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{{Short description|2021–22 NBA season by team}}
{{Short description|2021–22 NBA season by team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA season
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Minnesota Timberwolves
| team = Minnesota Timberwolves
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| coach = [[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
| coach = [[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
| gm = [[Sachin Gupta (executive)|Sachin Gupta]]
| gm = [[Sachin Gupta (executive)|Sachin Gupta]]
| owner = [[Glen Taylor]]
| owner = [[Glen Taylor]]
| arena = [[Target Center]]
| arena = [[Target Center]]
| playoffs = [[2022 NBA playoffs|First Round]]<br><small>(lost to [[2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season|Grizzlies]] 2–4)</small>
| playoffs =
| bbr_team = MIN
| bbr_team = MIN
| television = [[Bally Sports North]]
| television = [[Bally Sports North]]
| radio = [[WCCO (AM)|WCCO]]
| radio = [[WCCO (AM)|WCCO]]
}}
}}
The '''[[2021–22 NBA season|2021–22]] [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] season''' is the 33rd and current season of the franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). On August 20, 2021, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league will begin October 19, 2021 and will feature the normal 82-game schedule.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA announces schedule for 75th Anniversary Season|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-releases-schedule-2021-22-season|website=[[National Basketball Association]]|access-date=October 20, 2021|date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> On September 22, 2021, general manager [[Gersson Rosas]] was fired,<ref name="RosasFiring">{{cite web|title=Gersson Rosas Fired as T-Wolves President of Basketball Ops; Sachin Gupta Promoted|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013017-gersson-rosas-fired-as-t-wolves-president-of-basketball-ops-sachin-gupta-promoted|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=October 1, 2021|date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> and was subsequently replaced by [[Sachin Gupta (executive)|Sachin Gupta]].<ref name="RosasFiring" />


The '''[[2021–22 NBA season|2021–22]] [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] season''' was the 33rd season of the franchise in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The regular season for the league began on October 19, 2021, and featured the normal 82-game schedule for the first time since the [[2018–19 NBA season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA announces schedule for 75th Anniversary Season|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-releases-schedule-2021-22-season|website=[[National Basketball Association]]|access-date=October 20, 2021|date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> On September 22, 2021, general manager [[Gersson Rosas]] was fired,<ref name="RosasFiring">{{cite web|title=Gersson Rosas Fired as T-Wolves President of Basketball Ops; Sachin Gupta Promoted|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013017-gersson-rosas-fired-as-t-wolves-president-of-basketball-ops-sachin-gupta-promoted|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=October 1, 2021|date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> and was subsequently replaced by [[Sachin Gupta (executive)|Sachin Gupta]].<ref name="RosasFiring" />
With a win over the [[2021–22 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] on March 19, the Timberwolves clinched their first winning season since [[2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season|2018]], and only their second winning season since [[2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season|2005]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Divij |title=The Minnesota Timberwolves Clinch Their 2nd Winning Season Since 2005, They Have The Best Record Since The All-Star Break |url=https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/the-minnesota-timberwolves-clinch-their-2nd-winning-season-since-2005-they-have-the-best-record-since-the-all-star-break |website=Fadeaway World |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> After a win over the [[2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] in the [[NBA Play-In Tournament|Play-In Tournament]] on April 12, 2022, the Timberwolves clinched their first playoff berth since [[2018 NBA playoffs|2018]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Clinch Trip to the Playoffs |url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-clinch-trip-to-the-playoffs-220412 |website=www.nba.com |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

With a win over the [[2021–22 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]] on March 19, the Timberwolves clinched their first winning season since [[2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season|2018]], and only their second winning season since [[2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season|2005]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Divij |title=The Minnesota Timberwolves Clinch Their 2nd Winning Season Since 2005, They Have The Best Record Since The All-Star Break |url=https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/the-minnesota-timberwolves-clinch-their-2nd-winning-season-since-2005-they-have-the-best-record-since-the-all-star-break |website=Fadeaway World |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> After a win over the [[2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers season|Los Angeles Clippers]] in the [[NBA play-in tournament|play-in tournament]] on April 12, 2022, the Timberwolves clinched their first playoff berth since [[2018 NBA playoffs|2018]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Clinch Trip to the Playoffs |url=https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-clinch-trip-to-the-playoffs-220412 |website=www.nba.com |access-date=13 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, they lost to the [[2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis Grizzlies]] in the first round in six games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grizzlies beat T-Wolves to clinch 1st playoff series win in 7 years |url=https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2349223/grizzlies-beat-t-wolves-to-clinch-1st-playoff-series-win-in-7-years |website=theScore.com |access-date=2 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


