DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
2001-02 Minnesota Timberwolves
50–32 · #6 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotMIN
Minnesota Timberwolves went 50–32 in the regular season, good for the #6 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#6
Net rating
+3.7
Home floor
Target Center
Roster
16 players
Record
50–32
61.0% win rate
League rank
#6
Playoff team
Net rating
+3.7
SRS +3.6
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak | F | 10 | 82 | 82 | 18.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Rasho Nesterović | C | 8 | 82 | 82 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Garnett | F-C | 21 | 81 | 81 | 21.2 | 12.1 | 5.2 |
| Joe Smith | F | 32 | 72 | 63 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Chauncey Billups | G | 4 | 82 | 54 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| Terrell Brandon | G | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 8.3 |
| Sam Mitchell | F | 42 | 74 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Gary Trent | F | 20 | 64 | 10 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Anthony Peeler | G | 44 | 82 | 0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Felipe López | G | 13 | 67 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Loren Woods | F-C | 3 | 60 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Dean Garrett | C | 22 | 29 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| William Avery | G | 5 | 28 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Marc Jackson | C | 25 | 22 | 0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Robert Pack | G | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Maurice Evans | G | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Team stats
Season profile
109.0
ORtg
105.3
DRtg
90.5
Pace
+3.6
SRS
+3.4
MOV
53.2%
TS%
49.0%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Flip Saunders
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Target Center
17,846 average attendance
Then and now
Minnesota Timberwolves
MIN
16 players