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2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Minnesota Timberwolves

| end_year = 2015

| wins = 16

| losses = 66

| division = Northwest

| division_place = 5

| conf_place = 15

| coach = Flip Saunders (Pre Season)
Sam Mitchell (interim)

| owners = Glen Taylor

| arena = Target Center

| television = Fox Sports North

| radio = WCCO

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = MIN

}}

The 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).{{cite web|title=2014 NBA Draft Order|url=http://www.nba.com/news/2014-nba-draft-order/|website=NBA|accessdate=8 June 2014}}

The Timberwolves finished with the worst record in the league at 16–66 and missed the NBA Playoffs for the 11th straight year. For the first time since 2007–08 season, Kevin Love was not on the roster as he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and their future first round picks. Despite not making the playoffs, Andrew Wiggins won the NBA Rookie of the Year. Flip Saunders returned to the Timberwolves' head coach on his second stint. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2015 and he died two months later on October 25, 2015, at the age of 60. He was replaced by former Timberwolves player and former NBA Coach of the Year, Sam Mitchell for the following season. Kevin Garnett returned to the team for the first time since he left Minnesota in the offseason trade to the Boston Celtics.

Preseason

=Draft picks=

{{main|2014 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Round

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Pick

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="20%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="15%"| Position

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center

| 1

| 13

| Zach LaVine

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| UCLA

style="text-align: center

| 2

| 40

| Glenn Robinson III

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Michigan

style="text-align: center

| 2

| 44

| Markel Brown

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Oklahoma State

style="text-align: center

| 2

| 53

| Alessandro Gentile

| SF

| {{flagu|Italy}}

| Olimpia Milano (Italy)

Regular season

=Standings=

{{2014–15 NBA Northwest standings|team=MIN}}

{{2014–15 NBA West standings|team=MIN}}

Game log

{{NBA game log start|Minnesota Timberwolves|end_year=2015|record=Total: 16–66 (Home: 9–32; Road: 7–34)}}

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|October|first=yes

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 1

| October 29

| @ Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20141029|id=MINMEM|pf=101|pa=105}}

| Thaddeus Young (26)

| Nikola Peković (8)

| Ricky Rubio (7)

| FedExForum
17,731

| 0–1

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 2

| October 30

| Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20141030|id=DETMIN|pf=97|pa=91}}

| Thaddeus Young (19)

| Nikola Peković (10)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Target Center
18,296

| 1–1

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|November

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 5

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 5

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 3

| November 1

| Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20141101|id=CHIMIN|pf=105|pa=106}}

| Kevin Martin (33)

| Gorgui Dieng (8)

| Ricky Rubio (17)

| Target Center
19,356

| 1–2

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 4

| November 5

| @ Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20141105|id=MINBKN|pf=98|pa=91}}

| Kevin Martin (24)

| Thaddeus Young (12)

| Ricky Rubio (12)

| Barclays Center
16,302

| 2–2

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 5

| November 7

| @ Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20141107|id=MINORL|pf=103|pa=112}}

| Kevin Martin (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Amway Center
16,379

| 2–3

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 6

| November 8

| @ Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20141108|id=MINMIA|pf=92|pa=102}}

| Nikola Peković (19)

| Nikola Peković (11)

| Mo Williams (5)

| American Airlines Arena
19,735

| 2–4

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 7

| November 12

| Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20141112|id=HOUMIN|pf=101|pa=113}}

| Corey Brewer (18)

| Nikola Peković (13)

| Zach LaVine (9)

| Mexico City Arena
18,996

| 2–5

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 8

| November 14

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20141114|id=MINNOP|pf=91|pa=139}}

| Andrew Wiggins (20)

| Gorgui Dieng (9)

| Mo Williams (4)

| Smoothie King Center
14,775

| 2–6

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 9

| November 15

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20141115|id=MINDAL|pf=117|pa=131}}

| Kevin Martin (34)

| Gorgui Dieng (8)

| Mo Williams (8)

| American Airlines Center
19,730

| 2–7

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 10

| November 19

| New York

| {{NBA game|date=20141119|id=NYKMIN|pf=115|pa=99}}

| Kevin Martin (37)

| Shabazz Muhammad (8)

| Mo Williams (13)

| Target Center
15,304

| 3–7

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 11

| November 21

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20141121|id=SASMIN|pf=92|pa=121}}

| Anthony Bennett (20)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Williams & Brewer (4)