==Previous season==
==Previous season==
{{see also|2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season}}
{{see also|2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season}}

The Timberwolves concluded the [[2020–21 NBA season|2020–21 season]] with 23–49 record, finishing last in the [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]] and thirteenth in the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2020–21 NBA Standings|website=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_standings.html|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
The Timberwolves concluded the [[2020–21 NBA season|2020–21 season]] with 23–49 record, finishing last in the [[Northwest Division (NBA)|Northwest Division]] and thirteenth in the [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2020–21 NBA Standings|website=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_standings.html|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>


==NBA Draft==
==NBA draft==
{{main|2021 NBA draft}}
{{main|2021 NBA draft}}
Minnesota did not hold any picks in the [[2021 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31509022/2021-nba-draft-order-complete-picks-first-second-round|title=2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round|website=[[ESPN]]|date=June 22, 2021|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
Minnesota did not hold any picks in the [[2021 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31509022/2021-nba-draft-order-complete-picks-first-second-round|title=2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round|website=[[ESPN]]|date=June 22, 2021|accessdate=July 22, 2021}}</ref>


==Roster==
==Roster==
{{Minnesota Timberwolves roster}}
{{NBA roster header|team=Minnesota Timberwolves|season=2021–22}}
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{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* [[Chris Finch (basketball)|Chris Finch]]
| asst_coach =
* [[Kevin Burleson]]
* Kevin Hanson
* Micah Nori
* [[Pablo Prigioni]]
* [[Elston Turner]]
|players =
| otherlegend = '''(GL)''' On [[NBA G League#Player allocations|assignment]] to G League affiliate
| otherlegend2 = '''(TW)''' Two-way affiliate player
| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/roster/
| transaction_url = https://stats.nba.com/transactions/
| accessdate = April 11, 2022
}}


==Standings==
==Standings==
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===Preseason===
===Preseason===
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|preseason=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 3–1 (Home: 1-0; Road: 2-1)}}
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|preseason=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 3–1 (home: 1-0; road: 2-1)}}
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|Preseason|first=yes|show=yes
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|Preseason|first=yes|show=no
| home_wins = 1
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 0
| home_losses = 0
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| Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
| Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
| Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
| Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
| [[Barclays Arena]]<br>11,210
| [[Barclays Center]]<br>11,210
| 3–1
| 3–1
{{NBA game log end|min|end_year=2022}}
{{NBA game log end|min|end_year=2022}}


===Regular season===
===Regular season===
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|end_year=2022|record=Total: 46–36 (Home: 26–15; Road: 20–21)}}
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|end_year=2022|record=Total: 46–36 (home: 26–15; road: 20–21)}}
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|October|first=yes|show=no
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|October|first=yes|show=no
| home_wins = 2
| home_wins = 2
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===Play-in===
===Play-in===
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|preseason=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)}}
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|play-in=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)}}
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|Play-in|first=yes|show=no
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|Play-in|first=yes|show=no
| home_wins = 1
| home_wins = 1
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===Playoffs===
===Playoffs===
{{Main|2022 NBA playoffs}}
{{Main|2022 NBA playoffs}}
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|Playoffs=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)}}
{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|Playoffs=yes|end_year=2022|record=Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)}}
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|First Round|first=yes|show=yes
{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|First Round|first=yes|show=no
| home_wins = 1
| home_wins = 1
| home_losses = 1
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 1
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 2
| road_losses = 2
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| FedExForum<br>17,794
| FedExForum<br>17,794
| 2–3
| 2–3
|- style="background:#;"
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 6
| 6
| April 29
| April 29
| Memphis
| Memphis
| <!--{{NBA game|id=|pf=|pa=}}-->
| {{NBA game|id=0042100156|pf=106|pa=114}}
| Anthony Edwards (30)
|
| Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
|
| Anthony Edwards (5)
|
| Target Center<br>
| Target Center<br>20,323
| 0–0
| 2–4
|- style="background:#;"
| 7*
| May 1
| @ Memphis
| <!--{{NBA game|id=|pf=|pa=}}-->
|
|
|
| FedExForum<br>
| 0–0
{{NBA game log end|lac|play-in=yes|end_year=2022}}
{{NBA game log end|lac|play-in=yes|end_year=2022}}


