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2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| end_year | 2009 |
| wins | 24 |
| losses | 58 |
| division | Northwest |
| division_place | 4 |
| conf_place | 12 |
| gm | Kevin McHale |
| owner | Glen Taylor |
| arena | Target Center |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | MIN |
| radio | KFAN |
- Randy Wittman (fired)
- Kevin McHale
- Fox Sports North
- KSTC
The 2008–09 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished the season coached by Kevin McHale. After the season, McHale was dismissed though he would return as head coach for the Houston Rockets for the shortened 2011–12 season and would later guide the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals in 2015.
Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | O. J. Mayo (traded to Memphis) | SG | United States | USC (fr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Nikola Peković | PF | Montenegro | Panathinaikos (Greece) 1986 |
| 2 | 34 | Mario Chalmers (traded to Miami) | PG | United States | Kansas (jr.) |
The Timberwolves entered the draft with three draft picks: two original picks (#3 and #34) and an additional pick (#31) that originally belonged to the Miami Heat and was acquired from the Boston Celtics via trade in 2006. The team drafted O. J. Mayo with the third pick in the first round. Soon, his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for the fifth pick, Kevin Love. In the second round, the team drafted Nikola Pekovic with the 31st pick, though he didn't join the team until 2010, and Mario Chalmers with the 34th pick, but his rights were soon traded to the Miami Heat, where he would win two championships.
Roster
- Randy Wittman (fired)
- Kevin McHale
- J. B. Bickerstaff
- Dean Cooper
- Brent Haskins
- Ed Pinckney
- Jerry Sichting
- Gregg Farnam (trainer)
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | Sacramento | | Al Jefferson (21) | Al Jefferson (10) | Mike Miller (6) | Target Center 17,820 | 1–0
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 1 | Dallas | | Rashad McCants (18) | Al Jefferson (12) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center 16,893 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | Al Jefferson (24) | Al Jefferson (13) | Randy Foye (6) | Ford Center 18,163 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 5 | San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (14) | Sebastian Telfair (10) | Target Center 11,112 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 7 | @ Sacramento | | Kevin Love (20) | Al Jefferson (9) | Sebastian Telfair (7) | ARCO Arena 10,592 | 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 8 | @ Portland | | Al Jefferson (27) | Kevin Love (7) | Al Jefferson, Randy Foye (5) | Rose Garden 20,599 | 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 11 | @ Golden State | | Al Jefferson (25) | Al Jefferson (12) | Randy Foye (8) | Oracle Arena 17,422 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 15 | Portland | | Al Jefferson (26) | Al Jefferson (6) | Mike Miller (5) | Target Center 12,213 | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 16 | @ Denver | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson (14) | Randy Foye (6) | Pepsi Center 16,721 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 19 | Philadelphia | | Al Jefferson (25) | Mike Miller (10) | Sebastian Telfair (8) | Target Center 10,111 | 2–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 21 | Boston | | Al Jefferson (21) | Craig Smith (7) | Craig Smith (4) | Target Center 19,107 | 2–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 23 | @ Detroit | | Randy Foye (23) | Craig Smith (9) | Randy Foye (14) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 3–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 26 | Phoenix | | Al Jefferson (28) | Al Jefferson (17) | Mike Miller (6) | Target Center 11,708 | 3–10 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 28 | @ Oklahoma City | | Craig Smith (23) | Al Jefferson (9) | Randy Foye (7) | Ford Center 18,229 | 4–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 29 | Denver | | Randy Foye (25) | Al Jefferson (13) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center 14,197 | 4–11
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 1 | @ Charlotte | | Randy Foye (23) | Mike Miller (10) | Mike Miller (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena 9,285 | 4–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 3 | @ Orlando | | Al Jefferson (19) | Kevin Love (12) | Randy Foye (5) | Amway Arena 15,705 | 4–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 5 | @ New Jersey | | Randy Foye (20) | Al Jefferson (12) | Randy Foye (5) | Izod Center 15,364 | 4–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 6 | L.A. Clippers | | Al Jefferson (28) | Kevin Love (15) | Randy Foye, Sebastian Telfair (5) | Target Center 10,863 | 4–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 9 | Utah | | Al Jefferson (21) | Kevin Love (15) | Randy Foye, Ryan Gomes (4) | Target Center 10,745 | 4–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 10 | @ Denver | | Al Jefferson, Randy Foye (26) | Kevin Love (14) | Randy Foye (6) | Pepsi Center 14,007 | 4–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 12 | San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (29) | Al Jefferson (13) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center 15,336 | 4–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 14 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson (13) | Randy Foye (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 4–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ Sacramento | | Al Jefferson (22) | Kevin Love (15) | Kevin Ollie (5) | ARCO Arena 10,593 | 4–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | Cleveland | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson (11) | Randy Foye (3) | Target Center 14,899 | 