They fared far worse in the 1991–92 NBA season under Musselman's successor, ex- Celtics coach Jimmy Rodgers, finishing with an NBA-worst 15–67 record. However, they fired their head coach, Bill Musselman. The next season, the team moved into their permanent home, the Target Center, and improved somewhat, finishing 29–53. This included a crowd of 49,551 on April 17, 1990, which saw the Timberwolves lose to the Denver Nuggets 99–88 in the final home game of the season. Humphrey Metrodome, the expansion Timberwolves set an NBA record by drawing over 1 million fans to their home games. The Timberwolves, led by Tony Campbell with 23.2 ppg, went on to a 22–60 record, finishing in sixth place in the Midwest Division. Two nights later on November 10, the Wolves got their first win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home 125–118. Humphrey Metrodome, losing to the Chicago Bulls 96–84. Five days later, they made their home debut at the Hubert H. The Timberwolves debuted on November 3, 1989, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics on the road 106–94. Minnesota is home to the largest population of timberwolves in the contiguous 48 states. The team was officially named the "Minnesota Timberwolves" on January 23, 1987. The team then asked the 842 city councils in Minnesota to select the winner and "Timberwolves" prevailed by nearly 2–1. The franchise conducted a "name the team" contest and eventually selected two finalists, "Timberwolves" and "Polars", in December 1986. The Timberwolves have worn throwback uniforms for each of the previous franchises. There were two previous American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises that played in between the Lakers' departure and the Timberwolves arrival: the Minnesota Muskies (1967–68), and the Minnesota Pipers (1968–69). The NBA had granted one of its four new expansion teams on Ap(the others being the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and the Miami Heat) to original owners Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson to begin play beginning in the 1989–90 season. NBA basketball returned to the Twin Cities in 1989 for the first time since the Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) departed to Los Angeles in 1960. The Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought when they returned to the postseason in 2018.įranchise history 1989–1995: Team creation and early years Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in a February 2015 trade and finished his career there, retiring in the 2016 offseason. The team then went into rebuilding mode for more than a decade after missing the postseason in 2005, and trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007. Garnett was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player for that season. Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division championship in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals that same season. Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft, the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004.
The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center, their home since 1990. Founded in 1989, the team is owned by Glen Taylor who also owns the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis.
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