==Player statistics==
==Player statistics==


===Ragular season===
{{Empty section|date=December 2021}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|Player
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Malik|Beasley}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''79''' || 18 || 1,976 || 227 || 116 || 43 || 12 || 953 || 25.0 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .5 || .2 || 12.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Naz|Reid}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 77 || 6 || 1,215 || 301 || 71 || 40 || 71 || 637 || 15.8 || 3.9 || .9 || .5 || .9 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Karl-Anthony|Towns}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 74 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''74''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''2,476''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''727''' || 269 || 72 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''83''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''1,818''' || 33.5 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''9.8''' || 3.6 || 1.0 || 1.1 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''24.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jarred|Vanderbilt}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 74 || 67 || 1,880 || 624 || 94 || 99 || 46 || 512 || 25.4 || 8.4 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .6 || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Edwards|dab=basketball}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 72 || 72 || 2,466 || 343 || 275 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''105''' || 46 || 1,533 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''34.3''' || 4.8 || 3.8 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''1.5''' || .6 || 21.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaden|McDaniels}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 70 || 31 || 1,803 || 293 || 79 || 52 || 54 || 647 || 25.8 || 4.2 || 1.1 || .7 || .8 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Taurean|Prince}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 69 || 8 || 1,177 || 174 || 68 || 47 || 23 || 502 || 17.1 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|D'Angelo|Russell}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 65 || 65 || 2,077 || 216 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''460''' || 62 || 22 || 1,176 || 32.0 || 3.3 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''7.1''' || 1.0 || .3 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jordan|McLaughlin}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 62 || 3 || 902 || 94 || 180 || 57 || 10 || 233 || 14.5 || 1.5 || 2.9 || .9 || .2 || 3.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaylen|Nowell}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 62 || 1 || 975 || 123 || 130 || 27 || 10 || 527 || 15.7 || 2.0 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Patrick|Beverley}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 58 || 54 || 1,476 || 240 || 268 || 67 || 52 || 533 || 25.4 || 4.1 || 4.6 || 1.2 || .9 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Okogie}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 49 || 6 || 516 || 70 || 25 || 26 || 12 || 133 || 10.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nathan|Knight}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 37 || 2 || 267 || 85 || 22 || 7 || 8 || 138 || 7.2 || 2.3 || .6 || .2 || .2 || 3.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Leandro|Bolmaro}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| 35 || 2 || 241 || 43 || 21 || 6 || 0 || 50 || 6.9 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 1.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jake|Layman}}||style="text-align:center;"|SF
| 34 || 1 || 231 || 36 || 9 || 7 || 5 || 81 || 6.8 || 1.1 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|McKinley|Wright IV}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 5 || 0 || 19 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3.8 || .0 || .6 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Greg|Monroe}}<sup>†</sup>||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 4 || 0 || 81 || 24 || 16 || 4 || 6 || 29 || 20.3 || 6.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''1.5''' || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Silva}}<sup>†</sup>||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|}
{{Plainlist|
* <small><sup>†</sup> Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.</small>
}}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|Player
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}
! style="background:#0C2340; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#236192 3px solid; border-bottom:#236192 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Edwards|dab=basketball}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''227''' || 25 || 18 || 7 || 7 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''151''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''37.8''' || 4.2 || 3.0 || 1.2 || 1.2 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''25.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Karl-Anthony|Towns}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 222 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''65''' || 13 || 4 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''12''' || 131 || 37.0 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''10.8''' || 2.2 || .7 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''2.0''' || 21.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|D'Angelo|Russell}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 196 || 15 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''40''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''9''' || 0 || 72 || 32.7 || 2.5 || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6.7''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''1.5''' || .0 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Patrick|Beverley}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 194 || 19 || 29 || 7 || 7 || 66 || 32.3 || 3.2 || 4.8 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jarred|Vanderbilt}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 129 || 43 || 4 || 7 || 2 || 33 || 21.5 || 7.2 || .7 || 1.2 || .3 || 5.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaden|McDaniels}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 0 || 130 || 17 || 4 || 2 || 11 || 56 || 21.7 || 2.8 || .7 || .3 || 1.8 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Malik|Beasley}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF;"|'''6''' || 0 || 119 || 20 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 51 || 19.8 || 3.3 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jordan|McLaughlin}}||style="text-align:center;"|PG
| 5 || 0 || 83 || 12 || 17 || 5 || 0 || 31 || 16.6 || 2.4 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Taurean|Prince}}||style="text-align:center;"|PF
| 5 || 0 || 65 || 8 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 30 || 13.0 || 1.6 || 1.2 || .4 || .2 || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Naz|Reid}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 5 || 0 || 54 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 24 || 10.8 || 2.8 || .0 || .2 || 1.2 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Greg|Monroe}}||style="text-align:center;"|C
| 2 || 0 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jaylen|Nowell}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 1 || 0 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 12.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Okogie}}||style="text-align:center;"|SG
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|}


