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DOUNOBALL Team History
Minnesota Timberwolves
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
1989
Archive begins
0
Championships
1
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
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Bill Russell
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Franchise #1
19,201
REB
Rebounds
Franchise #1
10,718
AST
Assists
Franchise #1
4,216
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Franchise #1
1,315
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Franchise #1
1,590
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Franchise #1
1,314
GP
Games played
Franchise #1
970
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1989
Franchise origin
Minnesota Timberwolves founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1989.
1989
Team identity
Minnesota Timberwolves era begins
Team identity era begins in 1989-90. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: MIN.