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NBA franchise story

Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota's story is a search for a sustainable contender around extraordinary homegrown stars: Kevin Garnett first, then Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards.

Every era · The defining players · Five essential games

The franchise timeline

Every era of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Move through the franchise chronologically. The jerseys identify each chapter’s central cast, and every curated card opens the complete story of that era.

Historical reference: Minnesota Timberwolves official team history ↗
The beginning↓
01▼

Franchise era

1989–90—1994–95

01
MINCAMPBELL19Tony Campbell
MINWEST5Doug West
MINLAETTNER32Christian Laettner

The long search for a cornerstone

Expansion winters

The Timberwolves struggled through six losing seasons before a landmark draft delivered the player who changed the franchise.

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Chapter 01

1989–90—1994–95

02▼

Franchise era

1995–96—2003–04

02
MINGARNETT21Kevin Garnett
MINCASSELL19Sam Cassell
MINSPREWELL8Latrell Sprewell

Eight straight playoffs and a 2004 breakthrough

The KG years

Garnett turned Minnesota into a yearly playoff team, won MVP and finally reached the conference finals with a veteran supporting cast.

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Chapter 02

1995–96—2003–04

03▼

Franchise era

2004–05—2006–07

03
MINGARNETT21Kevin Garnett
MINSZCZERBIAK10Wally Szczerbiak
MINDAVIS31Ricky Davis

A contender unravels

The final Garnett seasons

Contract pressure and failed roster moves dismantled the 2004 team, eventually forcing the franchise's defining star to Boston.

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Chapter 03

2004–05—2006–07

04▼

Franchise era

2007–08—2014–15

04
MINLOVE42Kevin Love
MINRUBIO9Ricky Rubio
MINPEKOVIĆ14Nikola Peković

Production without enough winning

The Love rebuild

Love became an elite rebounder and shooter, but Minnesota could not build a playoff team before trading him for another top pick.

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Chapter 04

2007–08—2014–15

05▼

Franchise era

2015–16—2019–20

05
MINTOWNS32Karl-Anthony Towns
MINWIGGINS22Andrew Wiggins
MINBUTLER23Jimmy Butler

A young core briefly accelerates

Towns, Wiggins and the Butler flash

Butler ended a 13-year playoff drought, but the uneasy partnership dissolved almost as quickly as it formed.

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Chapter 05

2015–16—2019–20

06

Franchise era

2020–21—present

06
MINEDWARDS5Anthony Edwards
MINTOWNS32Karl-Anthony Towns
MINGOBERT27Rudy Gobert

Confidence, defense and the West finals

The Anthony Edwards ascent

Edwards's fearless rise and an enormous defensive frontcourt carried Minnesota to the 2024 conference finals and a new level of expectation.

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Chapter 06

2020–21—present

◆Present day

The essential watchlist

Five Minnesota Timberwolves games to start with.

Curated from the franchise’s defining eras, championship stakes and the games that still carry its story.

#01 · Conference Semifinals

Conference Semifinals
2024
GAME7
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
DENVERNUGGETS
MAY 19, 2024

Timberwolves vs Nuggets

May 19, 2024

#02 · Regular Season

Regular Season
2020
TORONTORAPTORS
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
FEB 19, 2021

Raptors vs Timberwolves

Feb 19, 2021

#03 · Regular Season

Regular Season
2023
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
UTAHJAZZ
MAR 18, 2024

Timberwolves vs Jazz

Mar 18, 2024

#04 · First Round

First Round
2022
GAME5
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
MEMPHISGRIZZLIES
APR 26, 2022

Timberwolves vs Grizzlies

Apr 26, 2022

#05 · Western Conference Finals

Western ConferenceFinals
2004
GAME6
MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
2004-05-31

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Los Angeles Lakers

2004-05-31

Season history

Past seasons

37 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Minnesota Timberwolves games

3,064 total · loaded 10 at a time