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2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachChris Finch
General managerSachin Gupta
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Grizzlies 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports North
RadioWCCO
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season for the league began on October 19, 2021, and featured the normal 82-game schedule for the first time since the 2018–19 season.[1] On September 22, 2021, general manager Gersson Rosas was fired,[2] and was subsequently replaced by Sachin Gupta.[2]

With a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 19, the Timberwolves clinched their first winning season since 2018, and only their second winning season since 2005.[3] After a win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in tournament on April 12, 2022, the Timberwolves clinched their first playoff berth since 2018.[4] However, they lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round in six games.[5]

Previous season

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See also: 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The Timberwolves concluded the 2020–21 season with 23–49 record, finishing last in the Northwest Division and thirteenth in the Western Conference.[6]

NBA draft

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Main article: 2021 NBA draft

Minnesota did not hold any picks in the 2021 NBA draft.[7]

Roster

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2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Beasley, Malik 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-11-26 Florida State
G 22 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1988-07-12 Arkansas
F 9 Bolmaro, Leandro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-09-11 Argentina
G 1 Edwards, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia
F/C 13 Knight, Nathan (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1997-09-20 William & Mary
F 10 Layman, Jake 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1994-03-07 Maryland
F 3 McDaniels, Jaden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington
G 6 McLaughlin, Jordan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC
C 55 Monroe, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990-06-04 Georgetown
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
F 12 Prince, Taurean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1994-03-22 Baylor
C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU
G 0 Russell, D'Angelo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-02-23 Ohio State
F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky
F 8 Vanderbilt, Jarred 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1999-04-03 Kentucky
G 25 Wright, McKinley (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-10-25 Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 11, 2022

Standings

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Game log

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Preseason

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2021 preseason game log
Total: 3–1 (home: 1-0; road: 2-1)
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 4 New Orleans W 117–114 D'Angelo Russell (19) Towns, Vanderbilt (7) Patrick Beverley (6) Target Center
5,715 		1–0
2 October 8 @ Denver W 114–112 (OT) Malik Beasley (13) Jarred Vanderbilt (8) D'Angelo Russell (6) Ball Arena
11,927 		2–0
3 October 11 @ L.A. Clippers W 128–100 D'Angelo Russell (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) D'Angelo Russell (9) Toyota Arena
4,850 		3–0
4 October 14 @ Brooklyn L 101–107 Anthony Edwards (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Barclays Center
11,210 		3–1
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season

