The 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 26th season of the franchise in the

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(NBA). The Timberwolves finished with the worst record in the league at 16–66 and missed the

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for the 11th straight year. For the first time since 2007–08 season, Kevin Love was not on the roster as he was traded to the

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in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and their future first round picks. Despite not making the playoffs, Andrew Wiggins won the NBA Rookie of the Year. Flip Saunders returned to the Timberwolves' head coach on his second stint. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2015 and he died two months later on October 25, 2015, at the age of 60. He was replaced by former Timberwolves player and former NBA Coach of the Year, Sam Mitchell for the following season. Kevin Garnett returned to the team for the first time since he left Minnesota in the offseason trade to the

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Preseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 29 , @ Memphis , , Thaddeus Young (26) , Nikola Peković (8) , Ricky Rubio (7) , FedExForum
17,731 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 30 ,

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, , Thaddeus Young (19) , Nikola Peković (10) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
18,296 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , November 1 ,

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, , Kevin Martin (33) , Gorgui Dieng (8) , Ricky Rubio (17) , Target Center
19,356 , 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , November 5 , @

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, , Kevin Martin (24) , Thaddeus Young (12) , Ricky Rubio (12) , Barclays Center
16,302 , 2–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , November 7 , @ Orlando , , Kevin Martin (21) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Mo Williams (7) , Amway Center
16,379 , 2–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , November 8 , @

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, , Nikola Peković (19) , Nikola Peković (11) , Mo Williams (5) , American Airlines Arena
19,735 , 2–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , November 12 ,

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, , Corey Brewer (18) , Nikola Peković (13) , Zach LaVine (9) , Mexico City Arena
18,996 , 2–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , November 14 , @

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, , Andrew Wiggins (20) , Gorgui Dieng (9) , Mo Williams (4) , Smoothie King Center
14,775 , 2–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , November 15 , @

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, , Kevin Martin (34) , Gorgui Dieng (8) , Mo Williams (8) ,

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19,730 , 2–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , November 19 , New York , , Kevin Martin (37) , Shabazz Muhammad (8) , Mo Williams (13) , Target Center
15,304 , 3–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , November 21 ,

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, , Anthony Bennett (20) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Williams & Brewer (4) , Target Center
12,414 , 3–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , November 22 , Sacramento , , Andrew Wiggins (29) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Mo Williams (12) , Target Center
13,191 , 3–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , November 26 ,

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, , Corey Brewer (19) , Wiggins & Dieng (8) , Wiggins, Young & LaVine (4) , Target Center
14,710 , 3–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , November 28 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Zach LaVine (28) , Dieng & Brewer (7) , Mo Williams (11) , Staples Center
18,997 , 4–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , November 30 , @ Portland , , Shabazz Muhammad (28) , Gorgui Dieng (8) , Mo Williams (11) , Moda Center
18,843 , 4–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , December 1 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Shabazz Muhammad (18) , Shabazz Muhammad (10) , Mo Williams (7) , Staples Center
19,060 , 4–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , December 3 ,

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, , Thaddeus Young (16) , Gorgui Dieng (16) , Mo Williams (7) , Target Center
10,463 , 4–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , December 5 ,

, , Shabazz Muhammad (20) , Corey Brewer (7) , Corey Brewer (6) , Target Center
12,101 , 4–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , December 6 , @

, , Zach LaVine (22) , Anthony Bennett (10) , Zach LaVine (10) , AT&T Center
18,581 , 4–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , December 8 , Golden State , , Andrew Wiggins (21) , Gorgui Dieng (11) , Zach LaVine (8) , Target Center
10,296 , 4–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , December 10 , Portland , , Andrew Wiggins (23) , Jeff Adrien (11) , Brewer & LaVine (5) , Target Center
10,337 , 5–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 22 , December 12 ,

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, , Wiggins &

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(18) , Gorgui Dieng (9) , Corey Brewer (8) , Target Center
13,557 , 5–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , December 14 , L.A. Lakers , , Shabazz Muhammad (28) , Dieng &

(9) , Corey Brewer (9) , Target Center
15,008 , 5–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 24 , December 16 , @ Washington , , Thaddeus Young (29) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Zach LaVine (8) , Verizon Center
15,823 , 5–19 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , December 19 , @

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, , Shabazz Muhammad (26) , Bennett & Adrien (7) , Thaddeus Young (6) , TD Garden
17,042 , 5–20 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 26 , December 21 ,

