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Minnesota Timberwolves

Value$3.6B

Founded: 1990 · Metro Area: Minneapolis · Western · Northwest · Arena: Target Center

All-Star selections: 25player-seasons across history

0
Championships
0 Finals Appearances
0
Finals Appearances
3 Conf. Finals
14
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 47-62
0.421
All-time Win%
37
Seasons
since 1990

Championships

ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.

No championships yet.

Finals Appearances

Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.

No Finals appearances.

Conference Finals

Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).

2003-042023-242024-25

All-time record

Regular-season W-L1245-1713
Win pct0.421
Playoff record47-62
Championships0
Finals appearances0
Conference Finals appearances3
Division titles1
Total seasons37
.500 or better seasons14
Most recent championship
All-Star selections25

Arena history

Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.

Target Center1991-present
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Season-by-season
1990 to 2026 · 37 seasons · click to expand
SeasonTeamConfDivisionWLWin%PF/GPA/GPlacePostseason
2025-26Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4933.598118.0114.73rdEliminated Semifinals
2024-25Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4933.598114.3109.33rdLost Conf. Finals
2023-24Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest5626.683113.0106.53rdLost Conf. Finals
2022-23Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4240.512115.8115.83rdPlayoffs
2021-22Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4636.561115.9113.33rdPlayoffs
2020-21Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest2349.319112.1117.74th
2019-20Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest1945.297113.3117.55th
2018-19Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest3646.439112.5114.05th
2017-18Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4735.573109.5107.34thPlayoffs
2016-17Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest3151.378105.6106.75th
2015-16Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest2953.354102.4106.05th
2014-15Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest1666.19597.8106.55th
2013-14Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4042.488106.9104.33rd
2012-13Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest3151.37895.798.15th
2011-12Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest2640.39497.9100.15th
2010-11Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest1765.207101.1107.75th
2009-10Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest1567.18398.2107.85th
2008-09Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest2458.29397.8102.74th
2007-08Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest2260.26895.6102.44th
2006-07Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest3250.39096.199.7T-3rd
2005-06Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest3349.40291.793.64th
2004-05Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternNorthwest4438.53796.895.33rd
2003-04Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest5824.70794.589.11stLost Conf. Finals
2002-03Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest5131.62298.196.03rdPlayoffs
2001-02Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest5032.61099.396.03rdPlayoffs
2000-01Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest4735.57397.396.04thPlayoffs
1999-00Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest5032.61098.596.03rdPlayoffs
1998-99Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2525.50092.992.64thPlayoffs
1997-98Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest4537.549101.1100.43rdPlayoffs
1996-97Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest4042.48896.197.63rdPlayoffs
1995-96Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2656.31797.8103.2T-5th
1994-95Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2161.25694.2103.26th
1993-94Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2062.24496.7103.65th
1992-93Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest1963.23298.1105.95th
1991-92Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest1567.183100.5107.56th
1990-91Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2953.35499.6103.55th
1989-90Minnesota TimberwolvesWesternMidwest2260.26895.299.46th

Award winners

Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.

MVP · 1Most Valuable Player

  • 2003-04Kevin Garnett

DPOY · 1Defensive Player of the Year

  • 2023-24Rudy Gobert

ROY · 2Rookie of the Year

  • 2015-16Karl-Anthony Towns
  • 2014-15Andrew Wiggins

MIP · 1Most Improved Player

  • 2010-11Kevin Love

6MOY · 1Sixth Man of the Year

  • 2023-24Naz Reid

All-NBA Selections

Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.

2024-25
2ndAnthony Edwards
2023-24
2ndAnthony Edwards
2021-22
3rdKarl-Anthony Towns
2017-18
3rdJimmy Butler3rdKarl-Anthony Towns
2013-14
2ndKevin Love
2011-12
2ndKevin Love
2006-07
3rdKevin Garnett
2004-05
2ndKevin Garnett
2003-04
1stKevin Garnett2ndSam Cassell
2002-03
1stKevin Garnett
2001-02
2ndKevin Garnett
2000-01
2ndKevin Garnett
1999-00
1stKevin Garnett
1998-99
3rdKevin Garnett

Top games

The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score — a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.

SeasonDateRoundResultScoreArenaGame Score
2024-252025-05-26Conf. Finals G4L126-128vs Oklahoma City ThunderTarget Center · Minneapolis1.698
2023-242024-05-19Conf. Semifinals G7W98-90vs Denver NuggetsBall Arena · Denver1.617
2023-242024-05-10Conf. Semifinals G3L90-117vs Denver NuggetsTarget Center · Minneapolis1.582
2023-242024-05-28Conf. Finals G4W105-100vs Dallas MavericksAmerican Airlines Center · Dallas1.582
2023-242024-05-30Conf. Finals G5L103-124vs Dallas MavericksTarget Center · Minneapolis1.580
2023-242024-05-12Conf. Semifinals G4L107-115vs Denver NuggetsTarget Center · Minneapolis1.515
2023-242024-05-22Conf. Finals G1L105-108vs Dallas MavericksTarget Center · Minneapolis1.487
2023-242024-05-24Conf. Finals G2L108-109vs Dallas MavericksTarget Center · Minneapolis1.470
2003-042004-05-29Conf. Finals G5W98-96vs Los Angeles LakersTarget Center · Minneapolis1.440
2023-242024-05-04Conf. Semifinals G1W106-99vs Denver NuggetsBall Arena · Denver1.389
2023-242024-04-28First Round G4W122-116vs Phoenix SunsFootprint Center · Phoenix1.328
2023-242024-05-06Conf. Semifinals G2W106-80vs Denver NuggetsBall Arena · Denver1.325