NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 30th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Before the start of training camp, disgruntled All-Star Jimmy Butler requested a trade, indicating that he would not re-sign with the Timberwolves during the 2019 off-season. After multiple disputes and games where he played for Minnesota, Butler's wish was finally granted, sending him to the Philadelphia 76ers on November 12, 2018. On March 30, 2019, on his return against his former team Butler was booed during the players' introductions.
On January 6, 2019, the Timberwolves fired head coach Tom Thibodeau and named Ryan Saunders as interim head coach.[1] With a loss against the Hornets on March 21, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention.
2018–19 Minnesota Timberwolves roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 31 Bates-Diop, Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1996–01–23 Ohio State G 8 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–20 Arizona G 55 Creek, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–08–27 Australia F 33 Covington, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1990–12–14 Tennessee State F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke C 5 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–06–24 USC G 1 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke G 20 Okogie, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998–09–01 Georgia Tech F 13 Reynolds, Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–07 Tulane G 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis F 36 Šarić, Dario 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1994–04–08 Croatia G 0 Teague, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest G 3 Terrell, Jared (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1995–02–10 Rhode Island F 43 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–06–01 Creighton C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky G/F 22 Wiggins, Andrew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas G 12 Williams, C. J. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1990–02–06 NC State
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2019–02–27
2018 preseason game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2) Preseason: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
2018–19 season schedule
2018–19 game log Total: 36–46 (Home: 25–16; Road: 11–30) October: 4–4 (home: 4–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ San Antonio L 108–112 Jeff Teague (27) Taj Gibson (11) Jeff Teague (4) AT&T Center 18,354 0–1 2 October 19 Cleveland W 131–123 Jimmy Butler (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 18,978 1–1 3 October 20 @ Dallas L 136–140 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Gorgui Dieng (6) Jeff Teague (9) American Airlines Center 20,205 1–2 4 October 22 Indiana W 101–91 Jimmy Butler (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 10,371 2–2 5 October 24 @ Toronto L 105–112 Jimmy Butler (23) Josh Okogie (11) Jeff Teague (9) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 2–3 6 October 26 Milwaukee L 95–125 Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Towns , Gibson (7) Jeff Teague , Jones (4) Target Center 16,334 2–4 7 October 29 LA Lakers W 124–120 Jimmy Butler (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Derrick Rose (7) Target Center 18,978 3–4 8 October 31 Utah W 128–125 Derrick Rose (50) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Derrick Rose (6) Target Center 10,079 4–4
November : 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 2 @ Golden State L 99–116 Andrew Wiggins (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Tyus Jones (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 4–5 10 November 4 @ Portland L 81–111 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Taj Gibson (8) Tyus Jones (4) Moda Center 19,522 4–6 11 November 5 @ LA Clippers L 109–120 Derrick Rose (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jimmy Butler (5) Staples Center 16,564 4–7 12 November 7 @ LA Lakers L 110–114 Derrick Rose (31) Taj Gibson (11) Rose , Butler , Wiggins (5) Staples Center 18,997 4–8 13 November 9 @ Sacramento L 110–121 Karl-Anthony Towns (39) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jimmy Butler (8) Golden 1 Center 17,583 4–9 14 November 12 Brooklyn W 120–113 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Jeff Teague (11) Target Center 10,186 5–9 15 November 14 New Orleans W 107–100 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (14) Target Center 11,636 6–9 16 November 16 Portland W 112–96 Andrew Wiggins (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 