| Target Center
12,414

| 3–8

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 12

| November 22

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20141122|id=SACMIN|pf=101|pa=113}}

| Andrew Wiggins (29)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Mo Williams (12)

| Target Center
13,191

| 3–9

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 13

| November 26

| Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20141126|id=MILMIN|pf=86|pa=103}}

| Corey Brewer (19)

| Wiggins & Dieng (8)

| Wiggins, Young & LaVine (4)

| Target Center
14,710

| 3–10

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 14

| November 28

| @ L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20141128|id=MINLAL|pf=120|pa=119}}

| Zach LaVine (28)

| Dieng & Brewer (7)

| Mo Williams (11)

| Staples Center
18,997

| 4–10

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 15

| November 30

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20141130|id=MINPOR|pf=93|pa=107}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (28)

| Gorgui Dieng (8)

| Mo Williams (11)

| Moda Center
18,843

| 4–11

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|December

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 6

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 8

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 16

| December 1

| @ L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20141201|id=MINLAC|pf=101|pa=127}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (18)

| Shabazz Muhammad (10)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Staples Center
19,060

| 4–12

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 17

| December 3

| Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20141203|id=PHIMIN|pf=77|pa=85}}

| Thaddeus Young (16)

| Gorgui Dieng (16)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Target Center
10,463

| 4–13

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 18

| December 5

| Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20141205|id=HOUMIN|pf=112|pa=114|ot=1}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (20)

| Corey Brewer (7)

| Corey Brewer (6)

| Target Center
12,101

| 4–14

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 19

| December 6

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20141206|id=MINSAS|pf=101|pa=123}}

| Zach LaVine (22)

| Anthony Bennett (10)

| Zach LaVine (10)

| AT&T Center
18,581

| 4–15

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 20

| December 8

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20141208|id=GSWMIN|pf=86|pa=102}}

| Andrew Wiggins (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (11)

| Zach LaVine (8)

| Target Center
10,296

| 4–16

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 21

| December 10

| Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20141210|id=PORMIN|pf=90|pa=82}}

| Andrew Wiggins (23)

| Jeff Adrien (11)

| Brewer & LaVine (5)

| Target Center
10,337

| 5–16

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 22

| December 12

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20141212|id=OKCMIN|pf=92|pa=111}}

| Wiggins & Muhammad (18)

| Gorgui Dieng (9)

| Corey Brewer (8)

| Target Center
13,557

| 5–17

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 23

| December 14

| L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20141214|id=LALMIN|pf=94|pa=100}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (28)

| Dieng & Muhammad (9)

| Corey Brewer (9)

| Target Center
15,008

| 5–18

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 24

| December 16

| @ Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20141216|id=MINWAS|pf=95|pa=109}}

| Thaddeus Young (29)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Zach LaVine (8)

| Verizon Center
15,823

| 5–19

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 25

| December 19

| @ Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20141219|id=MINBOS|pf=98|pa=114}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (26)

| Bennett & Adrien (7)

| Thaddeus Young (6)

| TD Garden
17,042

| 5–20

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 26

| December 21

| Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20141221|id=INDMIN|pf=96|pa=100}}

| Mo Williams (24)

| Andrew Wiggins (9)

| Mo Williams (10)

| Target Center
12,687

| 5–21

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 27

| December 23

| @ Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20141223|id=MINCLE|pf=104|pa=125}}

| Andrew Wiggins (27)

| Gorgui Dieng (11)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562

| 5–22

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 28

| December 26

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20141226|id=MINDEN|pf=102|pa=106}}

| Thaddeus Young (23)

| Gorgui Dieng (13)

| Mo Williams (13)

| Pepsi Center
14,516

| 5–23

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 29

| December 27

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20141227|id=MINGSW|pf=97|pa=110}}

| Thaddeus Young (17)

| Shabazz Muhammad (9)

| Zach LaVine (14)

| Oracle Arena
19,596

| 5–24

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 30

| December 30

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20141230|id=MINUTA|pf=94|pa=100}}

| Shabazz Muhammad (30)

| Shabazz Muhammad (7)

| Young & Dieng (6)

| EnergySolutions Arena
18,947

| 5–25

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|January

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 8

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 6

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 31

| January 1

| Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20150101|id=SACMIN|pf=107|pa=110}}

| Andrew Wiggins (27)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Mo Williams (8)

| Target Center
13,337

| 5–26

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 32

| January 3

| Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20150103|id=UTAMIN|pf=89|pa=101}}