4–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 20 | Houston | | Al Jefferson (34) | Al Jefferson (13) | Al Jefferson, Rashad McCants (4) | Target Center 12,115 | 4–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 23 | @ San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (28) | Randy Foye (16) | Kevin Ollie (4) | AT&T Center 17,996 | 4–23 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 | December 26 | @ New York | | Rashad McCants (23) | Al Jefferson (15) | Sebastian Telfair (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 5–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 27 | Orlando | | Rashad McCants (21) | Kevin Love (10) | Rashad McCants (4) | Target Center 17,003 | 5–24 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 29 | Memphis | | Al Jefferson (38) | Al Jefferson (16) | Randy Foye, Craig Smith (5) | Target Center 12,207 | 6–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 30 | @ Dallas | | Al Jefferson (21) | Al Jefferson (9) | Kevin Ollie (6) | American Airlines Center 20,264 | 6–25
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | January 2 | Golden State | | Al Jefferson (32) | Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes (10) | Randy Foye (7) | Target Center 11,921 | 7–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 3 | @ Chicago | | Randy Foye (21) | Al Jefferson (14) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | United Center 20,516 | 8–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 | January 6 | @ Memphis | | Randy Foye (23) | Al Jefferson (12) | Sebastian Telfair (9) | FedExForum 10,156 | 9–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 7 | Oklahoma City | | Randy Foye (32) | Kevin Love (15) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center 10,272 | 10–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 10 | Milwaukee | | Rodney Carney (22) | Kevin Love (12) | Sebastian Telfair (11) | Target Center 15,007 | 11–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 13 | Miami | | Randy Foye (29) | Al Jefferson (10) | Randy Foye (8) | Target Center 10,856 | 11–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 16 | @ Phoenix | | Al Jefferson (22) | Kevin Love (14) | Mike Miller (5) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 12–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Al Jefferson, Craig Smith (20) | Al Jefferson (17) | Sebastian Telfair (9) | Staples Center 14,399 | 13–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 20 | @ Utah | | Al Jefferson (25) | Kevin Love (9) | Sebastian Telfair (9) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 13–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 23 | New Orleans | | Al Jefferson, Randy Foye (24) | Al Jefferson (14) | Randy Foye, Sebastian Telfair (8) | Target Center 18,224 | 14–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 25 | Chicago | | Al Jefferson (39) | Kevin Love (15) | Mike Miller (7) | Target Center 16,009 | 15–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Al Jefferson (23) | Al Jefferson, Mike Miller (10) | Randy Foye (7) | Bradley Center 12,914 | 16–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 28 | Detroit | | Al Jefferson (24) | Kevin Love (10) | Randy Foye, Mike Miller (5) | Target Center 14,232 | 16–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 30 | L.A. Lakers | | Al Jefferson (34) | Al Jefferson (13) | Sebastian Telfair (7) | Target Center 19,111 | 16–29
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 1 | @ Boston | | Al Jefferson (34) | Al Jefferson (11) | Randy Foye (9) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 16–30 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 | February 3 | @ Indiana | | Randy Foye (19) | Al Jefferson (15) | Randy Foye (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse 11,015 | 17–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | Atlanta | | Al Jefferson (18) | Kevin Love (14) | Mike Miller (4) | Target Center 13,745 | 17–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 7 | @ Houston | | Al Jefferson (36) | Al Jefferson (22) | Sebastian Telfair (9) | Toyota Center 16,815 | 17–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 8 | @ New Orleans | | Al Jefferson (25) | Al Jefferson (14) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | New Orleans Arena 16,046 | 17–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 10 | Toronto | | Randy Foye (33) | Kevin Love (12) | Mike Miller (5) | Target Center 12,722 | 17–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 17 | @ Washington | | Randy Foye (23) | Kevin Love (11) | Mike Miller (6) | Verizon Center 11,623 | 17–35 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 18 | @ Miami | | Sebastian Telfair (30) | Brian Cardinal (10) | Mike Miller (9) | American Airlines Arena 17,525 | 18–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 20 | Indiana | | Randy Foye (36) | Kevin Love (12) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | Target Center 13,777 | 18–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | L.A. Lakers | | Sebastian Telfair, Ryan Gomes (20) | Kevin Love (10) | Randy Foye, Kevin Ollie (6) | Target Center 19,177 | 18–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 24 | @ Toronto | | Randy Foye (25) | Mike Miller (12) | Mike Miller (9) | Air Canada Centre 17,457 | 18–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25 | Utah | | Ryan Gomes, Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (15) | Mike Miller, Sebastian Telfair (6) | Target Center 13,108 | 18–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 27 | Portland | | Craig Smith, Mike Miller (16) | Ryan Gomes (9) | Mike Miller (4) | Target Center 17,017 | 18–40
