2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season

Minnesota Timberwolves
2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Kurt Rambis
General manager	David Kahn
Owners	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 5th (Northwest); Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North, WFTC
Radio	KFAN

The 2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

June 24, 2010 – The 2010 NBA draft was held in New York City.
July 1, 2010 – The free agency period began.
October 26, 2010 – Regular season began.
December 25, 2010 – Christmas Day
February 20, 2011 – 2011 NBA All-Star Game
April 13, 2011 – Regular season ended
April 16, 2011 – 2011 NBA Playoffs
May 31, 2011 – 2011 NBA Finals

Summary

NBA draft 2010

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Wesley Johnson	Small Forward	United States	Syracuse
1	16	Luke Babbitt (traded to Portland Trail Blazers)	Small Forward	United States	Nevada
1	23	Trevor Booker (traded to Washington Wizards)	Forward	United States	Clemson
1	30	Lazar Hayward(acquired from Washington Wizards)	Small Forward	United States	Marquette
2	35	Nemanja Bjelica (acquired from Washington Wizards)	Small Forward	Serbia	Red Star Belgrade
2	45	Paulão Prestes	Center	Brazil	Brazil
2	56	Hamady N'Diaye(traded to Washington Wizards)	Center	Senegal	Rutgers University

Roster

Roster listing

2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
F	8	Beasley, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989-01-09	Kansas State
G	19	Ellington, Wayne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1987-10-29	North Carolina
G	10	Flynn, Jonny	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1989-02-06	Syracuse
F	32	Hayward, Lazar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1986–11–26	Marquette
G	4	Johnson, Wesley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–07–11	Syracuse
F/C	42	Love, Kevin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1988–09–22	UCLA
C	31	Milicic, Darko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1985–06–20	Serbia
C	14	Peković, Nikola	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	1986–01–03	Montenegro
F	15	Randolph, Anthony	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1989–07–15	LSU
G	13	Ridnour, Luke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1981–02–13	Oregon
G	3	Telfair, Sebastian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985–06–09	Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)
F	44	Tolliver, Anthony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1985–06–01	Creighton
G/F	5	Webster, Martell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1986–12–04	Seattle Preparatory School

Head coach

Kurt Rambis

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2011–04–13

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 6–2 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 4	L.A. Lakers	W 111–92	Martell Webster (24)	Kevin Love (8)	Luke Ridnour (7)	O2 Arena 18,689	1–0
2	October 6	New York	W 106–100	Kevin Love, Martell Webster (17)	Kevin Love (14)	Sebastian Telfair (4)	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 15,532	2–0
3	October 12	Denver	W 122–108	Michael Beasley (21)	Kevin Love (15)	Sebastian Telfair (8)	Target Center 8,718	3–0
4	October 13	@ Indiana	L 86–98	Luke Ridnour (11)	Kevin Love (9)	Sebastian Telfair (3)	Conseco Fieldhouse 9,177	3–1
5	October 15	Detroit	W 99–88	Kevin Love (21)	Kevin Love (10)	Sebastian Telfair (7)	Carrier Dome 11,747	4–1
6	October 17	Milwaukee	W 114–109	Kevin Love (32)	Kevin Love (13)	Luke Ridnour (7)	Sioux Falls Arena 5,102	5–1
7	October 19	Indiana	L 124–128 (OT)	Kevin Love (28)	Kevin Love (11)	Sebastian Telfair (6)	Target Center 10,918	5–2
8	October 22	@ Milwaukee	W 119–118	Luke Ridnour (17)	Darko Miličić (10)	Luke Ridnour (7)	Bradley Center 11,624	6–2

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	–	30–11	25–16	13–3
x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	5	33–8	17–24	9–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	7	30–11	18–23	10–6
Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	16	21–20	18–23	7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	38	12–29	5–36	1–15

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	4
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	4
4	y-Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	6
5	x-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	11
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	13
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	46	36	.561	15
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	46	36	.561	15

9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	18
10	Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	21
11	Utah Jazz	39	43	.476	22
12	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	25
13	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	29
14	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	37
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	17	65	.207	44