| Wiggins & Williams (20)

| Jeff Adrien (8)

| Mo Williams (3)

| Target Center
13,702

| 5–27

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 33

| January 5

| Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20150105|id=DENMIN|pf=101|pa=110}}

| Gorgui Dieng (22)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Target Center
10,386

| 5–28

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 34

| January 7

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20150107|id=PHXMIN|pf=111|pa=113}}

| Andrew Wiggins (25)

| Anthony Bennett (10)

| Mo Williams (11)

| Target Center
10,547

| 5–29

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 35

| January 9

| @ Milwaukee

| {{NBA game|date=20150109|id=MINMIL|pf=84|pa=98}}

| Andrew Wiggins (20)

| Anthony Bennett (8)

| Andrew Wiggins (5)

| BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,480

| 5–30

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 36

| January 10

| San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20150110|id=SASMIN|pf=93|pa=108}}

| Zach LaVine (19)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Mo Williams (6)

| Target Center
17,871

| 5–31

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 37

| January 13

| @ Indiana

| {{NBA game|date=20150113|id=MININD|pf=110|pa=101}}

| Mo Williams (52)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,781

| 6–31

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 38

| January 16

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20150116|id=MINPHX|pf=99|pa=110}}

| Mo Williams (26)

| Thaddeus Young (8)

| Thaddeus Young (6)

| US Airways Center
17,441

| 6–32

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 39

| January 17

| @ Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20150117|id=MINDEN|pf=113|pa=105}}

| Andrew Wiggins (31)

| Robbie Hummel (13)

| Mo Williams (7)

| Target Center
14,821

| 7–32

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 40

| January 19

| @ Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20150119|id=MINCHA|pf=80|pa=105}}

| Thaddeus Young (18)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Mo Williams (4)

| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,989

| 7–33

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 41

| January 21

| Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20150121|id=DALMIN|pf=75|pa=98}}

| Andrew Wiggins (18)

| Thaddeus Young (11)

| Thaddeus Young (6)

| Target Center
13,737

| 7–34

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 42

| January 23

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20150123|id=NOPMIN|pf=84|pa=92}}

| Williams & Dieng (7) (15)

| Gorgui Dieng (15)

| Mo Williams (10)

| Target Center
14,978

| 7–35

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 43

| January 25

| @ Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20150125|id=MINATL|pf=100|pa=112}}

| Thaddeus Young (26)

| Wiggins, Williams & Dieng (7)

| Thaddeus Young (7)

| Philips Arena
18,049

| 7–36

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 44

| January 26

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20150126|id=MINOKC|pf=84|pa=92}}

| Andrew Wiggins (23)

| Gorgui Dieng (18)

| Williams & Young (3)

| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203

| 7–37

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 45

| January 28

| Boston

| {{NBA game|date=20150128|id=BOSMIN|pf=110|pa=98}}

| Kevin Martin (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (14)

| Zach LaVine (6)

| Target Center
11,434

| 8–37

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 46

| January 30

| @ Philadelphia

| {{NBA game|date=20150130|id=MINPHI|pf=94|pa=103}}

| Kevin Martin (19)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Kevin Martin (5)

| Wells Fargo Center
14,333

| 8–38

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 47

| January 31

| Cleveland

| {{NBA game|date=20150131|id=CLEMIN|pf=90|pa=106}}

| Andrew Wiggins (33)

| Nikola Peković (12)

| Lorenzo Brown (9)

| Target Center
19,562

| 8–39

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|February

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 3

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 48

| February 2

| @ Dallas

| {{NBA game|date=20150202|id=MINDAL|pf=94|pa=100}}

| Kevin Martin (19)

| Nikola Peković (10)

| Mo Williams (5)

| American Airlines Center
19,989

| 8–40

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 49

| February 4

| Miami

| {{NBA game|date=20150204|id=MIAMIN|pf=102|pa=101}}

| Kevin Martin (30)

| Gorgui Dieng (9)

| Mo Williams (10)

| Target Center
11,517

| 9–40

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 50

| February 6

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20150206|id=MEMMIN|pf=90|pa=89}}

| Andrew Wiggins (18)

| Thaddeus Young (8)

| Ricky Rubio (5)

| Target Center
14,388

| 10–40

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 51

| February 8

| @ Detroit

| {{NBA game|date=20150208|id=MINDET|pf=112|pa=101}}

| Nikola Peković (29)

| Kevin Martin (9)