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 1 | Houston | | Randy Foye (24) | Craig Smith, Mike Miller (6) | Mike Miller (5) | Target Center 13,716 | 18–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 3 | Golden State | | Randy Foye (19) | Kevin Love (14) | Mike Miller (4) | Target Center 14,780 | 18–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 6 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Ryan Gomes (20) | Kevin Love (14) | Mike Miller (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 18–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 7 | @ Portland | | Ryan Gomes (28) | Mike Miller, Kevin Love, Jason Collins (7) | Sebastian Telfair (7) | Rose Garden 20,535 | 18–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 9 | Washington | | Sebastian Telfair, Ryan Gomes (18) | Kevin Love (11) | Randy Foye (6) | Target Center 13,119 | 18–45 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 64 | March 11 | Memphis | | Ryan Gomes (25) | Kevin Love, Mike Miller (11) | Ryan Gomes (5) | Target Center 12,443 | 19–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 13 | New York | | Ryan Gomes (28) | Mike Miller (11) | Mike Miller (7) | Target Center 14,311 | 19–46 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 14 | Charlotte | | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love, Craig Smith (7) | Sebastian Telfair (9) | Target Center 15,276 | 20–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17 | @ San Antonio | | Sebastian Telfair, Kevin Love (17) | Kevin Love (19) | Sebastian Telfair (5) | AT&T Center 18,797 | 20–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 18 | @ New Orleans | | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (11) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | New Orleans Arena 17,253 | 20–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20 | @ Houston | | Craig Smith (19) | Kevin Love (12) | Mike Miller (7) | Toyota Center 17,456 | 20–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22 | Oklahoma City | | Craig Smith (19) | Craig Smith, Mike Miller (10) | Bobby Brown, Mike Miller (4) | Target Center 18,561 | 20–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Atlanta | | Randy Foye (19) | Mike Miller (9) | Kevin Ollie, Sebastian Telfair (4) | Philips Arena 13,425 | 20–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 25 | @ Philadelphia | | Rodney Carney (21) | Ryan Gomes, Kevin Love (9) | Randy Foye, Kevin Ollie (4) | Wachovia Center 16,965 | 20–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27 | @ Cleveland | | Kevin Love, Randy Foye (18) | Kevin Love (6) | Sebastian Telfair, Mike Miller (4) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 20–53 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 | March 29 | New Jersey | | Mike Miller (22) | Kevin Love (11) | Kevin Ollie (7) | Target Center 16,539 | 21–53
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 3 | @ Utah | | Ryan Gomes, Rodney Carney (25) | Mike Miller (9) | Mike Miller (8) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 22–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | Denver | | Sebastian Telfair (18) | Shelden Williams (12) | Mike Miller (6) | Target Center 16,839 | 22–55 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 7 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Ryan Gomes (24) | Kevin Love (15) | Sebastian Telfair, Mike Miller (6) | Staples Center 16,757 | 23–55 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 8 | @ Golden State | | Sebastian Telfair (21) | Kevin Love (12) | Mike Miller (6) | Oracle Arena 18,808 | 24–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 11 | Phoenix | | Sebastian Telfair (21) | Mike Miller (9) | Mike Miller (9) | Target Center 18,478 | 24–56 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 13 | @ Dallas | | Craig Smith (24) | Kevin Love (11) | Sebastian Telfair (12) | American Airlines Center 19,900 | 24–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 15 | Sacramento | | Craig Smith (18) | Kevin Love (10) | Sebastian Telfair (6) | Target Center 17,333 | 24–58
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | **82** | **76** | **2,614** | 392 | 135 | 63 | 22 | 1,092 | 31.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | .8 | .3 | 13.3 | |
| C | 81 | 37 | 2,048 | **734** | 84 | 35 | 50 | 899 | 25.3 | 9.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | 11.1 | |
| PG | 75 | 43 | 2,095 | 127 | **343** | **73** | 12 | 738 | 27.9 | 1.7 | **4.6** | **1.0** | .2 | 9.8 | |
| PF | 74 | 31 | 1,460 | 284 | 79 | 31 | 19 | 746 | 19.7 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 10.1 | |
| SF | 73 | 47 | 2,356 | 483 | 326 | 30 | 31 | 722 | 32.3 | 6.6 | 4.5 | .4 | .4 | 9.9 | |
| SG | 70 | 61 | 2,494 | 214 | 303 | 72 | 26 | 1,139 | 35.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | **1.0** | .4 | 16.3 | |
| SG | 67 | 6 | 1,199 | 126 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 481 | 17.9 | 1.9 | .4 | .7 | .4 | 7.2 | |
| PF | 64 | 4 | 909 | 142 | 76 | 37 | 13 | 190 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 3.0 | |
| C | 50 | 50 | 1,836 | 548 | 79 | 39 | **83** | **1,156** | **36.7** | **11.0** | 1.6 | .8 | **1.7** | **23.1** | |
| PG | 50 | 21 | 850 | 75 | 117 | 19 | 4 | 202 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 | |
| † | SG | 34 | 2 | 636 | 63 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 308 | 18.7 | 1.9 | .9 | .8 | .2 | 9.1 |
| C | 31 | 22 | 422 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 13.6 | 2.3 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 1.8 | |
| † | PG | 21 | 1 | 256 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 12.2 | .8 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 |
| C | 19 | 1 | 116 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.1 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .1 | .3 | |
| SF | 15 | 8 | 307 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 93 | 20.5 | 3.3 | 1.7 | **1.0** | .2 | 6.2 | |
| † | PF | 15 | 0 | 207 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 13.8 | 5.0 | .3 | .7 | .5 | 4.9 |
| † | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.
References
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