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The Minnesota Timberwolves first participated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on June 27, 1989, about five months before their inaugural NBA season. The Timberwolves are currently the second NBA team to be based in Minneapolis since the Minneapolis Lakers were there from to . Before each draft, an NBA draft lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that did not make the playoffs during the prior season. Teams can also trade their picks, which means that a team could have more than or less than two picks in one draft. As a result of the various trades, the Minnesota Timberwolves had four draft picks in
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. The Timberwolves drafted
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with their first ever draft pick, tenth overall, in the
1989 NBA draft The 1989 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1989, in New York City. Despite eight of the top ten picks being considered busts, including the first two picks Pervis Ellison and Danny Ferry, the draft produced many talented players such as Shawn K ...
. In
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, the Timberwolves picked Kevin Garnett fifth overall, who went on to be a 15-time All-Star. In
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, the Timberwolves drafted Ray Allen fifth overall but was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks with a future first-round pick for the draft rights of Stephon Marbury. In the 2008 NBA draft, the Timberwolves drafted
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third overall but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with three other players from the Timberwolves for the draft rights to Kevin Love along with three other players from the Grizzlies. The Timberwolves have landed the first overall pick twice in franchise history, selecting Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015 NBA draft and Anthony Edwards in the
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*The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired a second-round draft pick (Gary Leonard) from the Milwaukee Bucks for agreeing to select Mark Davis in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft. *The Minnesota Timberwolves trade
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to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1990 first-round (Gerald Glass) and a second-round draft pick, a 1991 second-round draft pick and a conditional 1992 second-round draft pick. *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded
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to the Milwaukee Bucks for Randy Breuer and a conditional one-time exchange of a second-round draft pick in 1992 (Chris Smith). *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Tyrone Corbin to the Utah Jazz for Thurl Bailey and a 1992 second-round draft pick (Tim Burroughs). *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded
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and Mark Randall to the Detroit Pistons for
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,
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and a future second-round draft pick (Sherron Mills). *The Milwaukee Bucks traded the draft rights of Stephon Marbury to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ray Allen and a future first-round pick. *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Isaiah Rider to the Portland Trail Blazers for James Robinson,
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and a first-round draft pick in 1997 or 1998 (became the 20th pick in the 1997 draft on June 23, 1997) (Paul Grant). *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr and
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to the New Jersey Nets and Paul Grant to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal. The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Terrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks, and Brian Evans and future considerations from the Nets (turned out to be first-round draft pickin 1999 NBA Draft) (Wally Szczcerbiak). *The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the draft rights to Randy Foye from the Portland Trail Blazers for the draft rights to Brandon Roy. * The Philadelphia 76ers acquired the draft rights to Bobby Jones from the Minnesota Timberwolves for a future second-round pick (Chris Richard) and cash considerations. *The Phoenix Suns acquired Nikoloz Tskitishvili from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a 2006 second-round draft pick (Loukas Mavrokefalidis). *The Memphis Grizzlies acquired the draft rights to O. J. Mayo along with Marko Jarić, Antoine Walker, and
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from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the draft rights to Kevin Love along with Mike Miller,
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, and Jason Collins. *The Minnesota Timberwolves received a second-round draft pick (Nikola Peković) from the Miami Heat in a trade involving Antoine Walker via the Boston Celtics in a trade involving
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. *The Miami Heat acquired the draft rights to Mario Chalmers from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for two future second-round picks and cash considerations. * On June 24, 2009, Minnesota acquired the 5th pick,
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, Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov from Washington in exchange for Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Minnesota used the 5th pick to draft
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. *On October 24, 2007, Minnesota acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Antoine Walker, Wayne Simien,
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and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. Minnesota used the 18th pick to draft Ty Lawson. * On July 31, 2007, Minnesota re-acquired their 2009 first-round draft pick along with Al Jefferson, Gerald Green,
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,
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, Theo Ratliff, a 2009 first-round draft pick and cash considerations from Boston in exchange for Kevin Garnett. Previously, Boston acquired a 2009 first round draft pick,
Wally Szczerbiak Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr. ( ; born March 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network. He played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Associat ...
