2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Andrew Wiggins' rookie season Zach Lavine's rookie season
Head coach	Flip Saunders
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	16–66 (.195)
Place	Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North
Radio	WCCO

The 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Timberwolves finished with the worst record in the league at 16–66 and missed the NBA Playoffs for the 11th straight year. Despite not making the playoffs, Andrew Wiggins won the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Zach LaVine	SG	United States	UCLA
2	40	Glenn Robinson III	SF	United States	Michigan
2	44	Markel Brown	SG	United States	Oklahoma State
2	53	Alessandro Gentile	SF	Italy	Olimpia Milano (Italy)

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	0.0	32–9	19–22	11–5	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	6.0	29–12	16–25	10–6	82
Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	13.0	21–20	17–24	9–7	82
Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	21.0	19–22	11–30	6–10	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	35.0	9–32	7–34	4–12	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y-Houston Rockets *	56	26	.683	11.0	82
3	x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	82
4	y-Portland Trail Blazers *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	12.0	82
6	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	12.0	82
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	17.0	82
8	x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	22.0	82

9	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	22.0	82
10	Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	82
11	Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	29.0	82
12	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	37.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	82
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	51.0	82

Game log

2014–15 game log
Total: 16–66 (Home: 9–32; Road: 7–34)

October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

November : 3–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 2–5)

December : 1–14 (Home: 1–6; Road: 0–8)

January : 3–14 (Home: 1–8; Road: 2–6)

February : 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3)

March : 3–12 (Home: 1–6; Road: 2–6)

April : 0–8 (Home: 0–4; Road: 0–4)

2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Summer League

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Preseason

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
Player	Start	End	Injury type	Games missed

Roster

2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	7	Brown, Lorenzo	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1990–08–26	North Carolina State
4.0 !F	10	Budinger, Chase	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1988–05–22	Arizona
6.0 !C	5	Dieng, Gorgui	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	1990–01–18	Louisville
5.5 !F/C	21	Garnett, Kevin	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1976–05–19	Farragut HS (IL)
6.0 !C	41	Hamilton, Justin	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1990–04–01	LSU
4.0 !F	4	Hummel, Robbie	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1989–03–08	Purdue
1.5 !G	8	LaVine, Zach	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1995–03–30	UCLA
1.5 !G	23	Martin, Kevin	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1983–02–01	Western Carolina
2.5 !G/F	15	Muhammad, Shabazz	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1992–11–13	UCLA
1.5 !G	12	Neal, Gary	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1984–10–03	Towson
5.5 !F/C	50	Onuaku, Arinze	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1987–07–13	Syracuse
5.5 !F/C	3	Payne, Adreian	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1991–02–19	Michigan State
6.0 !C	14	Peković, Nikola (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	1986–01–03	Montenegro
1.5 !G	9	Rubio, Ricky (C)	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1990–10–21	Spain
2.5 !G/F	22	Wiggins, Andrew	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1995–02–23	Kansas

Head coach

Flip Saunders

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2015–04–07

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

Andrew Wiggins won the 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

References

↑ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

External links

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2014–15 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

Minnesota Timberwolves seasons

1990s

2000s

2010s

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