| Mo Williams (9)

| Palace of Auburn Hills
16,075

| 11–40

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 52

| February 9

| Atlanta

| {{NBA game|date=20150209|id=ATLMIN|pf=105|pa=117}}

| Kevin Martin (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Rubio & Young (5)

| Target Center
10,987

| 11–41

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 53

| February 11

| Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20150211|id=GSWMIN|pf=91|pa=94}}

| Kevin Martin (21)

| Nikola Peković (13)

| Ricky Rubio (5)

| Target Center
14,303

| 11–42

|- align="center"

|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 54

| February 20

| Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20150220|id=PHXMIN|pf=111|pa=109}}

| Kevin Martin (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Ricky Rubio (14)

| Target Center
14,077

| 12–42

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 55

| February 23

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20150223|id=MINHOU|pf=102|pa=113}}

| Andrew Wiggins (30)

| Gorgui Dieng (14)

| Ricky Rubio (7)

| Toyota Center
18,240

| 12–43

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 56

| February 25

| Washington

| {{NBA game|date=20150225|id=WASMIN|pf=97|pa=77}}

| Kevin Martin (28)

| Nikola Peković (13)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Target Center
19,856

| 13–43

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 57

| February 27

| @ Chicago

| {{NBA game|date=20150227|id=MINCHI|pf=89|pa=96}}

| Kevin Martin (18)

| Nikola Peković (11)

| Ricky Rubio (10)

| United Center
21,635

| 13–44

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 58

| February 28

| Memphis

| {{NBA game|date=20150228|id=MEMMIN|pf=97|pa=101}}

| Andrew Wiggins (25)

| Gorgui Dieng (9)

| Ricky Rubio (10)

| Target Center
19,356

| 13–45

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|March

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 6

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 6

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 59

| March 2

| L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20150302|id=LACMIN|pf=105|pa=110}}

| Gary Neal (19)

| Ricky Rubio (12)

| Ricky Rubio (11)

| Target Center
18,239

| 13–46

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 60

| March 4

| Denver

| {{NBA game|date=20150304|id=DENMIN|pf=85|pa=100}}

| Andrew Wiggins (20)

| Gorgui Dieng (10)

| Ricky Rubio (10)

| Target Center
13,848

| 13–47

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 61

| March 7

| Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20150307|id=PORMIN|pf=121|pa=113}}

| Kevin Martin (29)

| Peković & Rubio (8)

| Ricky Rubio (15)

| Target Center
19,356

| 14–47

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 62

| March 9

| @ L.A. Clippers

| {{NBA game|date=20150309|id=MINLAC|pf=76|pa=89}}

| Adreian Payne (16)

| Adreian Payne (15)

| Ricky Rubio (12)

| Staples Center
19,060

| 14–48

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 63

| March 11

| @ Phoenix

| {{NBA game|date=20150311|id=MINPHX|pf=97|pa=106}}

| Kevin Martin (16)

| Gorgui Dieng (7)

| Ricky Rubio (6)

| US Airways Center
17,367

| 14–49

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 64

| March 13

| @ Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20150313|id=MINOKC|pf=99|pa=113}}

| Gorgui Dieng (21)

| Gorgui Dieng (14)

| Zach LaVine (7)

| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203

| 14–50

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 65

| March 15

| @ San Antonio

| {{NBA game|date=20150315|id=MINSAS|pf=97|pa=123}}

| Kevin Martin (19)

| Justin Hamilton (10)

| Lorenzo Brown (7)

| AT&T Center
18,581

| 14–51

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 66

| March 16

| Brooklyn

| {{NBA game|date=20150316|id=BKNMIN|pf=106|pa=122}}

| Kevin Martin (23)

| Justin Hamilton & Wiggins (10)

| Kevin Martin (6)

| Target Center
14,234

| 14–52

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 67

| March 18

| @ Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20150318|id=MINTOR|pf=100|pa=105}}

| Kevin Martin (37)

| Budinger & Rubio (8)

| Ricky Rubio (8)

| Air Canada Centre
19,800

| 14–53

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 68

| March 19

| @ New York

| {{NBA game|date=20150319|id=MINNYK|pf=95|pa=92|ot=1}}

| Kevin Martin (22)

| Gorgui Dieng (11)

| Zach LaVine (4)

| Madison Square Garden
19,812

| 15–53

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 69

| March 22

| Charlotte

| {{NBA game|date=20150322|id=CHAMIN|pf=98|pa=109}}

| Gorgui Dieng (16)

