2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2005-06 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 17th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. However, they came eleven wins shy of tying it, finishing 33-49 and missing the playoffs for the second straight season.[1]
| 2005–06 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dwane Casey |
| General manager | Kevin McHale |
| Owner | Glen Taylor |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 33–49 (.402) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 13th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KSTC FSN North |
| Radio | KFAN |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Rashad McCants | SG |  United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 47 | Bracey Wright | G | United States | Indiana |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | - | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–6 |
| Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 3 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 11–5 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 9 | 22–19 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | 24–17 | 9–32 | 6–10 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 23 | 15–26 | 6–35 | 3–13 |
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
| 2 | y-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
| 3 | y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 10 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 13 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42 |
Game log
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashad McCants | SG | 79 | 12 | 1,362 | 143 | 63 | 44 | 22 | 627 | 17.2 | 1.8 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 7.9 |
| Trenton Hassell | SG | 77 | 67 | 2,514 | 216 | 203 | 43 | 29 | 710 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .6 | .4 | 9.2 |
| Kevin Garnett | PF | 76 | 76 | 2,957 | 966 | 308 | 104 | 107 | 1,656 | 38.9 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| Marko Jarić | PG | 75 | 49 | 2,102 | 233 | 293 | 108 | 21 | 587 | 28.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 7.8 |
| Eddie Griffin | C | 70 | 27 | 1,359 | 389 | 40 | 13 | 148 | 320 | 19.4 | 5.6 | .6 | .2 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| Mark Madsen | C | 62 | 7 | 676 | 141 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 74 | 10.9 | 2.3 | .2 | .4 | .3 | 1.2 |
| Anthony Carter | PG | 45 | 8 | 589 | 62 | 101 | 24 | 9 | 150 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Mark Blount† | C | 42 | 30 | 1,157 | 203 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 429 | 27.5 | 4.8 | .8 | .6 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Wally Szczerbiak† | SF | 40 | 40 | 1,555 | 190 | 112 | 21 | 15 | 805 | 38.9 | 4.8 | 2.8 | .5 | .4 | 20.1 |
| Marcus Banks† | PG | 40 | 28 | 1,228 | 116 | 188 | 47 | 11 | 479 | 30.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 12.0 |
| Justin Reed† | SF | 40 | 6 | 706 | 95 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 250 | 17.7 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Ricky Davis† | SF | 36 | 36 | 1,460 | 164 | 173 | 42 | 8 | 689 | 40.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.1 |
| Troy Hudson | PG | 36 | 0 | 800 | 44 | 106 | 12 | 4 | 342 | 22.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .3 | .1 | 9.5 |
| Ronald Dupree | SF | 36 | 0 | 265 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 7.4 | 1.4 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Michael Olowokandi† | C | 32 | 24 | 752 | 179 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 193 | 23.5 | 5.6 | .5 | .6 | .8 | 6.0 |
| Richie Frahm† | SG | 25 | 0 | 225 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 9.0 | .9 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Bracey Wright | SG | 7 | 0 | 135 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 19.3 | 2.6 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 8.9 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili† | PF | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.6 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.