, Michael Olowokandi and Dwayne Jones on January 26, 2006, from Minnesota in exchange for
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, Marcus Banks,
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,
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and two second-round draft picks. Minnesota used the 28th pick to draft Wayne Ellington. *On June 26, 2008, Minnesota acquired Philadelphia's and Miami's 2009 second-round draft picks and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for the draft rights to
Mario Chalmers Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He was selected as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota ...
. Previously, Miami acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, the draft rights to Daequan Cook and cash considerations on June 28, 2007, from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to Jason Smith. Minnesota used the 45th and 47th pick to draft Nick Calathes and Henk Norel respectively. Later, on June 26, 2009. the Dallas Mavericks acquired the draft rights to 45th pick Nick Calathes from Minnesota in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations. *On December 13, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Robert Vaden, a 2012 second-round draft pick (the 58th pick) and a future conditional second-round draft pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for
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. *On June 27, 2013, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded 9th pick
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to the Utah Jazz in exchange for the 14th pick Shabazz Muhammad and the 21st pick Gorgui Dieng. *On June 23, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Brad Miller, rights to
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and
Chandler Parsons Chandler Evan Parsons (born October 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Florida and was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 38th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft ...
and a 2013 first round pick (''the 26th pick'') from the
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in exchange for
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, rights to Donatas Motiejūnas and a 2012 second-round pick. Previously, on February 24, 2011, the Rockets acquired Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a ''2013 first-round draft pick'' from Memphis in exchange for
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and Ish Smith. *The Minnesota Timberwolves traded 26th pick Andre Roberson and Malcolm Lee to the
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in exchange for ''a 2014 second-round pick (the 53rd pick)'' and cash. Golden State then traded Roberson to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 29th pick ( Archie Goodwin) and cash. *On June 23, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired a 2013 second round pick (''the 52nd pick'') from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for the draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović. *On September 9, 2009, Minnesota acquired
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and ''a 2014 second-round pick (the 40th pick)'' from New Orleans in exchange for Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila. *On June 26, 2014, the Brooklyn Nets acquired the draft rights to Markel Brown from Minnesota in exchange for cash considerations. *On the same draft day, Minnesota traded their draft rights to Alessandro Gentile to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations. *On June 25, 2015, the
Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...
acquired draft rights to 31st pick
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, draft rights to 36th pick
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, and a 2019 second-round pick from Minnesota Timberwolves in return for the draft rights to 24th pick Tyus Jones. *On September 17, 2014, the Sacramento Kings acquired Jason Terry, ''a 2015 second-round pick (the 36th pick)'' and a 2016 second-round pick from the
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in return for
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and
Scotty Hopson Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before playing professionally in Greece, Isr ...
Later, on December 19, 2014, the
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acquired Corey Brewer from Minnesota Timberwolves and Alexey Shved from
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; Minnesota acquired
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, ''Sacramento's 2015 second-round pick (the 36th pick)'', a 2016 second-round pick and cash considerations from Houston; and Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Sergei Lishouk and ''a 2015 second-round pick'' from Houston and Ronny Turiaf from Minnesota. *On June 22, 2017, Chicago acquired ''Minnesota's first round pick'' (No. 7),
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, and Zach LaVine from Minnesota for Jimmy Butler and Chicago's first round pick (No. 16) * On June 30, 2017, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the Utah Jazz's ''2018 first round pick (the 20th pick)'' in exchange for
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. * On June 24, 2022, Memphis acquired draft rights of 19th pick Jake LaRavia and a 2023 2nd round pick for the draft rights of 22nd pick
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and 29th pick
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* On June 24, 2022, Charlotte acquired draft rights of 40th pick
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for the draft rights of 45th pick
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and the
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' 2023 2nd round pick. * On June 24, 2022, Indiana acquired Brown for a 2026 2nd round pick swap and cash considerations.


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