18,978 7–9 17 November 18 Memphis L 87–100 Derrick Rose (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Teague , Wiggins , Jones (4) Target Center 13,179 7–10 18 November 21 Denver L 101–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Towns , Dieng , Šarić (7) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 15,086 7–11 19 November 23 @ Brooklyn W 112–102 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Taj Gibson (11) Jeff Teague (9) Barclays Center 12,814 8–11 20 November 24 Chicago W 111–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Target Center 17,119 9–11 21 November 26 @ Cleveland W 102–95 Robert Covington (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (6) Quicken Loans Arena 19,432 10–11 22 November 28 San Antonio W 128–89 Robert Covington (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center 11,023 11–11
December : 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 1 Boston L 109–118 Derrick Rose (26) Robert Covington (10) Jeff Teague (6) Target Center 17,663 11–12 24 December 3 Houston W 103–91 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Towns , Gibson (11) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 13,844 12–12 25 December 5 Charlotte W 121–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (18) Target Center 11,248 13–12 26 December 8 @ Portland L 105–113 Andrew Wiggins (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Derrick Rose (9) Moda Center 19,359 13–13 27 December 10 @ Golden State L 108–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 13–14 28 December 12 @ Sacramento L 130–141 Andrew Wiggins (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (13) Golden 1 Center 15,770 13–15 29 December 15 @ Phoenix L 99–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,244 13–16 30 December 17 Sacramento W 132–105 Andrew Wiggins (17) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Derrick Rose (11) Target Center 12,417 14–16 31 December 19 Detroit L 123–129 (OT) Derrick Rose (33) Towns , Gibson (8) Derrick Rose (7) Target Center 15,883 14–17 32 December 21 @ San Antonio L 98–124 Andrew Wiggins (15) Covington , Gibson (7) Towns , Šarić (4) AT&T Center 17,708 14–18 33 December 23 @ Oklahoma City W 114–112 Andrew Wiggins (30) Dario Šarić (8) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 15–18 34 December 26 @ Chicago W 112–94 Derrick Rose (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Derrick Rose (8) United Center 21,852 16–18 35 December 28 Atlanta L 120–123 (OT) Robert Covington (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Derrick Rose (9) Target Center 18,978 16–19 36 December 30 @ Miami W 113–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 17–19 37 December 31 @ New Orleans L 114–123 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Tyus Jones (13) Smoothie King Center 14,904 17–20
January : 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 38 January 2 @ Boston L 102–115 Andrew Wiggins (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Tyus Jones (9) TD Garden 18,624 17–21 39 January 4 Orlando W 120–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 14,355 18–21 40 January 6 LA Lakers W 108–86 Towns , Wiggins (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Jeff Teague (11) Target Center 18,978 19–21 41 January 8 @ Oklahoma City W 119–117 Andrew Wiggins (40) Andrew Wiggins (10) Jeff Teague (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 20–21 42 January 11 Dallas L 115–119 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Taj Gibson (15) Tyus Jones (9) Target Center 18,978 20–22 43 January 12 New Orleans W 110–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 16,384 21–22 44 January 15 @ Philadelphia L 107–149 Derrick Rose (15) Gorgui Dieng (9) Derrick Rose (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,487 21–23 45 January 18 San Antonio L 113–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Taj Gibson (11) Teague , Rose (6) Target Center 17,222 21–24 46 January 20 Phoenix W 116–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 14,607 22–24 47 January 22 @ Phoenix W 118–91 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,460 23–24 48 January 24 @ LA Lakers W 120–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jerryd Bayless (8) Staples Center 18,997 24–24 49 January 25 @ Utah L 102–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Andrew Wiggins (11) Jerryd Bayless (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 24–25 50 January 27 Utah L 111–125 Andrew Wiggins (35) Dario Šarić (11) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Target Center 14,542 24–26 51 January 30 Memphis W 99–97 (OT) Jerryd Bayless (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jerryd Bayless (12) Target Center 13,615 25–26
