The 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the

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(NBA) On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves fired head coach

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after three seasons with the team. On the following day,

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assistant head coach Chris Finch was announced as the next head coach. After a loss to the

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on April 21, followed by the

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defeating the

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the next day, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight year.

Draft

Before the start of the

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period, the Timberwolves' selection was held stuck as the #3 selection of the draft with their record being the third-worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 19–45 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020 and cancelled the rest of Minnesota's season by June 5. As a result, they held the best odds to move up at #1 alongside the

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and

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for the 2020 draft, though also held odds to fall as low as the #6 pick of the draft. This year, the Timberwolves ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #1 selection, moving up two spots from their initial projection. In addition to their first-round pick, the Timberwolves also held their second-round pick and gained a first-round picks from a previous trade involving the

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. They traded the Number 17 pick and James Johnson for Ricky Rubio, the number 25 and 28 overall picks. They then traded the number 25 and 33 overall picks for the 23rd overall pick.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs * c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs * y – Clinched division title * x – Clinched playoff spot * pb – Clinched play-in spot * o – Eliminated from playoff contention * * – Division leader

Game log

Preseason

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, , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (12) , Anthony Edwards (4) ,

Vivint Arena Vivint Arena (stylized as vivint arena), formerly known as Delta Center, EnergySolutions Arena and Vivint Smart Home Arena, is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Assoc ...

5,546 , 17–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , April 26 , Utah , , Karl-Anthony Towns (21) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , D'Angelo Russell (12) , Target Center
1,638 , 18–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , April 27 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (31) , Anthony Edwards (9) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston ...

3,225 , 19–44 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , April 29 , Golden State , , Ricky Rubio (26) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , D'Angelo Russell (8) , Target Center
1,638 , 20–44 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , May 1 , @

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

, , Anthony Edwards (29) ,

(14) ,

(11) ,

1,638 , 20–45 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 66 , May 5 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (42) ,

(7) , D'Angelo Russell (14) , Target Center
1,436 , 20–46 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , May 7 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (27) ,

(11) ,

(9) ,

American Airlines Arena FTX Arena (known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the Miami Arena and designed by the architecture f ...

Limited seating , 20–47 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , May 9 , @

, , Russell, Towns (27) , Anthony Edwards (10) , D'Angelo Russell (7) ,

Amway Center Amway Center is an indoor arena located in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League. Amway Center hosted the 2012 N ...

4,086 , 21–47 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , May 11 , @

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (28) , Towns, Vanderbilt (8) , D'Angelo Russell (10) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

750 , 22–47 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 70 , May 13 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (29) , Karl-Anthony Towns (11) , Edwards, Rubio (5) , Target Center
1,638 , 22–48 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , May 15 ,

, , Karl-Anthony Towns (24) , Karl-Anthony Towns (14) , Edwards, Russell (6) , Target Center
1,638 , 22–49 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , May 16 ,

, , Anthony Edwards (30) , Jarred Vanderbilt (12) , D'Angelo Russell (10) , Target Center
1,638 , 23–49

Player statistics

''After all games''. , - , , 37 , , 36 , , 32.8 , , .440 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, .399 , , .850 , , 4.4 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .2 , , 19.6 , - , , 34 , , 7 , , 14.7 , , .411 , , .245 , , .604 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .5 , , .3 , , 5.3 , - , , 23 , , 7 , , 13.0 , , .432 , , .000 , , .833 , , 5.0 , , .9 , , .6 , , .6 , , 2.1 , - , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 72 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 55 , , 32.1 , , .417 , , .329 , , .776 , , 4.7 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 19.3 , - , ^‡ , 2 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , , 52 , , 6 , , 17.3 , , .435 , , .327 , , .619 , , 3.9 , , .7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , , 45 , , 11 , , 13.9 , , .495 , , .295 , , .703 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .6 , , .4 , , 5.1 , - , , 63 , , 27 , , 24.0 , , .447 , , .364 , , .600 , , 3.7 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , 1.0 , , 6.8 , - , , 51 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .413 , , .359 , , .767 , , 2.1 , , 3.8 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 5.0 , - , , 42 , , 0 , , 18.1 , , .424 , , .333 , , .818 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 9.0 , - , , 59 , , 37 , , 20.3 , , .402 , , .269 , , .769 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .5 , , 5.4 , - , , 70 , , 15 , , 19.2 , , .523 , , .351 , , .693 , , 4.6 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 1.1 , , 11.2 , - , , 68 , , 51 , , 26.1 , , .388 , , .308 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, .867 , , 3.3 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 6.4 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 1.4 , , .1 , , 8.6 , - , , 42 , , 26 , , 28.5 , , .431 , , .387 , , .765 , , 2.6 , , 5.8 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 19.0 , - , , 50 , , 50 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 33.8 , , .486 , , .387 , , .859 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 10.6 , , 4.5 , , .8 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 1.1 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, 24.8 , - , , 64 , , 30 , , 17.8 , , style=background:#78BE20;color:white;, .606 , , .200 , , .559 , , 5.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , 5.4
^‡Waived during the season

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References

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