2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Tom Thibodeau
General manager Scott Layden
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 5–13 (.278)
Place Division: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports North
Radio WCCO

The 2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 20, 2016, the Timberwolves hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach.[1] On September 23, 2016, Kevin Garnett would officially retire from the NBA, thus ending his 21-year career in the process.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Kris Dunn PG  United States Providence

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1988–10–31 Kansas
F 88 Bjelica, Nemanja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–05–09 Serbia
F/C 5 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville
G 3 Dunn, Kris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994–03–18 Providence
F/C 27 Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–07–27 Arizona
G 1 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke
G 8 LaVine, Zach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–03–10 UCLA
G 11 Lucas, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1982–11–21 Oklahoma State
G/F 15 Muhammad, Shabazz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992–11–13 UCLA
F 33 Payne, Adreian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991–02–19 Michigan State
C 14 Peković, Nikola  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 307 lb (139 kg) 1986–01–03 Montenegro
G 9 Rubio, Ricky  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–21 Spain
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky
F 22 Wiggins, Andrew (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–10–22

Standings

Division

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Oklahoma City Thunder 13 8 .619 0.0 9–4 4–4 2–0 21
Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 1.0 6–4 6–5 2–1 21
Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 2.0 7–4 4–6 3–0 21
Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 5.5 3–7 4–6 1–4 20
Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 6.5 3–6 3–8 0–3 20

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 17 3 .850 – 20
2 San Antonio Spurs * 16 4 .800 1.0 20
3 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 22
4 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 4.0 20
5 Oklahoma City Thunder * 13 8 .619 4.5 21
6 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 4.5 21
7 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 5.5 21
8 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 6.5 21
9 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 22
10 Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 20
11 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 10.0 20
12 New Orleans Pelicans 7 14 .333 10.5 21
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 11.0 20
14 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 20
15 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 12.5 19

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–2)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 6–14 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–7)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
November : 5–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 2–5)
December: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 @ New York L 114–118 Zach LaVine (23) Cole Aldrich (12) Ricky Rubio (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 5–14
20 December 3 @ Charlotte W 125–120 (OT) Andrew Wiggins (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Ricky Rubio (12) Spectrum Center
16,982		 6–14
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

References

  1. ↑ Krawczynski, Jon. "Timberwolves hire Thibodeau as coach, president". NBA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

External links

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