2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season

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2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachChris Finch
General managerSachin Gupta
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record16–19 (.457)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports North
RadioWCCO
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The 2021–22 NBA season is the Timberwolves' 32nd and current season 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 typical 82-game schedule.[1] On September 22, 2021, general manager Gersson Rosas was fired,[2] and was subsequently replaced by Sachin Gupta.[2]

Previous season[]

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.[3]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft

Minnesota did not hold any picks in the 2021 NBA draft.[4]

Roster[]

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) 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 8 in (2.03 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 Southern California
C 55 Monroe, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 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
F/C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 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 30 Silva, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1996-09-19 South Carolina
F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky
G 24 Tucker, Rayjon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-09-24 Little Rock
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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: December 21, 2021

Standings[]

Game log[]

Preseason[]

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 Arena
11,210 		3–1
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 16–19 (Home: 10–11; Road: 6–8)
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) Jarrred 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: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 @ L.A. Lakers Staples Center
37 January 3 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
38 January 5 Oklahoma City Target Center
39 January 7 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
40 January 9 @ Houston Toyota Center
41 January 11 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
42 January 13 @ Memphis FedEx Forum
43 January 16 Golden State Target Center
44 January 18 @ New York Madison Square Garden
45 January 19 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
46 January 23 Brooklyn Target Center
47 January 25 @ Portland Moda Center
48 January 27 @ Golden State Chase Center
49 January 28 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
50 January 30 Utah Target Center
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 Denver Target Center
52 February 3 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
53 February 6 Detroit Target Center
54 February 8 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
55 February 9 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
56 February 11 @ Chicago United Center
57 February 13 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
58 February 15 Charlotte Target Center
59 February 16 Toronto Target Center
60 February 24 Memphis Target Center
61 February 25 Philadelphia Target Center
62 February 28 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
63 March 1 Golden State Target Center
64 March 4 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
65 March 5 Portland Target Center
66 March 7 Portland Target Center
67 March 9 Oklahoma City Target Center
68 March 11 @ Orlando Amway Center
69 March 12 @ Miami FTX Arena
70 March 14 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
71 March 16 L.A. Lakers Target Center
72 March 19 Milwaukee Target Center
73 March 21 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
74 March 23 Phoenix Target Center
75 March 25 Dallas Target Center
76 March 27 @ Boston TD Garden
77 March 30 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
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 @ Denver Ball Arena
79 April 3 @ Houston Toyota Center
80 April 5 Washington Target Center
81 April 7 San Antonio Target Center
82 April 10 Chicago Target Center
2021–22 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Overview[]

Players Added

Via draft Via trade Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency Via retirement Waived

Trades[]

August 3, 2021 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Taurean Prince
2022 WAS second−round pick
Cash considerations 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Ricky Rubio

Free agency[]

Additions[]

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

References[]

  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. ^ "2020–21 NBA Standings". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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