2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachChris Finch
General managerTim Connelly
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports North
RadioWCCO

Draft
Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 53 Jaylen Clark SG  United States UCLA (Jr.)

The Timberwolves had one second-round picks entering the draft.[1]

Roster
Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 9 Alexander-Walker, Nickeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech
F 1 Anderson, Kyle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA
G/F 23 Brown, Troy Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
G 0 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/F 5 Edwards, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia
F/C 55 Garza, Luka (TW) 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
F 3 McDaniels, Jaden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington
G 6 McLaughlin, Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC
F 33 Miller, Leonard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 2003-11-26 Fort Erie (CAN)
G/F 18 Milton, Shake 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-09-26 SMU
F 8 Minott, Josh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-11-25 Memphis
G/F 7 Moore, Wendell Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke
G 12 Nix, Daishen (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2002-02-13 Trinity International (NV)
F/C 11 Reid, Naz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU
F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky
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: October 21, 2023

Standings

Division
Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Denver Nuggets101.000–1–00–00–01
Minnesota Timberwolves00–0.50–00–00–00
Oklahoma City Thunder00–0.50–00–00–00
Portland Trail Blazers00–0.50–00–00–00
Utah Jazz00–0.50–00–00–00

Conference
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Denver Nuggets *101.000–1
2Phoenix Suns *101.000–1
3Dallas Mavericks *00–0.50
4Houston Rockets00–0.50
5Los Angeles Clippers00–0.50
6Memphis Grizzlies00–0.50
7Minnesota Timberwolves00–0.50
8New Orleans Pelicans00–0.50
9Oklahoma City Thunder00–0.50
10Portland Trail Blazers00–0.50
11Sacramento Kings00–0.50
12San Antonio Spurs00–0.50
13Utah Jazz00–0.50
14Golden State Warriors01.0001.01
15Los Angeles Lakers01.0001.01

Game log

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
Preseason: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 Dallas W 111–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Rudy Gobert (8) Alexander-Walker, Anderson (5) United Arab Emirates Etihad Arena
 1–0
2 October 7 @ Dallas W 104–96 Reid, Towns (14) Garza, Gobert (5) Jordan McLaughlin (4) United Arab Emirates Etihad Arena
12,009		 2–0
3 October 14 @ New York W 121–112 Naz Reid (22) Rudy Gobert (9) Kyle Anderson (8) Madison Square Garden
19,018		 3–0
4 October 17 Maccabi Ra'anana W 138–111 Luka Garza (30) Leonard Miller (15) Daishen Nix (10) Target Center
8,828		 4–0
5 October 19 @ Chicago W 114–105 Anthony Edwards (19) Naz Reid (8) Anderson, Milton, McLaughlin (4) United Center
18,754		 5–0
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
2 October 28 Miami Target Center
3 October 30 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 1 Denver Target Center
5 November 4 Utah Target Center
6 November 6 Boston Target Center
7 November 8 New Orleans Target Center
8 November 10 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
9 November 12 @ Golden State Chase Center
10 November 14 @ Golden State Chase Center
11 November 15 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
12 November 18 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
13 November 20 New York Target Center
14 November 22 Philadelphia Target Center
15 November 24 Sacramento Target Center
16 November 26 @ Memphis FedExForum
17 November 28 Oklahoma City Target Center
18 November 30 Utah Target Center
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 2 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
20 December
21 December
22 December 11 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
23 December 14 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
24 December 16 Indiana Target Center
25 December 18 @ Miami Kaseya Center
26 December 20 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
27 December 21 L.A. Lakers Target Center
28 December 23 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
29 December 26 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
30 December 28 Dallas Target Center
31 December 30 L.A. Lakers Target Center
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 1 @ New York Madison Square Garden
33 January 3 New Orleans Target Center
34 January 5 @ Houston Toyota Center
35 January 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
36 January 9 @ Orlando Amway Center
37 January 10 @ Boston TD Garden
38 January 12 Portland Target Center
39 January 14 L.A. Clippers Target Center
40 January 17 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
41 January 18 Memphis Target Center
42 January 20 Oklahoma City Target Center
43 January 22 Charlotte Target Center
44 January 24 @ Washington Capital One Arena
45 January 25 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
46 January 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
47 January 29 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
48 January 31 Dallas Target Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
49 February 2 Orlando Target Center
50 February 4 Houston Target Center
51 February 6 @ Chicago United Center
52 February 8 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
53 February 12 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
54 February 13 @ Portland Moda Center
55 February 15 @ Portland Moda Center
All-Star Game
56 February 23 Milwaukee Target Center
57 February 24 Brooklyn Target Center
58 February 27 San Antonio Target Center
59 February 28 Memphis Target Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 1 Sacramento Target Center
61 March 3 L.A. Clippers Target Center
62 March 4 Portland Target Center
63 March 7 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
64 March 8 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
65 March 10 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
66 March 12 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
67 March 16 @ Utah Delta Center
68 March 18 @ Utah Delta Center
69 March 19 Denver Target Center
70 March 22 Cleveland Target Center
71 March 24 Golden State Target Center
72 March 27 Detroit Target Center
73 March 29 @ Denver Ball Arena
74 March 31 Chicago Target Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 Houston Target Center
76 April 3 Toronto Target Center
77 April 5 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
78 April 7 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
79 April 9 Washington Target Center
80 April 10 @ Denver Ball Arena
81 April 12 Atlanta Target Center
82 April 14 Phoenix Target Center
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament
Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[2][3] During the in-season tournament period, the Timberwolves will compete in Group C of the Western Conference, which will include the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.

West Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Sacramento Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Golden State Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions
Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 23, 2023[4] To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Leonard Miller (No. 33)		 To San Antonio Spurs
2026 UTA second-round pick
2028 MIN second-round pick

Re-signed
Date Player Signed Ref.
June 25 Naz Reid 3 years $42M [5]
June 30 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2 year deal [6]
July 3 Anthony Edwards 5 years $260M [7]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
June 30 Troy Brown Jr. 2 years $10M Los Angeles Lakers [8]
Shake Milton 2 years $10M Philadelphia 76ers

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
July 1 Taurean Prince 1 year $4.5M Los Angeles Lakers [9]

References
  1. "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs". www.nba.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. "Timberwolves, center Naz Reid agree on 3-year, $42M deal". www.espn.com. June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. "Timberwolves Re-Sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker". www.nba.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. "Timberwolves agree to 5-year extension with Anthony Edwards". www.espn.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  8. "Timberwolves agree to deal with Troy Brown; add Shake Milton, source says". www.espn.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  9. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Taurean Prince". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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