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2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Minnesota Timberwolves
end_year	2012
wins	26
losses	40
division	Northwest
division_place	5
conf_place	12
coach	Rick Adelman
gm	David Kahn
president	David Kahn
owner	Glen Taylor
arena	Target Center
playoffs	Did not qualify
bbr_team	MIN
television	Fox Sports North
radio	WCCO-AM 830

The 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their first season with head coach Rick Adelman, the team finished the lockout-shortened season with a 26–40 record, nine wins above their previous season and finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. This season saw the debut of 2009 draftee Ricky Rubio, who was a contender for the Rookie of the Year Award until he tore his ACL and his lateral collateral ligament after colliding into Kobe Bryant during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers and was out for the rest of the season. Following the season, Brad Miller retired.

Key dates

June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
December 26: The Timberwolves begin the regular season with a loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Summary

NBA draft 2011

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Derrick Williams	Small forward / power forward	United States	Arizona
1	20	Donatas Motiejūnas (traded to Houston Rockets)	Power forward / center		Lithuania
1	23	Nikola Mirotić (from Houston Rockets traded to Chicago Bulls)	Power forward	Spain	Spain
1	28	Norris Cole (from Chicago Bulls traded to Miami Heat)	Point guard	United States	Cleveland State
2	31	Bojan Bogdanović (from Miami Heat traded to New Jersey Nets)	Small forward		Croatia
2	38	Chandler Parsons (traded back to Houston Rockets for cash)	Power forward	United States	Florida
2	43	Malcolm Lee (from Chicago Bulls)	Shooting guard	United States	UCLA
2	57	Tanguy Ngombo (from Portland Trail Blazers)	Small forward		Qatar

Roster

Rick Adelman
Terry Porter
Jack Sikma
T. R. Dunn
Bill Bayno
Greg Farnam}}

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
PF	66	15	1,418	311	38	30	31	583	21.5	4.7	.6	.5	.5	8.8
SF	65	64	1,469	177	59	35	48	393	22.6	2.7	.9	.5	.7	6.0
PF	55	55	2,145	734	111	47	28	1,432	39.0	13.3	2.0	.9	.5	26.0
SG	53	53	1,750	141	252	56	16	639	33.0	2.7	4.8	1.1	.3	12.1
SG	51	4	973	99	33	26	10	311	19.1	1.9	.6	.5	.2	6.1
SF	51	0	882	153	22	18	19	208	17.3	3.0	.4	.4	.4	4.1
C	47	35	1,264	346	31	29	31	651	26.9	7.4	.7	.6	.7	13.9
SF	47	26	1,140	168	40	31	17	324	24.3	3.6	.9	.7	.4	6.9
SF	47	7	1,087	207	45	18	19	541	23.1	4.4	1.0	.4	.4	11.5
PG	41	31	1,404	171	336	91	8	436	34.2	4.2	8.2	2.2	.2	10.6
PG	41	11	1,032	114	232	21	0	463	25.2	2.8	5.7	.5	.0	11.3
PF	34	5	517	123	19	13	35	252	15.2	3.6	.6	.4	1.0	7.4
C	29	23	472	97	17	9	25	134	16.3	3.3	.6	.3	.9	4.6
SG	19	0	243	26	31	8	4	62	12.8	1.4	1.6	.4	.2	3.3
C	15	1	146	19	24	4	2	35	9.7	1.3	1.6	.3	.1	2.3

Awards and records

Ricky Rubio was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December – January and earned an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.
Kevin Love earned an All-NBA Second Team selection.
Kevin Love scored a franchise record 51 points in a double overtime loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 23.

All-Star

Kevin Love participated in his second All-Star game as a reserve for the West in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and won the Three-Point Shootout.
Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams participated in the Rising Stars Challenge. Williams also participated in the Slam Dunk Contest.

Injuries and disciplinary actions

Brad Miller underwent surgery on his left knee during the offseason and returned on January 29.
On December, Malcolm Lee underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for two months.
Martell Webster had surgery on his back in December and returned to practice with the team in mid-January.
Kevin Love earned a two-game suspension after stepping over Luis Scola during a game against the Houston Rockets on February 4.
Ricky Rubio tore his ACL during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 9 and missed the remainder of the season.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added	Players Lost

Trades

December 13, 2011	To Minnesota TimberwolvesRobert Vaden
2012 second round pick
Future second round pick	To Oklahoma City ThunderLazar Hayward

Free agents

Additions	Player	Date signed	Former team
José Juan Barea	December 14	Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions	Player	Date signed	New team
Sebastian Telfair	December 9	Phoenix Suns

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

Played in other leagues during lockout	Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Nikola Peković	August 16	KK Partizan (Serbia)	Yes

References

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(February 1, 2012). "Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January". NBA.com.
(May 22, 2012). "Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team". NBA.com.
(May 24, 2012). "LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team". NBA.com.
[http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/144060676.html Kevin Love's 51-point night not enough as Wolves fall to Thunder in two OTs], ''[[Star Tribune]]''. March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
[http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-05/brad-miller-could-miss-six-months-after-knee-surgery Brad Miller could miss six months after knee surgery], ''[[Sporting News]]''. Jun 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
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[http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-timberwolves/2011/12/30/2671467/malcolm-lee-injury-meniscus Malcolm Lee Injury: Timberwolves Rookie Sidelined For Six Weeks], ''[[SB Nation]]''. December 30, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
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[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7472326/martell-webster-minnesota-timberwolves-returns-practice-back-surgery Martell Webster returns to practice], [[ESPN.com]]. January 17, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7546989/minnesota-timberwolves-kevin-love-banned-2-games-stomp Wolves' Kevin Love suspended 2 games], [[ESPN.com]]. February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
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