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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2019β20 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 .
Draft
The Timberwolves held both a first and a second round draft pick.
The 11th pick along with Dario Ε ariΔ was traded to the Suns in exchange for the 6th pick Jarrett Culver.
Roster
2019β20 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
5
Beasley, Malik
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1996β11β26
Florida State
G
23
Culver, Jarrett
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1999β02β20
Texas Tech
G
12
Evans, Jacob
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1997β06β18
Cincinnati
F
41
HernangΓ³mez, Juan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1995β09β28
Spain
F
16
Johnson, James
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1987β02β20
Wake Forest
F
10
Layman, Jake
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1994β03β07
Maryland
F
30
Martin, Kelan (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1995β08β03
Butler
G
6
McLaughlin, Jordan (TW)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996β04β09
USC
G
4
Nowell, Jaylen
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1999β07β09
Washington
G
20
Okogie, Josh
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1998β09β01
Georgia Tech
C
11
Reid, Naz
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
264 lb (120 kg)
1999β08β26
LSU
G
0
Russell, D'Angelo
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1996β02β23
Ohio State
F
14
Spellman, Omari
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1997β07β21
Villanova
C
32
Towns, Karl-Anthony
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1995β11β15
Kentucky
G/F
1
Turner, Evan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1988β06β10
Ohio State
F
3
Vanderbilt, Jarred
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1999β04β03
Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: 2020β02β06
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2019 preseason game log Total: 2β3 (Home: 1β0; Road: 1β3)
Preseason: 2β3 (home: 1β0; road: 1β3)
2019β20 season schedule
Regular season
2019β20 game log Total: 19β45 (Home: 8β24; Road: 11β21)
October: 3β1 (home: 1β0; road: 2β1)
November
: 7β7 (home: 2β6; road: 5β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
November 2
@
Washington
W 131β109
Andrew Wiggins (21)
Gorgui Dieng (8)
Jeff Teague (13)
Capital One Arena 15,150
4β1
6
November 4
Milwaukee
L 106β134
Andrew Wiggins (25)
Josh Okogie (7)
Napier ,
Dieng (4)
Target Center 16,271
4β2
7
November 6
@
Memphis
L 121β137
Andrew Wiggins (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Jarrett Culver (7)
FedExForum 13,503
4β3
8
November 8
Golden State
W 125β119 (OT)
Andrew Wiggins (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Andrew Wiggins (7)
Target Center 15,647
5β3
9
November 10
Denver
L 98β100 (OT)
Wiggins ,
Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Target Center 13,553
5β4
10
November 11
@
Detroit
W 120β114
Andrew Wiggins (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Little Caesars Arena 12,526
6β4
11
November 13
San Antonio
W 129β114
Andrew Wiggins (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Andrew Wiggins (7)
Target Center 11,581
7β4
12
November 15
Washington
L 116β137
Karl-Anthony Towns (36)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jeff Teague (11)
Target Center 12,716
7β5
13
November 16
Houston
L 105β125
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Jeff Teague (12)
Target Center 18,978
7β6
14
November 18
@
Utah
W 112β102
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Jeff Teague (11)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
8β6
15
November 20
Utah
L 95β103
Andrew Wiggins (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jeff Teague (6)
Target Center 13,177
8β7
16
November 23
Phoenix
L 98β100
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (17)
Jeff Teague (8)
Target Center 17,362
8β8
17
November 25
@
Atlanta
W 125β113
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Teague ,
Towns (8)
State Farm Arena 16,218
9β8
18
November 27
@
San Antonio
W 113β101
Andrew Wiggins (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Teague ,
Towns (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
10β8
December
: 2β12 (home: 1β5; road: 1β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 1
Memphis
L 107β115
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Andrew Wiggins (7)
Target Center 12,276
10β9
20
December 4
@
Dallas
L 114β121
Wiggins ,
Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
American Airlines Center 19,671
10β10
21
December 6
@
Oklahoma City
L 127β139 (OT)
Jeff Teague (32)
Robert Covington (7)
Jeff Teague (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
10β11
22
December 8
@
L. A. Lakers
L 125β142
Wiggins ,
Towns (19)
Jordan Bell (6)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Staples Center 18,997
10β12
23
December 9
@
Phoenix
L 109β125
Karl-Anthony Towns (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Teague ,
Wiggins (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,230
10β13
24
December 11
Utah
L 116β127
Jeff Teague (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jeff Teague (6)
Target Center 12,369
10β14
25
December 13
L. A. Clippers
L 117β124
Karl-Anthony Towns (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jeff Teague (5)
Target Center 17,585
10β15
26
December 18
New Orleans
L 99β107
Andrew Wiggins (27)
Gorgui Dieng (8)
Jeff Teague (9)
Target Center 12,490
10β16
27
December 20
@
Denver
L 100β109
Andrew Wiggins (19)
Jordan Bell (8)
Andrew Wiggins (6)
Pepsi Center 19,520
10β17
28
December 21
@
Portland
L 106β113
Andrew Wiggins (33)
Gorgui Dieng (12)
Jeff Teague (8)
Moda Center 19,393
10β18
29
December 23
@
Golden State
L 104β113
Andrew Wiggins (22)
Dieng ,
Vonleh (8)
Teague ,
McLaughlin (4)
Chase Center 18,064
10β19
30
December 26
@
Sacramento
W 105β104 (2OT)
Gorgui Dieng (21)
Gorgui Dieng (15)
Shabazz Napier (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
11β19
31
December 28
Cleveland
L 88β94
Jeff Teague (18)
Noah Vonleh (9)
Jeff Teague (4)
Target Center 15,411
11β20
32