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 12–29; Road: 5–36)

October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)

November: 3–11 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–7)

December: 4–12 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–9)

January: 3–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 0–5)

February: 3–10 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–3)

March: 3–12 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–7)

April: 0–7 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–4)

2010–11 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Season

NBA roster statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Maurice Ager*	4	0	7.3	.545	.750	.000	.5	.3	.2	.0	3.8
Michael Beasley	73	73	32.3	.450	.366	.753	5.6	2.2	.7	.7	19.2
Corey Brewer*	56	22	24.3	.384	.263	.708	2.7	1.4	1.6	.2	8.6
Wayne Ellington	62	8	19.0	.403	.397	.792	1.7	1.2	.4	.0	6.6
Jonny Flynn	53	8	18.5	.365	.310	.762	1.5	3.4	.6	.1	5.3
Sundiata Gaines	8	0	8.1	.318	.333	.500	.8	.8	.4	.0	2.6
Lazar Hayward	42	0	10.0	.357	.283	.786	1.7	.7	.3	.2	3.8
Wesley Johnson	79	63	26.2	.397	.356	.696	3.0	1.9	.7	.7	9.0
Kosta Koufos*	39	1	8.6	.435	.000	.500	2.5	.2	.5	.6	2.7
Kevin Love	73	73	35.8	.470	.417	.850	15.2	2.5	0.6	0.4	20.2
Darko Miličić	69	69	24.4	.469	.000	.557	5.2	1.5	.8	2.0	8.8
Nikola Peković	65	11	13.6	.517	.000	.763	3.0	.4	.3	.5	5.5
Anthony Randolph*	23	3	20.1	.498	.000	.703	5.2	1.1	.8	.7	11.7
Luke Ridnour	71	66	30.4	.468	.440	.883	2.8	5.4	1.2	.1	11.8
Sebastian Telfair	37	8	19.2	.402	.359	.733	1.5	3.0	.7	.1	7.2
Anthony Tolliver	65	4	21.0	.450	.409	.802	4.5	1.3	.4	.4	6.7
Martell Webster	46	1	23.8	.447	.417	.770	3.2	1.2	.6	.2	9.8

* – Stats with the Timberwolves.

Transactions

Trades

June 24, 2010	To Portland Trail Blazers---- No. 16 pick (Luke Babbitt), Ryan Gomes	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Martell Webster
June 24, 2010	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- No. 30 pick (Lazar Hayward), No. 35 pick (Nemanja Bjelica)	To Washington Wizards---- No. 23 pick (Trevor Booker), No. 56 pick (Hamady Ndiaye)
July 12, 2010	To Miami Heat---- 2011 second-round pick ( Bojan Bogdanovic ) 2014 second-round pick Cash considerations	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Michael Beasley
July 13, 2010	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Kosta Koufos 2011 protected first-round pick ( Donatas Motiejūnas) Future protected first-round pick	To Utah Jazz---- Al Jefferson
July 26, 2010	To Cleveland Cavaliers---- Ramon Sessions Ryan Hollins Future second-round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Delonte West Sebastian Telfair
January 21, 2011	To New York Knicks---- Carmelo Anthony Renaldo Balkman Chauncey Billups Anthony Carter Shelden Williams Corey Brewer	To Denver Nuggets---- Wilson Chandler Raymond Felton Danilo Gallinari Timofey Mozgov Kosta Koufos 2014 first round pick (of the New York Knicks) 2012 second-round pick (of the Golden State Warriors) 2013 second-round pick (of the Golden State Warriors) $3 million	To Minnesota Timberwolves---- Eddy Curry Anthony Randolph

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Darko Miličić	Signed four-year contract	New York Knicks
Luke Ridnour	Signed four-year contract for $16 million	Milwaukee Bucks
Anthony Tolliver	Signed two-year contract for $4.5 million	Golden State Warriors

Subtractions

Player	Signed
Sundiata Gaines	Waived
Delonte West	Waived
Jason Hart	Waived
Maurice Ager	Waived
Eddy Curry	Waived

References

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