| Adreian Payne (9)

| Kevin Martin (9)

| Target Center
15,262

| 15–54

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 70

| March 23

| @ Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20150323|id=MINUTA|pf=106|pa=104|ot=1}}

| Zach LaVine (27)

| Adreian Payne (9)

| Lorenzo Brown (6)

| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911

| 16–54

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 71

| March 25

| L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20150325|id=LALMIN|pf=99|pa=101|ot=1}}

| Andrew Wiggins (20)

| Lorenzo Brown (9)

| Zach LaVine (5)

| Target Center
13,438

| 16–55

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 72

| March 27

| @ Houston

| {{NBA game|date=20150327|id=MINHOU|pf=110|pa=120}}

| Andrew Wiggins (31)

| Gorgui Dieng (12)

| Zach LaVine (8)

| Toyota Center
18,322

| 16–56

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 73

| March 29

| @ New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20150329|id=MINNOP|pf=88|pa=110}}

| Andrew Wiggins (20)

| Adreian Payne (11)

| Lorenzo Brown (9)

| Smoothie King Center
17,576

| 16–57

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 74

| March 30

| Utah

| {{NBA game|date=20150330|id=UTAMIN|pf=84|pa=104}}

| Zach LaVine (21)

| Budinger & Hummel (7)

| Brown & LaVine (6)

| Target Center
12,229

| 16–58

{{NBA game log section|Minnesota Timberwolves|April

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 4

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 4

}}

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 75

| April 1

| Toronto

| {{NBA game|date=20150401|id=TORMIN|pf=99|pa=113}}

| Andrew Wiggins (25)

| Zach LaVine (7)

| Brown & Wiggins (5)

| Target Center
12,699

| 16–59

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 76

| April 3

| Orlando

| {{NBA game|date=20150403|id=ORLMIN|pf=84|pa=97}}

| Andrew Wiggins (22)

| Justin Hamilton (9)

| Zach LaVine (5)

| Target Center
18,334

| 16–60

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 77

| April 7

| @ Sacramento

| {{NBA game|date=20150407|id=MINSAC|pf=111|pa=116}}

| Kevin Martin (37)

| Andrew Wiggins (8)

| Zach LaVine (11)

| Sleep Train Arena
16,770

| 16–61

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 78

| April 8

| @ Portland

| {{NBA game|date=20150408|id=MINPOR|pf=91|pa=116}}

| Andrew Wiggins (29)

| Justin Hamilton (9)

| Zach LaVine (6)

| Moda Center
19,499

| 16–62

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 79

| April 10

| @ L.A. Lakers

| {{NBA game|date=20150410|id=MINLAL|pf=98|pa=106}}

| Andrew Wiggins (29)

| Andrew Wiggins (10)

| Andrew Wiggins (6)

| Staples Center
17,880

| 16–63

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 80

| April 11

| @ Golden State

| {{NBA game|date=20150411|id=MINGSW|pf=101|pa=110}}

| Zach LaVine (37)

| Justin Hamilton (10)

| Andrew Wiggins (9)

| Oracle Arena
19,596

| 16–64

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 81

| April 13

| New Orleans

| {{NBA game|date=20150413|id=NOPMIN|pf=88|pa=100}}

| Zach LaVine (24)

| Robbie Hummel (10)

| Zach LaVine (7)

| Target Center
13,009

| 16–65

|- style="background:#fcc;"

| 82

| April 15

| Oklahoma City

| {{NBA game|date=20150415|id=OKCMIN|pf=113|pa=138}}

| Kevin Martin (29)

| Anthony Bennett (9)

| Zach LaVine (13)

| Target Center
18,250

| 16–66

{{NBA game log end|min|end_year=2015}}

Player statistics

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#236192; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#010101 3px solid; border-bottom:#010101 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|82

style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|82style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|2,969374170style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|8650style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|1,387style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|36.24.62.11.0.616.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Zach|LaVine}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 77

401,902214style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|276541077824.72.83.6.7.110.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gorgui|Dieng}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 73

492,193style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|60914671style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|12671030.0style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|8.32.01.0style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|1.79.7
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chase|Budinger}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 67

41,28619864441045719.23.01.0.7.16.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Anthony|Bennett|dab=basketball}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 57

389421648271629815.73.8.8.5.35.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Thaddeus|Young}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 48

