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1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the fourth season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. After finishing the previous season with the league's worst record, the Timberwolves received the third overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected power forward Christian Laettner out of Duke University. During the off-season, the team acquired Chuck Person and Michael Williams from the Indiana Pacers, and signed free agent Bob McCann.

However, after a 2–2 start to the regular season, the Timberwolves continued to struggle by losing 28 of their next 33 games, as head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired after a 6–23 start to the season. Under his replacement Sidney Lowe, the team held a 12–35 record at the All-Star break, and suffered a 12-game losing streak in April, finishing in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 19–63 record.

Doug West led the team in scoring averaging 19.3 points per game, and finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Laettner averaged 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Person provided the team with 16.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, and also led them with 118 three-point field goals, and Williams contributed 15.1 points, 8.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Off the bench, Thurl Bailey contributed 7.5 points per game, while McCann averaged 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, second-year center Luc Longley averaged 5.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and starting center Felton Spencer provided with 4.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

Following the season, Spencer was traded to the Utah Jazz, and McCann was released to free agency. In the final game of the regular season against the Jazz on April 25, 1993, Williams set an NBA record of 84 consecutive free throws surpassing Calvin Murphy, whose record was 78 back in 1981. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz, 113–111 at home to end their 12-game losing streak; Williams shot .907 in free-throw percentage this season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	3	Christian Laettner	C/PF	Duke
2	28	Marlon Maxey	PF	Texas-El Paso
2	34	Chris Smith	SG	Connecticut
2	51	Tim Burroughs	PF	Jacksonville

Roster

Sidney Lowe
Jim Brewer
Chuck Davisson

Regular season

Season standings

:y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	PF	81	81	2,823	708	223	105	83	1,472	34.9	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	18.2
	SG	80	80	3,104	247	235	85	21	1,543	38.8	3.1	2.9	1.1	.3	19.3
	SG	80	6	1,266	96	196	48	16	347	15.8	1.2	2.5	.6	.2	4.3
	SF	79	7	1,536	282	68	51	58	495	19.4	3.6	.9	.6	.7	6.3
	SF	78	75	2,985	433	343	67	30	1,309	38.3	5.6	4.4	.9	.4	16.8
	PG	76	76	2,661	273	661	165	23	1,151	35.0	3.6	8.7	2.2	.3	15.1
	C	71	48	1,296	324	17	23	66	293	18.3	4.6	.2	.3	.9	4.1
	PF	70	3	1,276	215	61	20	47	525	18.2	3.1	.9	.3	.7	7.5
	SG	61	2	642	68	72	16	5	161	10.5	1.1	1.2	.3	.1	2.6
	C	55	25	1,045	240	51	47	77	319	19.0	4.4	.9	.9	1.4	5.8
	PF	54	4	533	83	46	6	11	135	9.9	1.5	.9	.1	.2	2.5
	PF	43	3	520	164	12	11	18	231	12.1	3.8	.3	.3	.4	5.4
	SF	13	0	89	8	6	2	0	45	6.8	.6	.5	.2	.0	3.5
†	SF	4	0	71	3	9	3	0	20	17.8	.8	2.3	.8	.0	5.0
†	PF	2	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	.0	.5	.0	.0	.0

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Awards and records

Christian Laettner, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1993.html 1992-93 Minnesota Timberwolves]
Araton, Harvey. (June 25, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Draft Sticks to Program Until the 5th Pick, That Is". The New York Times.
(June 25, 1992). "After Big Men Go First, Locals Go in First Round: NBA Draft: Miner Goes to Heat at No. 12. Lakers Take Peeler. Clippers Select: La Salle's Woods with Their First Pick". Los Angeles Times.
"1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
Horner, Scott. (September 8, 1992). "Pacers, Timberwolves Complete Trade". United Press International.
(September 9, 1992). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Wolves Trade Richardson and Mitchell". The New York Times.
(September 9, 1992). "Richardson Traded to Pacers, Timberwolves Get Person: NBA: Former UCLA Star Will Be Reunited with Reggie Miller. Pistons Trade John Salley to the Heat". Los Angeles Times.
(January 11, 1993). "Minnesota Throws Rodgers to Wolves". United Press International.
(January 12, 1993). "Timberwolves Fire Rodgers After 6-23 Start". Los Angeles Times.
"NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference.
"1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
"1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.
"1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
(June 30, 1993). "Jazz Trade Brown to Timberwolves for Spencer". United Press International.
Evans, Richard. (July 8, 1993). "Spencer Will Bypass Bahamas for Stint in Jazz's Rookie Camp". Deseret News.
Rock, Brad. (November 7, 1993). "Brown Bear Enjoys Working with a Pack of Timberwolves". Deseret News.
(April 26, 1993). "Micheal Williams' Free-Throw Streak Reaches NBA-Record 84". Los Angeles Times.
(April 26, 1993). "Williams Sets Record for Free Throws". The Washington Post.
(April 26, 1993). "Jazz Season Ends the Way It Started: With a Loss". Deseret News.

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