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2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| end_year | 2008 |
| wins | 22 |
| losses | 60 |
| division | Northwest |
| division_place | 4 |
| conf_place | 14 |
| coach | Randy Wittman |
| gm | Kevin McHale |
| owner | Glen Taylor |
| arena | Target Center |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | MIN |
| radio | KLCI |
- FSN North
- KSTC
The 2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season was their 19th season in the NBA and their first since the 1994-95 season that Kevin Garnett was not on the roster as he was traded to the Boston Celtics during the summer.
Draft picks
Minnesota's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Corey Brewer | Forward | United States | Florida |
| 2 | 41 | Chris Richard | Power Forward | United States | Florida |
Roster
- Randy Wittman
- J. B. Bickerstaff
- Brent Haskins
- Bob Ociepka
- Ed Pinckney
- Jerry Sichting
- Gregg Farnam (trainer)
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="edbebf" | 1 || November 2 || Nuggets || 91–99 || McCants (23) || Jefferson (13) || Telfair (5) ||Target Center 19,443 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 2 || November 4 || @ Knicks || 93–97 || Gomes (19) || Jefferson (12) || Telfair (7) ||Madison Square Garden 19,763 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 3 || November 6 || Magic || 103–111 || Jefferson (25) || Jefferson (10) || Jaric (10) ||Target Center 12,003 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 4 || November 9 || @ Lakers || 93–107 || Jefferson (24) || Jefferson (15) || Jaric (6) ||Staples Center 18,997 || 0–4 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 5 || November 10 || @ Kings || 93–100 || Jefferson (17) || Jefferson (12) || Buckner (5) ||ARCO Arena 13,170 || 0–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || November 14 || Kings || 108–103 || McCants (33) || Jaric (8) || Telfair (8) ||Target Center 11,656 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 7 || November 16 || Wizards || 89–105 || McCants (19) || Jefferson (10) || Jaric (4) ||Target Center 11,783 || 1–6 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 8 || November 17 || Hornets || 82–100 || Jefferson (20) || Jefferson (10) || Three-way tie (3) ||Target Center 15,324 || 1–7 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 9 || November 21 || Cavaliers || 86–97 || Jefferson (30) || Jefferson (8) || Two-way tie (4) ||Target Center 15,224 || 1–8 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 10 || November 23 || @ Nuggets || 93–99 || Walker (24) || Jefferson (14) || Jaric (6) ||Pepsi Center 17,097 || 1–9 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 11 || November 24 || Hawks || 87–94 || Jefferson (23) || Jefferson (16) || Jaric (6) ||Target Center 14,101 || 1–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || November 26 || @ Hornets || 103–94 || Jaric (21) || Buckner (9) || Telfair (8) ||New Orleans Arena 8,393 || 2–10 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 13 || November 28 || @ Mavericks || 103–109 || Jefferson (31) || Jefferson (14) || Jaric (7) ||American Airlines Center 20,054 || 2–11 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 14 || November 30 || Spurs || 91–106 || Jefferson (23) || Jefferson (11) || Two-way tie (4) ||Target Center 16,297 || 2–12 |- |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 15 || December 1 || @ Grizzlies || 80–109 || McCants (18) || Walker (9) || Telfair (6) ||FedExForum 12,896 || 2–13 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 16 || December 4 || Lakers || 95–116 || Telfair (16) || Jefferson (12) || Three-way tie (3) ||Target Center 17,513 || 2–14 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 17 || December 6 || @ Hawks || 89–90 || Smith (25) || Brewer (10) || Jaric (10) ||Philips Arena 12,232 || 2–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || December 8 || Suns || 100–93 || Jefferson (32) || Jefferson (20) || Telfair (6) ||Target Center 19,356 || 3–15 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 19 || December 11 || @ Wizards || 88–102 || Smith (36) || Brewer (9) || Telfair (10) ||Verizon Center 12,177 || 3–16 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 20 || December 12 || @ 76ers || 94–98 || Jefferson (22) || Jefferson (11) || Telfair (11) ||Wachovia Center 10,971 || 3–17 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 21 || December 14 || Sonics || 88–99 || Jefferson (22) || Jefferson (16) || Two-way tie (6) ||Target Center 16,523 || 3–18 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 22 || December 15 || @ Bucks || 92–95 || Smith (30) || Jefferson (15) || Telfair (8) ||Bradley Center 15,512 || 3–19 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 23 || December 17 || @ Heat || 87–91 || Jefferson (22) || Jefferson (20) || Telfair (6) ||AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 || 3–20 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 24 || December 19 || Warriors || 98–111 || Jefferson (24) || Jefferson (14) || Telfair (8) ||Target Center 13,001 || 3–21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || December 21 || Pacers || 131–118 || Jefferson (29) || Jefferson (13) || Telfair (11) ||Target Center 15,379 || 4–21 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 26 || December 22 || @ Hornets || 76–110 || Gomes (20) || Jefferson (13) || Green (4) ||New Orleans Arena 11,257 || 4–22 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 27 || December 26 || @ Warriors || 101–105 || Jefferson (20) || Jefferson (19) || Jaric (5) ||Oracle Arena 19,596 || 4–23 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 28 || December 28 || @ Blazers || 98–109 || Jefferson (22) || Two-way tie (7) || Telfair (11) ||Rose Garden 20,491 || 4–24 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 29 || December 29 || @ Sonics || 90–109 || Jefferson (17) || Two-way tie (8) || Telfair (6) ||KeyArena 14,038 || 4–25 |- bgcolor="edbebf" | 30 || December 31 || @ Clippers || 82–91 || Jefferson (22) || Two-way tie (15) || Telfair (7) ||Staples Center 14,404 || 4–26 |-
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | **82** | **82** | **2,919** | **911** | 117 | 74 | **119** | **1,726** | **35.6** | **11.1** | 1.4 | .9 | 1.5 | **21.0** | |
| PF | **82** | 74 | 2,434 | 475 | 145 | 65 | 10 | 1,033 | 29.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 12.6 | |
| SF | 79 | 35 | 1,803 | 292 | 111 | 76 | 25 | 459 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.8 | |
| PF | 77 | 11 | 1,547 | 353 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 727 | 20.1 | 4.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 9.4 | |
| SG | 75 | 56 | 2,189 | 222 | 311 | **97** | 32 | 621 | 29.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | **1.3** | .4 | 8.3 | |
| SG | 75 | 24 | 2,020 | 206 | 162 | 66 | 18 | 1,114 | 26.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | 14.9 | |
| PG | 60 | 51 | 1,933 | 135 | **355** | 59 | 11 | 556 | 32.2 | 2.3 | **5.9** | 1.0 | .2 | 9.3 | |
| C | 52 | 3 | 556 | 135 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 98 | 10.7 | 2.6 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 1.9 | |
| PF | 46 | 1 | 892 | 168 | 45 | 33 | 8 | 368 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 8.0 | |
| PG | 39 | 31 | 1,259 | 128 | 164 | 36 | 3 | 510 | 32.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .9 | .1 | 13.1 | |
| SG | 31 | 4 | 520 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 124 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 4.0 | |
| † | SF | 29 | 0 | 358 | 62 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 147 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.1 |
| † | SF | 27 | 18 | 680 | 114 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 227 | 25.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .5 | 8.4 |
| C | 24 | 8 | 257 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 10.7 | 2.0 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 2.4 | |
| PF | 20 | 6 | 151 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .1 | .5 | |
| † | PF | 10 | 6 | 214 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 21.4 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | **1.9** | 6.3 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.
Transactions
Trades
February 22, 2008 The Houston Rockets acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kirk Snyder, a future 2010 draft choice, and cash considerations.
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