Luis Grillo, Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins
April 28
5:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs 84, Minnesota Timberwolves 93
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 23–23, 24–21, 18-25
Pts: David Robinson 22
Rebs: David Robinson 17
Asts: Derek Anderson 4		 Pts: Kevin Garnett 22
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 8
Asts: Terrell Brandon 9
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,676
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Tim Donaghy
April 30
8:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs 97, Minnesota Timberwolves 84
Scoring by quarter: 19-19, 25-24, 27-20, 26-21
Pts: Tim Duncan 24
Rebs: Tim Duncan 16
Asts: Derek Anderson 6		 Pts: Wally Szczerbiak 20
Rebs: Kevin Garnett 15
Asts: Terrell Brandon 6
San Antonio wins series, 3-1
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 16,336
Referees: Bill Spooner, Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford

Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-1)

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
William Avery
Chauncey Billups
Terrell Brandon
Todd Day
LaPhonso Ellis
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Tom Hammonds
Sam Jacobson
Felipe Lopez
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Anthony Peeler
Reggie Slater
Wally Szczerbiak

Awards and records

References
  1. 2000-01 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Timberwolves Might Face Additional Punishment". New York Times. October 27, 2000. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

See also
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