NBA professional basketball team season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 5th season in the National Basketball Association .[1] The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game . In the 1993 NBA draft , the Timberwolves selected Isaiah Rider out of UNLV with the fifth overall pick,[2] and acquired Mike Brown from the Utah Jazz in the off-season. The Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their first five games of the season, then post two 7-game losing streaks in December and February. Midway through the season, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King .[3] The Timberwolves posted an 8-game losing streak in March, and lost their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.[4]
Rider had a solid rookie season finishing second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game, while being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. Second-year star Christian Laettner led the team with 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Doug West averaged 14.7 points per game, Michael Williams provided the team with 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Chuck Person contributed 11.6 points per game.[5]
Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group of investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, Louisiana , despite the stellar attendance at the Target Center . However, the NBA Board of Governors vetoed the sale, and new owner Glen Taylor promised to keep the team in Minneapolis.[6] Also following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs ,[7] while Thurl Bailey retired and head coach Sidney Lowe was fired.
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1993 NBA Draft
Roster [ ]
1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
F
41
Bailey, Thurl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
––
North Carolina State
C
40
Brown, Mike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
––
George Washington
F
23
Davis, Brian
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
––
Duke
F
32
Frank, Tellis
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
––
Western Kentucky
C
51
Guibert, Andrés
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
––
Cuba
G
7
Jackson, Stanley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
––
Alabama–Birmingham
C
21
King, Stacey
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
––
Oklahoma
F
32
Laettner, Christian (C)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
––
Duke
F
25
Maxey, Marlon
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
––
UTEP
F
45
Person, Chuck
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
––
Auburn
G
34
Rider, Isaiah
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
––
UNLV
G
3
Smith, Chris
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
––
Connecticut
F
5
West, Doug (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
––
Villanova
G
4
Williams, Micheal
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
––
Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1993-94 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
4–0
4–1
2–3
3–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
0–2
1–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
5–0
2–0
1–3
2–2
3–1
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
Boston
0–4
—
0–4
2–2
1–3
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–1
1–1
1–4
0–4
2–2
4–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
3–2
Charlotte
1–4
4–0
—
1–4
1–4
1–1
1–1
4–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
2–0
1–3
3–2
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
Chicago
3–2
2–2
4–1
—
1–3
2–0
1–1
5–0
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
4–0
2–0
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–0
Cleveland
1–3
3–1
4–1
3–1
—
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–0
0–2
2–3
2–0
1–1
1–3
3–2
2–0
2–2
0–4
2–2
4–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
Dallas
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
—
1–4
1–1
0–4
1–4
0–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
0–2
5–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
1–3
2–2
0–5
0–4
0–5
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–1
—
2–0
1–3
3–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–4
2–2
1–4
1–1
Detroit
0–4
1–3
0–4
0–5
2–3
1–1
0–2
—
0–2
0–2
1–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–4
2–0
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
Golden State
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
4–0
3–1
2–0
—
0–4
1–1
4–1
5–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
4–1
2–2
1–4
3–1
2–0
Houston
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–1
2–3
2–0
4–0
—
1–1
4–0
3–1
2–0
1–1
4–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
4–0
2–3
2–2
3–3
1–1
Indiana
2–3
4–0
2–2
1–4
3–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
1–1
1–1
—
2–0
0–2
3–1
3–1
2–0
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
L.A. Clippers
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–0
1–3
1–1
1–4
0–4
0–2
—
2–3
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–5
2–3
3–2
1–3
1–4
1–3
1–1
L.A. Lakers
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–3
2–0
0–5
1–3
2–0
3–2
—
1–1
2–0
3–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
0–5
1–4
0–4
0–5
2–2
1–1
Miami
1–3
3–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
—
4–0
2–0
2–3
2–2
2–3
4–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
Milwaukee
0–5
1–3
2–3
0–4
2–3
2–0
0–2
4–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–4
—
0–2
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
Minnesota
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
1–4
0–2
2–2
1–4
0–2
3–1
1–3
0–2
2–0
—
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–4
0–4
1–4
0–2
New Jersey
3–1
4–1
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
1–3
1–1
2–0
3–2
3–1
1–1
—
4–1
0–5
3–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
New York
2–2
4–0
1–3
3–1
4–0
2–0
1–1
4–0
1–1
0–2
4–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
4–0
2–0
1–4
—
3–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
5–0
Orlando
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
3–2
3–1
1–1
5–0
2–3
—
4–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
4–1
Philadelphia
0–4
1–4
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–0
2–0
3–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–4
3–1
0–2
1–3
2–3
0–4
—
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–3
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
4–0
3–1
1–1
3–2
2–2
1–1
5–0
2–3
2–0
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
—
3–2
4–1
3–1
2–3
2–2
2–0
Portland
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–1
3–1
2–0
2–3
0–4
1–1
3–2
5–0
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–3
—
4–1
1–3
1–4
1–3
2–0
Sacramento
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–4
0–4
0–2
2–3
4–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–4
1–4
—
1–3
0–5
1–3
2–0
San Antonio
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
5–0
4–2
1–1
2–2
3–2
2–0
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–3
3–1
3–1
—
0–4
0–5
2–0
Seattle
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–2
1–1
4–1
2–2
1–1
4–1
5–0
1–1
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–2
4–1
5–0
4–0
—
3–1
2–0
Utah
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
5–0
4–1
2–0
1–3
3–3
1–1
3–1
2–2
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
5–0
1–3
—
2–0
Washington
0–4
2–3
2–2
0–4
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–3
3–1
2–0
1–3
0–5
1–4
3–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
—
Game log [ ]
Player statistics [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
^ 1993-94 Minnesota Timberwolves
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber" . New York Times . July 1, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021 .
^ "LONGLEY TO BULLS FOR KING" . Chicago Tribune . February 24, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ "1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ "Timberwolves Become Minnesota's Latest Loss" . Los Angeles Times . May 24, 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2016 .
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Person, Cut by Timberwolves, Now a Spur" . New York Times . July 30, 1994. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .