2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Kurt Rambis
General manager	David Kahn
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North, KSTC
Radio	KFAN

The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.^[1]

Key dates

• June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 – The free agency period started.

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

The Timberwolves, thanks to various trades, had six picks in the 2009 draft. They had four first-round picks at the #5, #6, #18, and #28 slots, as well as the #45 and #47 picks in the second.

Their first pick was Spanish teenage point guard sensation Ricky Rubio, followed immediately by another point guard, Syracuse sophomore Jonny Flynn. At #18, they picked yet another point guard, North Carolina's Ty Lawson. Their final first-rounder was Lawson's backcourt mate, shooting guard Wayne Ellington.

In the second round, the Timberwolves selected a fourth point guard, Nick Calathes of Florida. The team's final selection was Henk Norel, a Dutch power forward who was Rubio's teammate at Spanish club power Joventut Badalona.

The glut of point guards was partially resolved when the Timberwolves traded the rights to Lawson to the Denver Nuggets and Calathes to the Dallas Mavericks. In any event, Calathes was not expected to join the NBA in the near future, as he has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Panathinaikos, one of the strongest clubs in his ancestral home of Greece.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	5	Ricky Rubio(from Washington)	PG	Spain	DKV Joventut (Spain)
1	6	Jonny Flynn	PG	United States	Syracuse (So.)
1	18	Ty Lawson(from Miami, traded to Denver)	PG	United States	North Carolina (Jr.)
1	28	Wayne Ellington(from Boston)	SG	United States	North Carolina (Jr.)
2	45	Nick Calathes(from Philadelphia via Miami, traded to Dallas)	PG	United States  Greece	Florida (So.)
2	47	Henk Norel(from Miami)	PF	Netherlands	DKV Joventut (Spain)

Roster

2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 22 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Florida F 14 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Purdue G 19 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) North Carolina G 10 Flynn, Jonny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Syracuse G/F 8 Gomes, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Providence F/C 1 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UCLA F/C 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Prentiss HS (MS) F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) UCLA F/C 31 Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Serbia G/F 11 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Serbia F/C 4 Pecherov, Oleksiy  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Ukraine G 7 Sessions, Ramon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nevada C 34 Stiemsma, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Wisconsin G/F 3 Wilkins, Damien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Georgia	Head coach Kurt Rambis (Santa Clara) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Sichting (Purdue) John-Blair Bickerstaff (Minnesota) Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame) Reggie Theus (UNLV) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 23 (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	Toronto Raptors		Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34–7	19–22	12–4
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	–	32–9	21–20	8–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	3	26–15	24–17	8–8
x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	3	27–14	23–18	9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	38	10–31	5–36	3–13

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

References

1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.html

External links

• 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at Basketball Reference