December 30
Brooklyn
W 122β115 (OT)
Shabazz Napier (24)
Gorgui Dieng (20)
Shabazz Napier (8)
Target Center 15,824
12β20
January
: 3β12 (home: 2β7; road: 1β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 1
@
Milwaukee
L 104β106
Shabazz Napier (22)
Robert Covington (11)
Jarrett Culver (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,819
12β21
34
January 2
Golden State
W 99β84
Napier ,
Covington (20)
Robert Covington (10)
Shabazz Napier (7)
Target Center 15,477
13β21
35
January 5
@
Cleveland
W 118β103
Gorgui Dieng (22)
Gorgui Dieng (13)
Shabazz Napier (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,159
14β21
36
January 7
@
Memphis
L 112β119
Jarrett Culver (24)
Covington ,
Vonleh (6)
Jeff Teague (6)
FedExForum 14,117
14β22
37
January 9
Portland
W 116β102
Andrew Wiggins (23)
Gorgui Dieng (10)
Andrew Wiggins (8)
Target Center 13,720
15β22
38
January 11
@
Houston
L 109β139
Josh Okogie (16)
Jarrett Culver (8)
Okogie ,
Culver (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
15β23
39
January 13
Oklahoma City
L 104β117
Naz Reid (20)
Okogie ,
Culver ,
Napier (5)
Jeff Teague (5)
Target Center 11,044
15β24
40
January 15
Indiana
L 99β104
Jarrett Culver (17)
Gorgui Dieng (11)
Shabazz Napier (9)
Target Center 12,648
15β25
41
January 17
@
Indiana
L 114β116
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Robert Covington (10)
Shabazz Napier (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,248
15β26
42
January 18
Toronto
L 112β122
Jarrett Culver (26)
Andrew Wiggins (10)
Andrew Wiggins (11)
Target Center 16,520
15β27
43
January 20
Denver
L 100β107
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Towns ,
Okogie (8)
Shabazz Napier (8)
Target Center 12,172
15β28
44
January 22
@
Chicago
L 110β117
Karl-Anthony Towns (40)
Covington ,
Dieng ,
Napier (7)
Andrew Wiggins (9)
United Center 18,875
15β29
45
January 24
Houston
L 124β131
Karl-Anthony Towns (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Keita Bates-Diop (6)
Target Center 16,101
15β30
46
January 25
Oklahoma City
L 104β113
Karl-Anthony Towns (37)
Shabazz Napier (10)
Shabazz Napier (13)
Target Center 16,236
15β31
47
January 27
Sacramento
L 129β133 (OT)
Andrew Wiggins (36)
Andrew Wiggins (9)
Napier ,
Wiggins (8)
Target Center 13,449
15β32
February
: 2β9 (home: 1β3; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
48
February 1
@
L. A. Clippers
L 106β118
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Shabazz Napier (10)
Staples Center 19,068
15β33
49
February 3
@
Sacramento
L 109β113
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Shabazz Napier (7)
Golden 1 Center 15,819
15β34
50
February 5
Atlanta
L 120β127
Andrew Wiggins (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jordan McLaughlin (7)
Target Center 10,779
15β35
51
February 8
L. A. Clippers
W 142β115
Jordan McLaughlin (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Jordan McLaughlin (11)
Target Center 18,978
16β35
52
February 10
@
Toronto
L 126β137
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
16β36
53
February 12
Charlotte
L 108β115
Malik Beasley (28)
Juan HernangΓ³mez (12)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Target Center 18,978
16β37
54
February 21
Boston
L 117β127
Malik Beasley (27)
Naz Reid (9)
D'Angelo Russell (13)
Target Center 18,978
16β38
55
February 23
@
Denver
L 116β128
Kelan Martin (21)
Malik Beasley (8)
Jordan McLaughlin (10)
Pepsi Center 19,626
16β39
56
February 24
@
Dallas
L 123β139
D'Angelo Russell (29)
Culver ,
Martin (6)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
American Airlines Center 19,936
16β40
57
February 26
@
Miami
W 129β126
D'Angelo Russell (27)
Malik Beasley (6)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
17β40
58
February 28
@
Orlando
L 125β136
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Juan HernangΓ³mez (13)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Amway Center 18,846
17β41
March: 2β4 (home: 1β3; road: 1β1)
2019β20 season schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Player
Signed
Former Team
Subtractions
Player
Reason Left
New Team
Notes
^ Minnesota will receive the pick if it's #15-30, else it will roll over with the same protection through 2022; if the first-round pick isn't conveyed, Minnestota will receive Brooklyn's 2022 and 2024 second-round picks.
[10]
^ Golden State will receive the pick if it's #4-30, else they will receive Minnesota's first-round pick in 2022
References
^
"NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020).
"NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^
"NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019-20 season with 22 teams returning to play" . NBA.com . June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020 .
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 5, 2020).
"NBPA reps vote to approve 22-team format to finish season" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^
"Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Jarrett Culver in Completion of Draft-Night Trade" . NBA.com . July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019 .
^
"TIMBERWOLVES ACQUIRE JAKE LAYMAN" . NBA.com . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^
"The Warriors have acquired the draft rights to Lior Eliyahu from Minnesota in exchange for forward Treveon Graham, guard Shabazz Napier and cash considerations:" . WarriorsPR on Twitter . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^
"Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Allen Crabbe from Atlanta Hawks" . NBA.com . Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
^
"Rockets Complete Four-Team Trade" . NBA.com . February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
^
"Future Traded Pick Details" . RealGM . Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^
"Warriors Acquire Andrew Wiggins & 2021 First and Second Round Draft Picks From Minnesota" . NBA.com . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^
"Memphis Grizzlies acquire Justise Winslow, Gorgui Dieng and Dion Waiters in three-team trade with Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves" . NBA.com . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
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