2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Kevin McHale
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North, KSTC
Radio	KFAN

The 2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished the season coached by Kevin McHale. After the season, McHale was dismissed though he would return as head coach for the Houston Rockets for the shortened 2011-12 season and would later guide the Rockets to the Western Conference championship in 2015.

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	O. J. Mayo (traded to Memphis)	SG	United States	USC (fr.)
2	31	Nikola Peković	PF	Montenegro	Panathinaikos (Greece) 1986
2	34	Mario Chalmers (traded to Miami)	PG	United States	Kansas (jr.)

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 22 Brewer, Corey  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida G 1 Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cal State Fullerton F 14 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Purdue F 10 Carney, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Memphis C 34 Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Stanford G 4 Foye, Randy  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Villanova G/F 8 Gomes, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Providence F/C 25 Jefferson, Al  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Prentiss HS (MS) F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) UCLA F/C 35 Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Stanford G/F 33 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Florida PG 12 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Connecticut F/C 5 Smith, Craig 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Boston College PG 3 Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Abraham Lincoln HS (NY) F/C 23 Williams, Shelden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke	Head coach Kevin McHale (Minnesota) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Sichting (Purdue) J. B. Bickerstaff (Minnesota) Ed Pinckney (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Al Jefferson	Kevin Love	Jason Collins	Mark Madsen
PF	Ryan Gomes	Craig Smith	Brian Cardinal	Shelden Williams
SF	Mike Miller	Corey Brewer
SG	Randy Foye	Rodney Carney
PG	Sebastian Telfair	Kevin Ollie	Bobby Brown

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	—	33–8	21–20	12–4	82
x–Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	—	34–7	20–21	11–5	82
x–Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	10–6	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	30	11–30	13–28	3–13	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	31	15–26	8–33	4–12	82

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

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	Source:

See also

• 2008–09 NBA season