2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves season

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2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Ryan Saunders
General manager Scott Layden
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 19–45 (.297)
Place Division: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports North
Radio WCCO
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

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 went to an end. However the Timberwolves won the draft lottery giving them the 1st pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Draft

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Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Cameron Johnson Small Forward  United States North Carolina
2 43 Jaylen Nowell Point guard  United States 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.

Roster

2019–20 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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
G 12 Evans, Jacob 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–06–18 Cincinnati
F 41 Hernangómez, Juan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995–09–28 Spain
F 16 Johnson, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest
F 10 Layman, Jake 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1994–03–07 Maryland
F 30 Martin, Kelan (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–08–03 Butler
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
C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999–08–26 LSU
G 0 Russell, D'Angelo Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996–02–23 Ohio State
F 14 Spellman, Omari 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–07–21 Villanova
C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky
G/F 1 Turner, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–06–10 Ohio State
F 3 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 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2020–02–06

Standings

Division

Northwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 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


Conference

Western Conference
# 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 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


Game log

Preseason

2019–20 game log
Preseason: 2–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–3)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 8 @ Phoenix L 106–111 Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Shabazz Napier (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
7,593		 0–1
2 October 10 @ Golden State L 123–143 Layman, Culver (17) Naz Reid (11) Josh Okogie (5) Chase Center
18,064		 0–2
3 October 13 Maccabi Haifa W 131–101 Treveon Graham (14) Noah Vonleh (8) Jarrett Culver (4) Target Center
8,703		 1–2
4 October 15 @ Indiana W 119–111 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Robert Covington (19) Jeff Teague (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9,962		 2–2
5 October 17 @ Milwaukee L 96–118 Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Robert Covington (11) Jeff Teague (5) Fiserv Forum
16,148		 2–3
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season

2019–20 game log
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2019-20 NBA season transactions

Trades

July
July 6 To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Phoenix Suns
[5]
July 8 To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Portland Trail Blazers
[6]
To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Golden State Warriors
[7]
January
January 16 To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Atlanta Hawks
[8]
February
February 5 Four-team trade [9]
To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Atlanta Hawks
To Denver Nuggets
To Houston Rockets
February 6 To Minnesota Timberwolves
To Golden State Warriors
[11]
Three-team trade [12]
To Miami Heat
To Memphis Grizzlies
To Minnesota Timberwolves

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed

Additions

Player Signed Former Team

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team

Notes

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