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, , Mo Williams (24) , Andrew Wiggins (9) , Mo Williams (10) , Target Center
12,687 , 5–21 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , December 23 , @

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, , Andrew Wiggins (27) , Gorgui Dieng (11) , Mo Williams (7) , Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 , 5–22 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , December 26 , @

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, , Thaddeus Young (23) , Gorgui Dieng (13) , Mo Williams (13) , Pepsi Center
14,516 , 5–23 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , December 27 , @ Golden State , , Thaddeus Young (17) , Shabazz Muhammad (9) , Zach LaVine (14) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 5–24 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , December 30 , @

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, , Shabazz Muhammad (30) , Shabazz Muhammad (7) , Young & Dieng (6) , EnergySolutions Arena
18,947 , 5–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , January 1 , Sacramento , , Andrew Wiggins (27) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Mo Williams (8) , Target Center
13,337 , 5–26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , January 3 ,

, , Wiggins & Williams (20) , Jeff Adrien (8) , Mo Williams (3) , Target Center
13,702 , 5–27 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , January 5 ,

, , Gorgui Dieng (22) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Mo Williams (7) , Target Center
10,386 , 5–28 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , January 7 , Phoenix , , Andrew Wiggins (25) , Anthony Bennett (10) , Mo Williams (11) , Target Center
10,547 , 5–29 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , January 9 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (20) , Anthony Bennett (8) , Andrew Wiggins (5) , BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,480 , 5–30 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , January 10 ,

, , Zach LaVine (19) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Mo Williams (6) , Target Center
17,871 , 5–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , January 13 , @

, , Mo Williams (52) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Mo Williams (7) ,

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16,781 , 6–31 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , January 16 , @ Phoenix , , Mo Williams (26) , Thaddeus Young (8) , Thaddeus Young (6) , US Airways Center
17,441 , 6–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , January 17 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (31) , Robbie Hummel (13) , Mo Williams (7) , Target Center
14,821 , 7–32 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , January 19 , @ Charlotte , , Thaddeus Young (18) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Mo Williams (4) , Time Warner Cable Arena
17,989 , 7–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 41 , January 21 ,

, , Andrew Wiggins (18) , Thaddeus Young (11) , Thaddeus Young (6) , Target Center
13,737 , 7–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , January 23 ,

, , Williams & Dieng (7) (15) , Gorgui Dieng (15) , Mo Williams (10) , Target Center
14,978 , 7–35 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , January 25 , @

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, , Thaddeus Young (26) , Wiggins, Williams & Dieng (7) , Thaddeus Young (7) ,

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18,049 , 7–36 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , January 26 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (23) , Gorgui Dieng (18) , Williams & Young (3) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 , 7–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , January 28 ,

, , Kevin Martin (21) , Gorgui Dieng (14) , Zach LaVine (6) , Target Center
11,434 , 8–37 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 46 , January 30 , @

, , Kevin Martin (19) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Kevin Martin (5) , Wells Fargo Center
14,333 , 8–38 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , January 31 ,

, , Andrew Wiggins (33) , Nikola Peković (12) , Lorenzo Brown (9) , Target Center
19,562 , 8–39 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 48 , February 2 , @

, , Kevin Martin (19) , Nikola Peković (10) , Mo Williams (5) ,

19,989 , 8–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , February 4 ,

, , Kevin Martin (30) , Gorgui Dieng (9) , Mo Williams (10) , Target Center
11,517 , 9–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , February 6 , Memphis , , Andrew Wiggins (18) , Thaddeus Young (8) , Ricky Rubio (5) , Target Center
14,388 , 10–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , February 8 , @

, , Nikola Peković (29) , Kevin Martin (9) , Mo Williams (9) , Palace of Auburn Hills
16,075 , 11–40 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , February 9 ,

, , Kevin Martin (21) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Rubio & Young (5) , Target Center
10,987 , 11–41 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , February 11 , Golden State , , Kevin Martin (21) , Nikola Peković (13) , Ricky Rubio (5) , Target Center
14,303 , 11–42 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , February 20 , Phoenix , , Kevin Martin (21) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Ricky Rubio (14) , Target Center
14,077 , 12–42 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , February 23 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (30) , Gorgui Dieng (14) , Ricky Rubio (7) , Toyota Center
18,240 , 12–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , February 25 , Washington , , Kevin Martin (28) , Nikola Peković (13) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Target Center
19,856 , 13–43 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , February 27 , @

