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2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerScott Layden
OwnersGlen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record36–25 (.590)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports North
RadioWCCO
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

The 2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

Main article: 2017 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Justin Patton C  United States Creighton

Entering the draft, the Timberwolves only held one first round pick at #7; their second round pick was forced to be traded away to the Boston Celtics due to a previous trade involving the Phoenix Suns (and former New Orleans Hornets) allowing the Suns (later Celtics) to acquire their 2017 second round pick if their lottery protected pick wasn't acquired by 2016. Exiting draft night, however, they traded away their #7 pick, which was the Finnish center/power forward Lauri Markkanen from University of Arizona, alongside last year's top selection (Kris Dunn) and Zach LaVine to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for All-Star shooting guard/small forward Jimmy Butler and the Bulls' own first round selection, which was #16 pick Justin Patton, a redshirt freshman center from Creighton University for the purpose of ending their 13 year long playoff drought.

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 9 Alexander-Walker, Nickeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech
G 22 Clark, Jaylen (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-10-13 UCLA
G 10 Conley, Mike Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State
G 4 Dillingham, Rob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 2005-01-04 Kentucky
G 0 DiVincenzo, Donte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-01-31 Villanova
G/F 35 Dozier, PJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1996-10-25 South Carolina
G 5 Edwards, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia
C 14 Edwards, Jesse (TW) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2000-03-18 West Virginia
F/C 55 Garza, Luka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-12-27 Iowa
C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France
G/F 7 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-02 Australia
F 3 McDaniels, Jaden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington
F 33 Miller, Leonard (GL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2003-11-26 Fort Erie (CAN)
F 8 Minott, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-11-25 Memphis
G 1 Nix, Daishen (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2002-02-13 Trinity International (NV)
F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky
F/C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU
G/F 00 Shannon, Terrence Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-07-30 Illinois
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: November 29, 2024

Standings

Division

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Portland Trail Blazers4933.598–28‍–‍1321‍–‍209–782
x – Oklahoma City Thunder4834.5851.027‍–‍1421‍–‍205–1182
x – Utah Jazz4834.5851.028‍–‍1320‍–‍217–982
x – Minnesota Timberwolves4735.5732.030‍–‍1117‍–‍2410–682
Denver Nuggets4636.5613.031‍–‍1015‍–‍269–782

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Houston Rockets *6517.793–82
2y – Golden State Warriors *5824.7077.082
3y – Portland Trail Blazers *4933.59816.082
4x – Oklahoma City Thunder4834.58517.082
5x – Utah Jazz4834.58517.082
6x – New Orleans Pelicans4834.58517.082
7x – San Antonio Spurs4735.57318.082
8x – Minnesota Timberwolves4735.57318.082
9Denver Nuggets4636.56119.082
10Los Angeles Clippers4240.51223.082
11Los Angeles Lakers3547.42730.082
12Sacramento Kings2755.32938.082
13Dallas Mavericks2458.29341.082
14Memphis Grizzlies2260.26843.082
15Phoenix Suns2161.25644.082