481,605245135style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|861768533.45.12.81.8.414.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robbie|Hummel}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 45

47421342716919816.53.0.6.4.24.4
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mo|Williams}}†style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 41

191,1499826130849928.02.46.4.7.212.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Martin|dab=basketball, born 1983}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 39

361,3021428933177933.43.62.3.8.0style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|20.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shabazz|Muhammad}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 38

138661544418751222.84.11.2.5.213.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nikola|Peković}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 31

2981523427191238626.37.5.9.6.412.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Adreian|Payne}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 29

227201583018920824.85.41.0.6.37.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lorenzo|Brown}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 29

7549709028612218.92.43.11.0.24.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Glenn|Robinson III}}†style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 25

010814330294.3.6.1.1.01.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Corey|Brewer}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 24

16680947854425128.33.93.3style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|2.3.210.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ricky|Rubio}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 22

2269212519338122631.55.7style="background:#010101; color:#8D9093;"|8.81.7.010.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Troy|Daniels}}†style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 19

0154191330538.11.0.7.2.02.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Justin|Hamilton|dab=basketball, born 1990}}†style="text-align:center;"|C

| 17

94238624192515324.95.11.41.11.59.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Adrien}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 17

02157715496012.64.5.9.2.53.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gary|Neal}}†style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 11

126235207013023.83.21.8.6.011.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Arinze|Onuaku}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 6

168214132711.33.5.7.2.54.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kevin|Garnett}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 5

598268543819.65.21.61.0.87.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Miroslav|Raduljica}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 5

023501084.61.0.0.2.01.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sean|Kilpatrick}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 4

07264302218.01.51.0.8.05.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ronny|Turiaf}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 2

019120009.5.51.0.0.0.0

{{Plainlist|

  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

}}

Injuries

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%" | Player

! colspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="20%" class="unsortable" | Duration

! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="15%" | Injury type

! rowspan="2" style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="05%" | Games missed

style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%" | Start

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%" | End

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Minnesota Timberwolves|season=2014–15

| bg1 = #005083 | color1 = #FFFFFF

| bg2 = #000000 | color2 = #FFFFFF}}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Lorenzo | last = Brown | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 189 | college = North Carolina State | DOB = 1990–08–26 }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Chase | last = Budinger | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 209 | college = Arizona | DOB = 1988–05–22 }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Gorgui | last = Dieng | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 245 | college = Louisville | DOB = 1990–01–18 | inj = }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Kevin | last = Garnett | pos = PF | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 253 | school = Farragut Academy (IL) | DOB = 1976–05–19 }}

{{player2 | num = 41 | first = Justin | last = Hamilton | dab = basketball, born 1990 | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 260 | college = LSU | DOB = 1990–04–01 }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Robbie | last = Hummel | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 219 | college = Purdue | DOB = 1989–03–08 }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Kevin | last = Martin | dab = basketball, born 1983 | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 204 | college = Western Carolina | DOB = 1983–02–01 }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Shabazz | last = Muhammad | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 227 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1992–11–13 | inj = }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Gary | last = Neal | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 210 | college = Towson | DOB = 1984–10–03 | inj = }}

{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Arinze | last = Onuaku | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 275 | college = Syracuse | DOB = 1987–07–13 }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Adreian | last = Payne | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 245 | college = Michigan State | DOB = 1991–02–19 }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Nikola | last = Peković | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 307 | from = Montenegro | DOB = 1986–01–03 }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Ricky | last = Rubio | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 192 | from = Spain | DOB = 1990–10–21 }}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| ath_train=

  • Gregg Farnam

| otherlegend = (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate

| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/roster/

| transaction_url = http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Minnesota-Timberwolves/17/Transaction_History/2015

| accessdate = 2015–04–07

}}

Transactions

{{Main|List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions}}

=Trades=

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=Free agents=

==Re-signed==

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! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="9%" | Contract

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

==Additions==

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! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Signed

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="19%"| Former team

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="10%"| Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="5%" | Reason left

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="5%" | Date

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="19%"| New team

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

Awards

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="text-align: center"

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="5%" | Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="9%" | Award

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="5%" | Date awarded

! style="{{NBA color cell|Minnesota Timberwolves}}" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref.

Andrew Wiggins won the 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/min/year/2015/seasontype/1/ 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves preseason at ESPN]
  • [https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/min/year/2015/seasontype/2/ 2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves regular season at ESPN]

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