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2021–22 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 26–15; road: 20–21)
October: 3–2 (home: 2–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 Houston W 124–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center
16,079 		1–0
2 October 23 New Orleans W 96–89 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Anthony Edwards (9) Patrick Beverley (6) Target Center
15,343 		2–0
3 October 25 New Orleans L 98–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Target Center
14,435 		2–1
4 October 27 @ Milwaukee W 113–108 D'Angelo Russell (29) Jarred Vanderbilt (13) Patrick Beverley (7) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		3–1
5 October 30 Denver L 91–93 Malik Beasley (18) Anthony Edwards (11) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center
17,136 		3–2
November: 8–8 (home: 5–5; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 November 1 Orlando L 97–115 Anthony Edwards (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Target Center
14,744 		3–3
7 November 3 L.A. Clippers L 115–126 Anthony Edwards (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Patrick Beverley (8) Target Center
15,386 		3–4
8 November 5 L.A. Clippers L 84–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Towns, Vanderbilt (8) Jordan McLaughlin (5) Target Center
17,136 		3–5
9 November 7 @ Memphis L 118–125 (OT) Anthony Edwards (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (7) FedExForum
12,416 		3–6
10 November 10 @ Golden State L 110–123 Anthony Edwards (48) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Beverley, Russell (7) Chase Center
18,064 		3–7
11 November 12 @ L.A. Lakers W 107–83 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Beverley, Towns (7) D'Angelo Russell (7) Staples Center
18,997 		4–7
12 November 13 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–129 Anthony Edwards (21) Anthony Edwards (9) D'Angelo Russell (8) Staples Center
15,285 		4–8
13 November 15 Phoenix L 94–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center
16,279 		4–9
14 November 17 Sacramento W 107–97 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Jarred Vanderbilt (7) Beverley, Russell (7) Target Center
13,108 		5–9
15 November 18 San Antonio W 115–90 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Towns, Vanderbilt (12) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center
13,572 		6–9
16 November 20 Memphis W 138–95 D'Angelo Russell (28) Jarred Vanderbilt (10) D'Angelo Russell (5) Target Center
17,136 		7–9
17 November 22 @ New Orleans W 110–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (8) Smoothie King Center
15,689 		8–9
18 November 24 Miami W 113–101 Anthony Edwards (33) Jarred Vanderbilt (15) Edwards, Russell (6) Target Center
17,136 		9–9
19 November 26 @ Charlotte L 115–133 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Jarred Vanderbilt (8) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Spectrum Center
19,314 		9–10
20 November 27 @ Philadelphia W 121–120 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Jarred Vanderbilt (14) D'Angelo Russell (8) Wells Fargo Center
21,011 		10–10
21 November 29 Indiana W 100–98 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Anthony Edwards (9) D'Angelo Russell (11) Target Center
14,191 		11–10
December: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1 @ Washington L 107–115 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (9) Capital One Arena
15,318 		11–11
23 December 3 @ Brooklyn L 105–110 D'Angelo Russell (21) Jarred Vanderbilt (15) D'Angelo Russell (11) Barclays Center
17,732 		11–12
24 December 6 Atlanta L 110–121 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center
15,736 		11–13
25 December 8 Utah L 104–136 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Edwards, Towns (5) Target Center
15,181 		11–14
26 December 10 Cleveland L 106–123 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Jarred Vanderbilt (8) Patrick Beverley (7) Target Center
15,694 		11–15
