2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA)

2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachRyan Saunders
General managerScott Layden
OwnersGlen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record5–16 (.238)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports North
RadioWCCO

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 1 Anthony Edwards Guard  United States Georgia
1 17 Aleksej Pokuševski Forward  Serbia Olympiacos
2 33 Daniel Oturu Center  United States Minnesota

Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Timberwolves' selection was held stuck as the #3 selection of the draft with their record being the third-worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 19–45 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020 and cancelled the rest of Minnesota's season by June 5.[1] As a result, they held the best odds to move up at #1 alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors for the 2020 draft, though also held odds to fall as low as the #6 pick of the draft. This year, the Timberwolves ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #1 selection, moving up two spots from their initial projection. In addition to their first-round pick, the Timberwolves also held their second-round pick and gained a first-round picks from a previous trade involving the Brooklyn Nets. They traded the Number 17 pick and James Johnson for Ricky Rubio, the number 25 and 28 overall picks.[2] They then traded the number 25 and 33 overall picks for the 23rd overall pick.[3]

Roster
Roster listing
Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-11-26 Florida State
G/F 23 Culver, Jarrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-20 Texas Tech
F/C 17 Davis, Ed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989-06-05 North Carolina
G 1 Edwards, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia
G 22 Hagans, Ashton (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-07-08 Kentucky
F 41 Hernangómez, Juan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-09-28 Spain
F 10 Layman, Jake 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-07 Maryland
F 3 McDaniels, Jaden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington
G 6 McLaughlin, Jordan (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996–04–09 Southern California
G 4 Nowell, Jaylen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-09 Washington
G 20 Okogie, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1998-09-01 Georgia Tech
F/C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU
G 9 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain
G 0 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-02-23 Ohio State
F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky
F 8 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 19, 2020

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Utah Jazz 17 5 .773 0.0 9–2 8–3 3–2 22
Denver Nuggets 12 9 .571 4.5 5–5 7–4 4–1 21
Portland Trail Blazers 12 9 .571 4.5 5–5 7–4 1–2 21
Oklahoma City Thunder 9 11 .450 7.0 2–7 7–4 1–2 20
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 16 .238 11.5 4–7 1–9 1–3 21

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 17 5 .773 – 22
2 Los Angeles Clippers * 17 6 .739 0.5 23
3 Los Angeles Lakers 17 6 .739 0.5 23
4 Denver Nuggets 12 9 .571 4.5 21
5 Portland Trail Blazers 12 9 .571 4.5 21
6 Phoenix Suns 11 9 .550 5.0 20
7 Golden State Warriors 12 10 .545 5.0 22
8 San Antonio Spurs * 12 10 .545 5.0 22
9 Memphis Grizzlies 9 8 .529 5.5 17
10 Houston Rockets 11 10 .524 5.5 21
11 Sacramento Kings 10 11 .476 6.5 21
12 Oklahoma City Thunder 9 11 .450 7.0 20
13 New Orleans Pelicans 8 12 .400 8.0 20
14 Dallas Mavericks 9 14 .391 8.5 23
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 5 16 .238 11.5 21

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 5–16 (Home: 4–7; Road: 1–9)
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
January: 3–12 (Home: 3–7; Road: 0–5)
February: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 February 1 @ Cleveland L 98–100 D'Angelo Russell (18) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) 3 players (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0		 5–15
21 February 3 @ San Antonio L 108–111 Malik Beasley (29) Reid, Vanderbilt (11) Ricky Rubio (7) AT&T Center
0		 5–16
22 February 5 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
23 February 6 @ Oklahoma City Chsesapeake Energy Arena
24 February 8 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
25 February 10 LA Clippers Target Center
26 February 12 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
27 February 14 @ Toronto Amalie Arena
28 February 16 LA Lakers Target Center
29 February 17 Indiana Target Center
30 February 19 Toronto Target Center
31 February 21 @ New York Madison Square Garden
32 February 23 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
33 February 24 @ Chicago United Center
34 February 27 @ Washington Capital One Arena
35 February 28 Phoenix Target Center
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Trades
November 19, 2020
 To Minnesota Timberwolves To Los Angeles Clippers
November 20, 2020
 To Minnesota Timberwolves To Oklahoma City Thunder
November 24, 2020
 To Minnesota Timberwolves To New York Knicks

Re-signed
Player Signed
Malik Beasley November 25, 2020
Juan Hernangómez November 27, 2020
Anthony Edwards November 29, 2020
Jaden McDaniels November 29, 2020

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Ashton Hagans Two-way contract Undrafted
Tyler Cook Free agent Denver Nuggets
Ade Murkey Exhibit 10 contract Undrafted
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Exhibit 10 contract Toronto Raptors

References
  1. https://www.otgbasketball.com/post/nba-mock-draft-2020-march-sadness-edition
  2. https://www.nba.com/news/report-timberwolves-in-talks-to-add-ricky-rubio-in-trade
  3. https://www.nba.com/news/report-timberwolves-in-talks-to-add-ricky-rubio-in-trade
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