February : 4–7 (home: 3–1; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 Denver L 106–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jerryd Bayless (10) Target Center 17,208 25–27 53 February 5 @ Memphis L 106–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Jerryd Bayless (8) FedExForum 13,454 25–28 54 February 7 @ Orlando L 112–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Isaiah Canaan (6) Amway Center 17,184 25–29 55 February 8 @ New Orleans L 117–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Andrew Wiggins (10) Andrew Wiggins (7) Smoothie King Center 16,980 25–30 56 February 11 LA Clippers W 130–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 13,782 26–30 57 February 13 Houston W 121–111 Jeff Teague (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (12) Target Center 15,131 27–30 58 February 22 @ N. Y. Knicks W 115–104 Derrick Rose (20) Taj Gibson (11) Jeff Teague (11) Madison Square Garden 19,096 28–30 59 February 23 @ Milwaukee L 128–140 Derrick Rose (23) Andrew Wiggins (9) Tyus Jones (9) Fiserv Forum 17,972 28–31 60 February 25 Sacramento W 112–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Tyus Jones (8) Target Center 13,691 29–31 61 February 27 @ Atlanta L 123–131 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Tyus Jones (11) State Farm Arena 14,101 29–32 62 February 28 @ Indiana L 115–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (47) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,003 29–33
March : 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 March 3 @ Washington L 121–135 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (8) Capital One Arena 17,869 29–34 64 March 5 Oklahoma City W 131–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (41) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (12) Target Center 15,728 30–34 65 March 6 @ Detroit L 114–131 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Dario Šarić (7) Jeff Teague (8) Little Caesars Arena 15,240 30–35 66 March 9 Washington W 135–130 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 14,381 31–35 67 March 10 N. Y. Knicks W 103–92 Taj Gibson (25) Taj Gibson (8) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 13,806 32–35 68 March 12 @ Denver L 107–133 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Tolliver , Bates-Diop , Williams (4) Pepsi Center 16,874 32–36 69 March 14 @ Utah L 100–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Tyus Jones (9) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 32–37 70 March 17 @ Houston L 102–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Toyota Center 18,055 32–38 71 March 19 Golden State L 107–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Tyus Jones (7) Target Center 17,964 32–39 72 March 21 @ Charlotte L 106–113 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Tyus Jones (7) Spectrum Center 15,576 32–40 73 March 23 @ Memphis W 112–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Tyus Jones (9) FedExForum 16,977 33–40 74 March 26 L. A. Clippers L 111–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Tyus Jones (8) Target Center 13,176 33–41 75 March 29 Golden State W 131–130 (OT) Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Target Center 18,978 34–41 76 March 30 Philadelphia L 109–118 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Jerryd Bayless (7) Target Center 18,978 34–42
April : 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)
2018–19 season schedule
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. Keita Bates-Diop SF 30 3 503 83 17 18 14 151 Jerryd Bayless ≠ PG 34 6 657 62 119 18 2 209 Jimmy Butler † SG 10 10 361 52 43 24 10 213 Isaiah Canaan ≠ PG 7 1 95 5 19 2 1 33 Robert Covington ≠ SF 22 22 763 126 32 50 24 318 Mitch Creek ≠ SF 1 0 12 2 1 1 0 6 Luol Deng SF 22 2 392 73 18 15 8 157 Gorgui Dieng C 76 2 1,031 311 72 48 41 485 Taj Gibson PF 70 57 1,686 458 84 53 39 753 Tyus Jones PG 68 23 1,560 134 327 81 5 468 James Nunnally ‡ SF 13 0 64 4 5 1 0 27 Josh Okogie SG 74 52 1,757 218 91 88 33 570 Cameron Reynolds ≠ SG 19 0 259 31 13 6 2 95 Derrick Rose PG 51 13 1,392 140 220 31 12 917 Dario Šarić ≠ PF 68 28 1,627 371 101 41 6 714 Jeff Teague PG 42 41 1,264 106 343 43 18 510 Jared Terrell SG 14 0 111 6 12 3 2 31 Anthony Tolliver PF 65 0 1,079 177 46 17 21 326 Karl-Anthony Towns C 77 77 2,545 954 259 67 125 1,880 Andrew Wiggins SF 73 73 2,543 352 184 70 48 1,321 C. J. Williams SG 15 0 128 8 12 6 0 39
After all games .[2] ‡ Waived during the season † Traded during the season ≠ Acquired during the season
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