1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 1991–92 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the third season for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Timberwolves received the seventh overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Australian center Luc Longley from the University of New Mexico.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team hired Jimmy Rodgers as their new head coach.^[5][6]

Under Rodgers and with the addition of Longley, the Timberwolves struggled losing nine of their first ten games of the regular season. In late November, the team traded Tyrone Corbin to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Thurl Bailey.^[7][8][9] The Timberwolves posted an eight-game losing streak between November and December, then posted an 11-game losing streak between January and February, and later on held an 8–38 record at the All-Star Break.^[10] The team suffered a 16-game losing streak between February and March, and then posted a seven-game losing streak in April, finishing in last place in the Midwest Division with a league-worst 15–67 record, .183 in winning percentage,^[11] which remains the equal lowest winning percentage in the franchise's history,^[12] alongside the 2009–10 Timberwolves.

Tony Campbell averaged 16.8 points per game, while Pooh Richardson averaged 16.5 points, 8.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Doug West showed improvement, providing the team with 14.0 points and 3.5 assists per game. In addition, Bailey provided with 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while Gerald Glass contributed 11.5 points per game, Sam Mitchell averaged 10.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and second-year center Felton Spencer averaged 6.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Randy Breuer provided with 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, Scott Brooks contributed 5.1 points and 2.5 assists per game, and Longley averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.^[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, West participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.^[14][15] The Timberwolves finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 769,035 at the Target Center during the regular season.^[13][16] Following the season, Campbell was traded to the New York Knicks,^[17][18][19] while Richardson and Mitchell were both traded to the Indiana Pacers,^[20][21][22] Brooks was dealt to the Houston Rockets,^[23][24] and Breuer was released to free agency.