2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Randy Wittman
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 2260 (.268)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television FSN North, KSTC
Radio KLCI
Players warming up prior to a January 2008 Wolves home game versus the Phoenix Suns.

The 2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season was their 19th season in the NBA and their first without Kevin Garnett, who was traded to the Boston Celtics in the off-season since 1995. The Timberwolves ended the season with a 22-60 record.

Draft picks

Minnesota's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Corey Brewer Forward  United States Florida
2 41 Chris Richard Power Forward  United States Florida

Roster

2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 22 United States Brewer, Corey  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida
SG 7 United States Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
C 51 United States Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
PG 4 United States Foye, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Villanova
SF 8 United States Gomes, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Providence
PG 55 Serbia Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Serbia
PF 25 United States Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Prentiss HS (MS)
PF 35 United States Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Stanford
SG 1 United States McCants, Rashad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) North Carolina
PF 32 United States Richard, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Florida
PF 5 United States Smith, Craig 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Boston C
PG 3 United States Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Abraham Lincold HS (NY)
SG 30 United States Snyder, Kirk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
F 24 United States Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-29

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 37–4 17–24 13–3
x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 4 33–8 17–24 10–6
Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 13 28–13 13–28 10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 32 15–26 7–34 3–13
Seattle SuperSonics 20 62 .244 34 13–28 7–34 6–10

Game log

2007–08 game log
2007–08 season schedule

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corey Brewer 79 35 22.8 .374 .194 .800 3.7 1.4 .96 .32 5.8
Greg Buckner 31 4 16.8 .385 .300 .864 2.1 1.3 .68 .06 4.0
Michael Doleac 24 8 10.7 .444 .000 .500 2.0 .3 .42 .42 2.4
Randy Foye 39 31 32.3 .429 .412 .815 3.3 4.2 .92 .08 13.1
Ryan Gomes 82 74 29.7 .457 .330 .830 5.8 1.8 .79 .12 12.6
Marko Jarić 75 56 29.2 .430 .362 .742 3.0 4.1 1.29 .43 8.3
Al Jefferson 82 82 35.6 .500 .000 .721 11.1 1.4 .90 1.45 21.0
Mark Madsen 20 6 7.6 .158 .000 .250 1.9 .2 .15 .10 .5
Rashad McCants 75 24 26.9 .453 .407 .748 2.7 2.2 .88 .24 14.9
Chris Richard 52 3 10.7 .471 .000 .593 2.6 .3 .19 .23 1.9
Craig Smith 77 11 20.1 .563 .000 .665 4.6 .8 .47 .22 9.4
Kirk Snyder* 36 18 21.1 .508 .217 .727 3.5 1.8 .56 .42 7.3
Sebastian Telfair 60 51 32.2 .401 .281 .743 2.3 5.9 .98 .18 9.3
Antoine Walker 46 1 19.4 .363 .324 .530 3.7 1.0 .72 .17 8.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Transactions

Trades

February 22, 2008 The Houston Rockets acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kirk Snyder, a future 2010 draft choice, and cash considerations.

See also

References

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