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 September 30 @ LA Lakers W 108–99 Shabazz Muhammad (22) Gorgui Dieng (12) Jeff Teague (9) Honda Center
18,000 		1–0
2 October 5 @ Golden State W 111–97 Butler, Towns (16) Gorgui Dieng (10) Tyus Jones (6) Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
17,495 		2–0
3 October 8 Golden State L 110–142 Andrew Wiggins (19) Cole Aldrich (6) Jimmy Butler (7) Mercedes-Benz Arena
N/A 		2–1
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log
Total: 36–25 (Home: 24–7; Road: 12–18)
October: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 18 @ San Antonio L 99–107 Andrew Wiggins (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (6) AT&T Center
18,418 		0–1
2 October 20 Utah W 100–97 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Tyus Jones (5) Target Center
18,978 		1–1
3 October 22 @ Oklahoma City W 115–113 Towns, Wiggins (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		2–1
4 October 24 Indiana L 107–130 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Jamal Crawford (9) Target Center
14,353 		2–2
5 October 25 @ Detroit L 101–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (6) Little Caesars Arena
13,790 		2–3
6 October 27 Oklahoma City W 119–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center
17,620 		3–3
7 October 30 @ Miami W 125–122 (OT) Jeff Teague (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (11) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		4–3
November : 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
8 November 1 @ New Orleans W 104–98 Jimmy Butler (23) Taj Gibson (12) Jeff Teague (9) Smoothie King Center
14,788 		5–3
9 November 4 Dallas W 112–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center
16,837 		6–3
10 November 5 Charlotte W 112–94 Andrew Wiggins (20) Gorgui Dieng (11) Jeff Teague (12) Target Center
14,124 		7–3
11 November 8 @ Golden State L 101–125 Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		7–4
12 November 11 @ Phoenix L 110–118 Andrew Wiggins (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,910 		7–5
13 November 13 @ Utah W 109–98 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jimmy Butler (10) Vivint Smart Home Arena
17,236 		8–5
14 November 15 San Antonio W 98–86 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (6) Target Center
18,978 		9–5
15 November 17 @ Dallas W 111–87 Jimmy Butler (21) Gibson, Towns (11) Jeff Teague (10) American Airlines Center
19,459 		10–5
16 November 19 Detroit L 97–100 Jimmy Butler (26) Jimmy Butler (9) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center
16,069 		10–6
17 November 20 @ Charlotte L 102–118 Jamal Crawford (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Tyus Jones (3) Spectrum Center
15,978 		10–7
18 November 22 Orlando W 124–118 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (11) Target Center
16,402 		11–7
19 November 24 Miami L 97–109 Butler, Towns, Wiggins (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Tyus Jones (6) Target Center
18,978 		11–8
20 November 26 Phoenix W 119–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Taj Gibson (14) Tyus Jones (7) Target Center
16,448 		12–8
21 November 28 Washington L 89–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jimmy Butler (10) Target Center
13,442 		12–9
22 November 29 @ New Orleans W 120–102 Andrew Wiggins (28) Gibson, Towns (10) Tyus Jones (6) Smoothie King Center
15,555 		13–9
December : 10–5 (home: 5–2; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 December 1 @ Oklahoma City L 107–111 Towns, Wiggins (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		13–10
24 December 3 LA Clippers W 112–106 Jimmy Butler (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center
13,172 		14–10
25 December 4 @ Memphis L 92–95 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jimmy Butler (5) FedExForum
14,012 		14–11
26 December 6 @ LA Clippers W 113–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Taj Gibson (14) Jimmy Butler (8) Staples Center
15,951 		15–11
27 December 10 Dallas W 97–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Target Center
13,094 		16–11
28 December 12 Philadelphia L 112–118 (OT) Jimmy Butler (38) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jamal Crawford (5) Target Center
14,659 		16–12
29 December 14 Sacramento W 119–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jimmy Butler (9) Target Center
11,126 		17–12
30 December 16 Phoenix L 106–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center
18,109 		17–13
31 December 18 Portland W 108–107 Jimmy Butler (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Jeff Teague (5) Target Center
14,187 		18–13
32 December 20 @ Denver W 112–104 Butler, Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (8) Pepsi Center
17,002 		19–13
33 December 23 @ Phoenix W 115–106 Jimmy Butler (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,482 		20–13
34 December 25 @ LA Lakers W 121–104 Butler, Gibson (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (10) Staples Center
18,997 		21–13
35 December 27 Denver W 128–125 (OT) Jimmy Butler (39) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center
18,978 		22–13
36 December 28 @ Milwaukee L 96–102 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Gorgui Dieng (8) Jimmy Butler (7) Bradley Center
18,717 		22–14
37 December 31 @ Indiana W 107–90 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923 		23–14
January : 9–8 (home: 8–0; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 January 1 LA Lakers W 114–96 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center
18,978 		24–14
39 January 3 @ Brooklyn L 97–98 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jimmy Butler (4) Barclays Center
16,215 		24–15
40 January 5 @ Boston L 84–91 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Jimmy Butler (6) TD Garden
18,624 		24–16
41 January 6 New Orleans W 116–98 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jimmy Butler (8) Target Center
18,978 		25–16
42 January 8 Cleveland W 127–99 Andrew Wiggins (25) Taj Gibson (13) Jimmy Butler (9) Target Center
18,978 		26–16
43 January 10 Oklahoma City W 104–88 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jimmy Butler (8) Target Center
18,978 		27–16
44 January 12 NY Knicks W 118–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Target Center
18,978 		28–16
45 January 14 Portland W 120–103 Jimmy Butler (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center
14,739 		29–16
46 January 16 @ Orlando L 102–108 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (6) Amway Center
18,589 		29–17
47 January 18 @ Houston L 98–116 Jimmy Butler (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jamal Crawford (5) Toyota Center
18,055 		29–18
48 January 20 Toronto W 115–109 Andrew Wiggins (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center
17,828 		30–18
49 January 22 @ LA Clippers W 126–118 Andrew Wiggins (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jeff Teague (6) Staples Center
16,347 		31–18
50 January 24 @ Portland L 114–123 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Crawford, Jones (5) Moda Center
18,920 		31–19
51 January 25 @ Golden State L 113–126 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Crawford, Towns (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		31–20
52 January 27 Brooklyn W 111–97 Butler, Wiggins (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Butler, Jones (5) Target Center
16,231 		32–20
53 January 29 @ Atlanta L 100–105 Jimmy Butler (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (10) Philips Arena
12,589 		32–21
54 January 30 @ Toronto L 104–109 Jimmy Butler (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jimmy Butler (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		32–22
February: 4–3 (home: 4–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 February 1 Milwaukee W 108–89 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center
17,199 		33–22
56 February 3 New Orleans W 118–107 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jimmy Butler (7) Target Center
17,954 		34–22
57 February 7 @ Cleveland L 138–140 (OT) Jimmy Butler (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (15) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		34–23
58 February 9 @ Chicago L 113–114 Jimmy Butler (38) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Butler, Teague (5) United Center
21,558 		34–24
59 February 11 Sacramento W 111–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Towns, Wiggins (8) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center
18,068 		35–24
60 February 13 Houston L 108–126 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center
18,978 		35–25
61 February 15 LA Lakers W 119–111 Taj Gibson (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jeff Teague (6) Target Center
18,978 		36-25
All-Star Break
62 February 23 @ Houston Toyota Center
63 February 24 Chicago Target Center
64 February 26 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
65 March 1 @ Portland Moda Center
66 March 2 @ Utah Vivint Smart Home Arena
67 March 8 Boston Target Center
68 March 11 Golden State Target Center
69 March 13 @ Washington Capital One Arena
70 March 17 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
71 March 18 Houston Target Center
72 March 20 LA Clippers Staples Center
73 March 23 @ NY Knicks Madison Square Garden
74 March 24 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
75 March 26 Memphis Target Center
76 March 28 Atlanta Target Center
77 March 30 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 1 Utah Target Center
79 April 5 @ Denver Pepsi Center
80 April 6 LA Lakers Staples Center
81 April 9 Memphis Target Center
82 April 11 Denver Target Center
2017–18 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 22, 2017
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Jimmy Butler[1]
Draft rights to Justin Patton 		To Chicago Bulls
Kris Dunn
Zach LaVine
Draft rights to Lauri Markkanen
June 29, 2017
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
2018 first-round pick[2] 		To Utah Jazz
Ricky Rubio