, , Kevin Martin (18) , Nikola Peković (11) , Ricky Rubio (10) ,

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21,635 , 13–44 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , February 28 , Memphis , , Andrew Wiggins (25) , Gorgui Dieng (9) , Ricky Rubio (10) , Target Center
19,356 , 13–45 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , March 2 , L.A. Clippers , , Gary Neal (19) , Ricky Rubio (12) , Ricky Rubio (11) , Target Center
18,239 , 13–46 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , March 4 ,

, , Andrew Wiggins (20) , Gorgui Dieng (10) , Ricky Rubio (10) , Target Center
13,848 , 13–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , March 7 , Portland , , Kevin Martin (29) , Peković & Rubio (8) , Ricky Rubio (15) , Target Center
19,356 , 14–47 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 62 , March 9 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Adreian Payne (16) , Adreian Payne (15) , Ricky Rubio (12) , Staples Center
19,060 , 14–48 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 63 , March 11 , @ Phoenix , , Kevin Martin (16) , Gorgui Dieng (7) , Ricky Rubio (6) , US Airways Center
17,367 , 14–49 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , March 13 , @

, , Gorgui Dieng (21) , Gorgui Dieng (14) , Zach LaVine (7) , Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 , 14–50 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , March 15 , @

, , Kevin Martin (19) , Justin Hamilton (10) , Lorenzo Brown (7) , AT&T Center
18,581 , 14–51 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 66 , March 16 ,

, , Kevin Martin (23) , Justin Hamilton & Wiggins (10) , Kevin Martin (6) , Target Center
14,234 , 14–52 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , March 18 , @

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, , Kevin Martin (37) , Budinger & Rubio (8) , Ricky Rubio (8) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 14–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , March 19 , @ New York , , Kevin Martin (22) , Gorgui Dieng (11) , Zach LaVine (4) ,

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19,812 , 15–53 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , March 22 , Charlotte , , Gorgui Dieng (16) , Adreian Payne (9) , Kevin Martin (9) , Target Center
15,262 , 15–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 23 , @

, , Zach LaVine (27) , Adreian Payne (9) , Lorenzo Brown (6) , EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 , 16–54 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , March 25 , L.A. Lakers , , Andrew Wiggins (20) , Lorenzo Brown (9) , Zach LaVine (5) , Target Center
13,438 , 16–55 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , March 27 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (31) , Gorgui Dieng (12) , Zach LaVine (8) , Toyota Center
18,322 , 16–56 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 73 , March 29 , @

, , Andrew Wiggins (20) , Adreian Payne (11) , Lorenzo Brown (9) , Smoothie King Center
17,576 , 16–57 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , March 30 ,

, , Zach LaVine (21) , Budinger & Hummel (7) , Brown & LaVine (6) , Target Center
12,229 , 16–58 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 75 , April 1 ,

, , Andrew Wiggins (25) , Zach LaVine (7) , Brown & Wiggins (5) , Target Center
12,699 , 16–59 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 76 , April 3 , Orlando , , Andrew Wiggins (22) , Justin Hamilton (9) , Zach LaVine (5) , Target Center
18,334 , 16–60 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 77 , April 7 , @ Sacramento , , Kevin Martin (37) , Andrew Wiggins (8) , Zach LaVine (11) , Sleep Train Arena
16,770 , 16–61 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 78 , April 8 , @ Portland , , Andrew Wiggins (29) , Justin Hamilton (9) , Zach LaVine (6) , Moda Center
19,499 , 16–62 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , April 10 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Andrew Wiggins (29) , Andrew Wiggins (10) , Andrew Wiggins (6) , Staples Center
17,880 , 16–63 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , April 11 , @ Golden State , , Zach LaVine (37) , Justin Hamilton (10) , Andrew Wiggins (9) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 16–64 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 81 , April 13 ,

, , Zach LaVine (24) , Robbie Hummel (10) , Zach LaVine (7) , Target Center
13,009 , 16–65 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , April 15 ,

, , Kevin Martin (29) , Anthony Bennett (9) , Zach LaVine (13) , Target Center
18,250 , 16–66

Player statistics

Regular season

Injuries

Roster

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

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

References

External links

2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves preseason at ''ESPN''

2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves regular season at ''ESPN''
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