27 December 12 @ Portland W 116–111 Anthony Edwards (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (5) Moda Center
16,591 		12–15
28 December 15 @ Denver W 124–107 Anthony Edwards (38) Russell, Vanderbilt (8) Patrick Beverley (8) Ball Arena
15,365 		13–15
29 December 17 L.A. Lakers W 110–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Jarred Vanderbilt (16) Patrick Beverley (7) Target Center
17,136 		14–15
30 December 19 Dallas W 111–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Jarred Vanderbilt (10) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Target Center
16,127 		15–15
31 December 21 @ Dallas L 102–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) D'Angelo Russell (12) American Airlines Center
20,056 		15–16
32 December 23 @ Utah L 102–114 Malik Beasley (33) Naz Reid (10) D'Angelo Russell (14) Vivint Arena
18,306 		15–17
33 December 27 Boston W 108–103 Jaylen Nowell (29) Nathan Knight (11) Jordan McLaughlin (10) Target Center
15,962 		16–17
34 December 28 New York L 88–96 Malik Beasley (20) Beverley, Knight (7) Patrick Beverley (7) Target Center
16,339 		16–18
35 December 31 @ Utah L 108–120 Anthony Edwards (26) Reid, Vanderbilt (7) Patrick Beverley (6) Vivint Arena
18,306 		16–19
January: 9–6 (home: 4–0; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–108 Naz Reid (23) Jarred Vanderbilt (12) Patrick Beverley (6) Crypto.com Arena
18,343 		16–20
37 January 3 @ L.A. Clippers W 122–104 Anthony Edwards (28) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) Patrick Beverley (12) Crypto.com Arena
15,959 		17–20
38 January 5 Oklahoma City W 98–90 Anthony Edwards (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Patrick Beverley (6) Target Center
14,375 		18–20
39 January 7 @ Oklahoma City W 135–105 D'Angelo Russell (27) Jarred Vanderbilt (16) D'Angelo Russell (12) Paycom Center
14,874 		19–20
40 January 9 @ Houston W 141–123 Karl-Anthony Towns (40) Jarred Vanderbilt (19) D'Angelo Russell (10) Toyota Center
15,277 		20–20
41 January 11 @ New Orleans L 125–128 Anthony Edwards (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) D'Angelo Russell (10) Smoothie King Center
15,155 		20–21
42 January 13 @ Memphis L 108–116 Anthony Edwards (30) Jarred Vanderbilt (13) Beverley, Russell (6) FedEx Forum
15,881 		20–22
43 January 16 Golden State W 119–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (12) Target Center
17,136 		21–22
44 January 18 @ New York W 112–110 Anthony Edwards (21) Jarred Vanderbilt (7) Patrick Beverley (6) Madison Square Garden
16,071 		22–22
45 January 19 @ Atlanta L 122–134 D'Angelo Russell (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) State Farm Arena
15,199 		22–23
46 January 23 Brooklyn W 136–125 Anthony Edwards (25) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) D'Angelo Russell (10) Target Center
16,475 		23–23
47 January 25 @ Portland W 109–107 Anthony Edwards (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jarred Vanderbilt (6) Moda Center
16,422 		24–23
48 January 27 @ Golden State L 115–124 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Edwards, Towns (6) Chase Center
18,064 		24–24
49 January 28 @ Phoenix L 124–134 Anthony Edwards (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Anthony Edwards (10) Footprint Center
17,071 		24–25
50 January 30 Utah W 126–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Target Center
10,407 		25–25
February: 8–4 (home: 4–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 Denver W 130–115 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) McLaughlin, Towns (7) Target Center
15,839 		26–25
52 February 3 @ Detroit W 128–117 Anthony Edwards (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Patrick Beverley (7) Little Caesars Arena
15,523 		27–25
53 February 6 Detroit W 118–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center
16,487 		28–25
54 February 8 @ Sacramento W 134–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Jarred Vanderbilt (11) Jordan McLaughlin (11) Golden 1 Center
12,409 		29–25
55 February 9 @ Sacramento L 119–132 D'Angelo Russell (29) Jarred Vanderbilt (11) D'Angelo Russell (10) Golden 1 Center