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed
Shabazz Muhammad[3] 1-year contract worth $1.6 million
Andrew Wiggins[4] 5-year contract worth $148 million

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Jeff Teague[5] 3-year contract worth $57 million Indiana Pacers
Taj Gibson[6] 2-year contract worth $28 million Oklahoma City Thunder
Jamal Crawford[7] 2-year contract worth $8.9 million Atlanta Hawks
Anthony Brown[8] Two-way contract Erie BayHawks
Marcus Georges-Hunt[9] 1-year contract worth $1.3 million Orlando Magic
Aaron Brooks[10] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Nikola Peković[11] Waived
Jordan Hill[12] Waived
Omri Casspi[13] 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Golden State Warriors
Adreian Payne[14] Two-way contract Orlando Magic

References

  1. ^ "Timberwolves acquire three-time NBA All-Star and 2016/17 All-NBA third team selection Jimmy Butler". NBA.com/timberwolves. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Timberwolves acquire 2018 first-round draft pick from Utah in exchange for guard Ricky Rubio". NBA.com/timberwolves. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Timberwolves sign Shabazz Muhammad". NBA.com/timberwolves. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Timberwolves sign forward Andrew Wiggins to multi-year contract extension". NBA.com/timberwolves. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Timberwolves sign All-Star guard Jeff Teague". NBA.com/timberwolves. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Timberwolves sign forward Taj Gibson". NBA.com/timberwolves. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Timberwolves sign guard Jamal Crawford". NBA.com/timberwolves. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Timberwolves sign Anthony Brown tO two-way Contract". NBA.com/timberwolves. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Timberwolves sign Marcus Georges-Hunt". NBA.com/timberwolves. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Timberwolves sign Aaron Brooks". NBA.com/timberwolves. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Timberwolves waive center Nikola Pekovic". NBA.com/timberwolves. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Timberwolves waive forward/center Jordan Hill". NBA.com/timberwolves. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Warriors sign free agent Forward Omri Casspi". NBA.com/warriors. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Magic sign Adreian Payne to Two-way contract". NBA.com/magic. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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