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2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| end_year | 2010 |
| wins | 15 |
| losses | 67 |
| division | Northwest |
| division_place | 5 |
| conf_place | 15 |
| coach | Kurt Rambis |
| gm | David Kahn |
| president | David Kahn |
| owner | Glen Taylor |
| arena | Target Center |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | MIN |
| radio | KFAN |
- Fox Sports North
- KSTC
The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.
Key dates
- June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 – The free agency period started.
Draft
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ricky Rubio(from Washington) | PG | Spain | DKV Joventut (Spain) |
| 1 | 6 | Jonny Flynn | PG | United States | Syracuse (So.) |
| 1 | 18 | Ty Lawson(from Miami, traded to Denver) | PG | United States | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 1 | 28 | Wayne Ellington(from Boston) | SG | United States | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Nick Calathes(from Philadelphia via Miami, traded to Dallas) | PG | United States | |
| Florida (So.) | |||||
| 2 | 47 | Henk Norel(from Miami) | PF | DKV Joventut (Spain) |
The Timberwolves, thanks to various trades, had six picks in the 2009 draft. They had four first-round picks at the #5, #6, #18, and #28 slots, as well as the #45 and #47 picks in the second.
Their first pick, which originally belonged to the Washington Wizards, was Spanish teenage point guard sensation Ricky Rubio, followed immediately by another point guard, Syracuse sophomore Jonny Flynn, using their own pick. At #18, they picked yet another point guard, North Carolina's Ty Lawson, whose draft rights would later be traded to the Denver Nuggets. Their final first-rounder was Lawson's backcourt mate, shooting guard Wayne Ellington.
In the second round, the Timberwolves selected a fourth point guard, Nick Calathes of Florida. The team's final selection was Henk Norel, a Dutch power forward who was Rubio's teammate at Spanish club power Joventut Badalona.
The glut of point guards was partially resolved when the Timberwolves traded the rights to Lawson to the Denver Nuggets and Calathes to the Dallas Mavericks. In any event, Calathes was not expected to join the NBA in the near future, as he has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Panathinaikos, one of the strongest clubs in his ancestral home of Greece.
Roster
- Kurt Rambis
- J. B. Bickerstaff
- Bill Laimbeer
- Reggie Theus
- Dave Wohl
- Gregg Farnam (trainer)
Pre-season
| 2009 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) |
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Regular season
Standings
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | **82** | **82** | **2,482** | 279 | 193 | **117** | 29 | 1,066 | 30.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | **1.4** | .4 | 13.0 | |
| PG | **82** | 1 | 1,732 | 214 | 258 | 55 | 5 | 674 | 21.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .7 | .1 | 8.2 | |
| PG | 81 | 81 | 2,339 | 191 | **356** | 82 | 2 | 1,094 | 28.9 | 2.4 | **4.4** | 1.0 | .0 | 13.5 | |
| SF | 80 | 31 | 1,585 | 249 | 135 | 66 | 25 | 451 | 19.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 5.6 | |
| C | 76 | 76 | 2,463 | **703** | 137 | 63 | **98** | **1,301** | **32.4** | 9.3 | 1.8 | .8 | 1.3 | **17.1** | |
| SF | 76 | 64 | 2,210 | 348 | 124 | 62 | 16 | 832 | 29.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 10.9 | |
| SG | 76 | 1 | 1,384 | 159 | 74 | 20 | 5 | 505 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 6.6 | |
| C | 73 | 27 | 1,223 | 207 | 51 | 19 | 38 | 447 | 16.8 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 6.1 | |
| SF | 71 | 0 | 877 | 117 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 263 | 12.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 | |
| PF | 60 | 22 | 1,714 | 658 | 136 | 43 | 23 | 842 | 28.6 | **11.0** | 2.3 | .7 | .4 | 14.0 | |
| C | 44 | 5 | 447 | 124 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 197 | 10.2 | 2.8 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 4.5 | |
| C | 39 | 2 | 412 | 104 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 124 | 10.6 | 2.7 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 3.2 | |
| PF | 29 | 0 | 267 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 9.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 1.7 | |
| † | C | 24 | 18 | 614 | 133 | 43 | 18 | 33 | 199 | 25.6 | 5.5 | 1.8 | .8 | **1.4** | 8.3 |
| † | SF | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.3 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| † | PG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.
References
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