2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season

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2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Tom Thibodeau (fired)
Ryan Saunders (interim)
General manager Scott Layden
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports North
Radio WCCO
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

The 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Before the start of training camp, disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler requested a trade, indicating that he would not re-sign with the Timberwolves during the 2019 off-season. After multiple disputes and games where he played for Minnesota, Butler's wish was finally granted, sending him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 12, 2018. On March 30, 2019, on his return against his former team Butler was booed during the players' introductions.

On January 6, 2019, the Timberwolves fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and named Ryan Saunders as interim head coach.[1] With a loss against the Hornets on March 21, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.

Draft

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Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality(-ies) College / Club
1 20 Josh Okogie SG  Nigeria
 United States		 Georgia Tech
2 48 Keita Bates-Diop SF  United States Ohio State

Roster

2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 31 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996–01–23 Ohio State
G 8 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–20 Arizona
G 55 Creek, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–08–27 Australia
F 33 Covington, Robert Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1990–12–14 Tennessee State
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke
C 5 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville
F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–06–24 Southern California
G 1 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke
G 20 Okogie, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998–09–01 Georgia Tech
F 13 Reynolds, Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–07 Tulane
G 25 Rose, Derrick Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
F 36 Šarić, Dario 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994–04–08 Croatia
G 0 Teague, Jeff Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest
G 3 Terrell, Jared (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1995–02–10 Rhode Island
F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton
C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky
G/F 22 Wiggins, Andrew (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas
G 12 Williams, C. J. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1990–02–06 North Carolina State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2019–02–27

Standings

Division

Template:2018–19 NBA Northwest standings

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Keita Bates-Diop SF 30 3 503 83 17 18 14 151
Jerryd Bayless≠ PG 34 6 657 62 119 18 2 209
Jimmy Butler† SG 10 10 361 52 43 24 10 213
Isaiah Canaan≠ PG 7 1 95 5 19 2 1 33
Robert Covington≠ SF 22 22 763 126 32 50 24 318
Mitch Creek≠ SF 1 0 12 2 1 1 0 6
Luol Deng SF 22 2 392 73 18 15 8 157
Gorgui Dieng C 76 2 1,031 311 72 48 41 485
Taj Gibson PF 70 57 1,686 458 84 53 39 753
Tyus Jones PG 68 23 1,560 134 327 81 5 468
James Nunnally‡ SF 13 0 64 4 5 1 0 27
Josh Okogie SG 74 52 1,757 218 91 88 33 570
Cameron Reynolds≠ SG 19 0 259 31 13 6 2 95
Derrick Rose PG 51 13 1,392 140 220 31 12 917
Dario Šarić≠ PF 68 28 1,627 371 101 41 6 714
Jeff Teague PG 42 41 1,264 106 343 43 18 510
Jared Terrell SG 14 0 111 6 12 3 2 31
Anthony Tolliver PF 65 0 1,079 177 46 17 21 326
Karl-Anthony Towns C 77 77 2,545 954 259 67 125 1,880
Andrew Wiggins SF 73 73 2,543 352 184 70 48 1,321
C. J. Williams SG 15 0 128 8 12 6 0 39

After all games.[2]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed
Derrick Rose[3] July 4, 2018

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Jared Terrell[4] Two-way contract Rhode Island Rams
Anthony Tolliver[5] July 9, 2018 Detroit Pistons
C. J. Williams[6] Two-way contract Los Angeles Clippers
James Nunnally[7] August 7, 2018 Turkey Fenerbahçe Doğuş
Luol Deng[8] September 10, 2018 Los Angeles Lakers
Darius Johnson-Odom[9] September 24, 2018 Italy Vanoli Cremona
Jonathan Stark[9] Murray State Racers

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Cole Aldrich[10] Waived Atlanta Hawks
Nemanja Bjelica[11] Free agency Sacramento Kings
Amile Jefferson[12] Two-way contract Orlando Magic
Anthony Brown[13] Free agency Philadelphia 76ers

References

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