Minnesota Timberwolves

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The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The team was founded during the league expansion in 1989 and has played its home games at Target Center since 1990. In 2025, longtime owner Glen Taylor completed the sale of the team to former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and his partner Marc Lore, finalizing an agreement that began in 2021. In June 2025, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously signed off on the sale. Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore, and a consortium of unnamed limited partners purchased the franchise for $1.5 billion. Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, contributing to their having the lowest win percentage of all active NBA teams. But after acquiring Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft, the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004. Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division championship in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals that same season. Garnett was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player for that season. The team then went into rebuilding mode for more than a decade after missing the postseason in 2005, and trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007. Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in a February 2015 trade and finished his career there, retiring in the 2016 off-season. The Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought when they returned to the postseason in 2018. The Timberwolves experienced a renaissance in the 2020s, sparked by the selection of number one overall pick Anthony Edwards in 2020 and the hiring of head coach Chris Finch in 2021. The two have led the team to four straight playoff berths, including two straight Western Conference Finals appearances.

Infobox

Conference

Western

Division

Northwest

Founded

1989

History

Minnesota Timberwolves1989–present

Arena

Target Center

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team colors

Midnight blue, lake blue, aurora green, moonlight grey, frost white

Main sponsor

Sezzle

CEO

Matthew Caldwell

President

Tim Connelly

General manager

Matt Lloyd

Head coach

Chris Finch

Ownership

Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore

Affiliation

Iowa Wolves

Championships

Conference titles

Division titles

1 (2004)

Retired numbers

1 (2)

Website

nba.com/timberwolves

Tables

· Arenas

Arena

Arenas

Arena

Arenas

Tenure

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Arenas

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Arenas

1989–1990

Target Center

Arenas

Target Center

Arenas

1990–present

Arenas
Arena	Tenure
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	1989–1990
Target Center	1990–present

· Season-by-season record

2020–21

Season

2020–21

W–L%

319

Finish

4th, Northwest

Playoffs

Did not qualify

2021–22

Season

2021–22

W–L%

561

Finish

3rd, Northwest

Playoffs

Lost in first round, 2–4 (Grizzlies)

2022–23

Season

2022–23

W–L%

512

Finish

2nd, Northwest

Playoffs

Lost in first round, 1–4 (Nuggets)

2023–24

Season

2023–24

W–L%

683

Finish

3rd, Northwest

Playoffs

Lost in conference finals, 1–4 (Mavericks)

2024–25

Season

2024–25

W–L%

598

Finish

3rd, Northwest

Playoffs

Lost in conference finals, 1–4 (Thunder)

Season	GP	W	L	W–L%	Finish	Playoffs
2020–21	72	23	49	319	4th, Northwest	Did not qualify
2021–22	82	46	36	561	3rd, Northwest	Lost in first round, 2–4 (Grizzlies)
2022–23	82	42	40	512	2nd, Northwest	Lost in first round, 1–4 (Nuggets)
2023–24	82	56	26	683	3rd, Northwest	Lost in conference finals, 1–4 (Mavericks)
2024–25	82	49	33	598	3rd, Northwest	Lost in conference finals, 1–4 (Thunder)

· Personnel › Retained draft rights

2022

Draft

2022

Round

Pick

Player

Matteo Spagnolo

Pos.

Nationality

Italy

Current team

Alba Berlin (Germany)

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Current team	Note(s)	Ref
2022	2	50	Matteo Spagnolo	G	Italy	Alba Berlin (Germany)

· Personnel › Retired numbers

No.

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

No.

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Player

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Position

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Tenure

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Date

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Malik Sealy

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

1998–20001

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

November 4, 2000

FLIP

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

FLIP

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Flip Saunders

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

Coach

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

1995–20052014–20152

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers

February 15, 2018

Minnesota Timberwolves retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date
2	Malik Sealy	F	1998–20001	November 4, 2000
FLIP	Flip Saunders	Coach	1995–20052014–20152	February 15, 2018

· Personnel › Basketball Hall of Famers

Players