12,527 		29–26
56 February 11 @ Chicago L 122–134 Anthony Edwards (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Edwards, Towns (8) United Center
20,092 		29–27
57 February 13 @ Indiana W 129–120 Anthony Edwards (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
13,532 		30–27
58 February 15 Charlotte W 126–120 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (39) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) D'Angelo Russell (11) Target Center
17,136 		31–27
59 February 16 Toronto L 91–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center
15,982 		31–28
60 February 24 Memphis W 119–114 D'Angelo Russell (37) Jarred Vanderbilt (12) D'Angelo Russell (9) Target Center
16,326 		32–28
61 February 25 Philadelphia L 102–133 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Jarred Vanderbilt (8) Anthony Edwards (5) Target Center
16,684 		32–29
62 February 28 @ Cleveland W 127–122 D'Angelo Russell (25) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) Jordan McLaughlin (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,421 		33–29
March: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
63 March 1 Golden State W 129–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (39) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Beverley, Russell (7) Target Center
17,136 		34–29
64 March 4 @ Oklahoma City W 138–101 Reid, Towns (20) Towns, Vanderbilt (8) Patrick Beverley (8) Paycom Center
15,180 		35–29
65 March 5 Portland W 135–121 Karl-Anthony Towns (36) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) D'Angelo Russell (15) Target Center
17,136 		36–29
66 March 7 Portland W 124–81 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Patrick Beverley (7) Target Center
16,035 		37–29
67 March 9 Oklahoma City W 132–102 Malik Beasley (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (12) Target Center
16,191 		38–29
68 March 11 @ Orlando L 110–118 Anthony Edwards (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (7) Amway Center
14,557 		38–30
69 March 12 @ Miami W 113–104 Jaylen Nowell (16) Reid, Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (9) FTX Arena
19,600 		39–30
70 March 14 @ San Antonio W 149–139 Karl-Anthony Towns (60) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Patrick Beverley (8) AT&T Center
14,143 		40–30
71 March 16 L.A. Lakers W 124–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Jarred Vanderbilt (9) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center
17,136 		41–30
72 March 19 Milwaukee W 138–119 Edwards, Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (9) Target Center
17,136 		42–30
73 March 21 @ Dallas L 108–110 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Towns, Vanderbilt (8) Beverley, Rusell (4) American Airlines Center
20,077 		42–31
74 March 23 Phoenix L 116–125 Anthony Edwards (19) Jarred Vanderbilt (12) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center
17,136 		42–32
75 March 25 Dallas W 115–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center
17,136 		43–32
76 March 27 @ Boston L 112–134 Anthony Edwards (24) Anthony Edwards (5) Edwards, Russell (6) TD Garden
19,156 		43–33
77 March 30 @ Toronto L 102–125 Anthony Edwards (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jordan McLaughlin (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		43–34
April: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 1 @ Denver W 136–130 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Anthony Edwards (7) Ball Arena
19,612 		44–34
79 April 3 @ Houston W 139–132 Anthony Edwards (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (9) Toyota Center
16,539 		45–34
80 April 5 Washington L 114–132 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (11) Target Center
17,136 		45–35
81 April 7 San Antonio W 127–121 Anthony Edwards (49) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Edwards, Beverley (8) Target Center
17,136 		46–35
82 April 10 Chicago L 120–124 Nathan Knight (17) Nathan Knight (8) Greg Monroe (5) Target Center
17,136 		46–36
2021–22 season schedule

Play-in

[edit]
2022 play-in game log
Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 12 LA Clippers W 109–104 Anthony Edwards (30) Patrick Beverley (12) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center
17,136 		1–0
2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs

[edit]
Main article: 2022 NBA playoffs
2021–22 game log
Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 April 16 @ Memphis W 130–117 Anthony Edwards (36) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (9) FedExForum
17,794 		1–0
2 April 19 @ Memphis L 96–124 Anthony Edwards (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Russell, Beverley, McLaughlin FedExForum
17,794 		1–1
3 April 21 Memphis L 95–104 D'Angelo Russell (22) Jarred Vanderbilt (13) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center
19,364 		1–2
4 April 23 Memphis W 119–118 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center
19,832 		2–2
5 April 26 @ Memphis L 109–111 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) D'Angelo Russell (8) FedExForum
17,794 		2–3
6 April 29 Memphis L 106–114 Anthony Edwards (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Anthony Edwards (5) Target Center
20,323 		2–4
2021–22 season schedule

Player statistics

[edit]

Ragular season

[edit]
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Malik Beasley SG 79 18 1,976 227 116 43 12 953 25.0 2.9 1.5 .5 .2 12.1
Naz Reid C 77 6 1,215 301 71 40 71 637 15.8 3.9 .9 .5 .9 8.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C 74 74 2,476 727 269 72 83 1,818 33.5 9.8 3.6 1.0 1.1 24.6
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 74 67 1,880 624 94 99 46 512 25.4 8.4 1.3 1.3 .6 6.9
Anthony Edwards SG 72 72 2,466 343 275 105 46 1,533 34.3 4.8 3.8 1.5 .6 21.3
Jaden McDaniels PF 70 31 1,803 293 79 52 54 647 25.8 4.2 1.1 .7 .8 9.2
Taurean Prince PF 69 8 1,177 174 68 47 23 502 17.1 2.5 1.0 .7 .3 7.3
D'Angelo Russell PG 65 65 2,077 216 460 62 22 1,176 32.0 3.3 7.1 1.0 .3 18.1
Jordan McLaughlin PG 62 3 902 94 180 57 10 233 14.5 1.5 2.9 .9 .2 3.8
Jaylen Nowell SG 62 1 975 123 130 27 10 527 15.7 2.0 2.1 .4 .2 8.5
Patrick Beverley PG 58 54 1,476 240 268 67 52 533 25.4 4.1 4.6 1.2 .9 9.2
Josh Okogie SG 49 6 516 70 25 26 12 133 10.5 1.4 .5 .5 .2 2.7
Nathan Knight PF 37 2 267 85 22 7 8 138 7.2 2.3 .6 .2 .2 3.7
Leandro Bolmaro SF 35 2 241 43 21 6 0 50 6.9 1.2 .6 .2 .0 1.4
Jake Layman SF 34 1 231 36 9 7 5 81 6.8 1.1 .3 .2 .1 2.4
McKinley Wright IV PG 5 0 19 0 3 0 0 5 3.8 .0 .6 .0 .0 1.0
Greg Monroe† C 4 0 81 24 16 4 6 29 20.3 6.0 4.0 1.0 1.5 7.3
Chris Silva† PF 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Anthony Edwards SG 6 6 227 25 18 7 7 151 37.8 4.2 3.0 1.2 1.2 25.2
Karl-Anthony Towns C 6 6 222 65 13 4 12 131 37.0 10.8 2.2 .7 2.0 21.8
D'Angelo Russell PG 6 6 196 15 40 9 0 72 32.7 2.5 6.7 1.5 .0 12.0
Patrick Beverley PG 6 6 194 19 29 7 7 66 32.3 3.2 4.8 1.2 1.2 11.0
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 6 6 129 43 4 7 2 33 21.5 7.2 .7 1.2 .3 5.5
Jaden McDaniels PF 6 0 130 17 4 2 11 56 21.7 2.8 .7 .3 1.8 9.3
Malik Beasley SG 6 0 119 20 4 2 1 51 19.8 3.3 .7 .3 .2 8.5
Jordan McLaughlin PG 5 0 83 12 17 5 0 31 16.6 2.4 3.4 1.0 .0 6.2
Taurean Prince PF 5 0 65 8 6 2 1 30 13.0 1.6 1.2 .4 .2 6.0
Naz Reid C 5 0 54 14 0 1 6 24 10.8 2.8 .0 .2 1.2 4.8
Greg Monroe C 2 0 7 2 1 2 0 4 3.5 1.0 .5 1.0 .0 2.0
Jaylen Nowell SG 1 0 12 0 1 1 0 6 12.0 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 6.0
Josh Okogie SG 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades

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August 3, 2021[8] To Minnesota Timberwolves
Taurean Prince
2022 WAS second−round pick
Cash considerations 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Ricky Rubio
August 25, 2021[9] To Minnesota Timberwolves
Patrick Beverley 		To Memphis Grizzlies
Jarrett Culver
Juancho Hernangómez

Free agency

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Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Nathan Knight Two-way contract
(August 6, 2021) 		Atlanta Hawks
McKinley Wright IV Colorado

References

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  1. ^ "NBA announces schedule for 75th Anniversary Season". National Basketball Association. August 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gersson Rosas Fired as T-Wolves President of Basketball Ops; Sachin Gupta Promoted". Bleacher Report. September 22, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Kulkarni, Divij. "The Minnesota Timberwolves Clinch Their 2nd Winning Season Since 2005, They Have The Best Record Since The All-Star Break". Fadeaway World. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Timberwolves Clinch Trip to the Playoffs". www.nba.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Grizzlies beat T-Wolves to clinch 1st playoff series win in 7 years". theScore.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020–21 NBA Standings". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Ricky Rubio from the Minnesota Timberwolves". NBA.com. August 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Grizzlies acquire Jarrett Culver and Juancho Hernangomez from Timberwolves". NBA.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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