2013–14 Minnesota Timberwolves season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2013–14 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 25th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2011 #2 overall pick Derrick Williams was traded to Sacramento after just under two and a half seasons with the team, with management citing fit concerns as his minutes fluctuated.[1]
| 2013–14 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Adelman |
| General manager | Flip Saunders |
| Owner | Glen Taylor |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 40–42 (.488) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 10th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports North |
| Radio | WCCO |
Key dates
- June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- July 1: 2013 NBA free agency began.
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Trey Burke | PG |  United States | Michigan |
| 1 | 26 | André Roberson | SG/SF | United States | Colorado |
| 2 | 52 | Lorenzo Brown | PG | United States | NC State |
| 2 | 59 | Bojan Dubljević | PF | Montenegro | Valencia Basket (Spain) |
On draft night, Minnesota traded the rights to Trey Burke to the Utah Jazz for players they would later select at #14 and #21 overall, UCLA swingman Shabazz Muhammad and Louisville center Gorgui Dieng.[2]
Roster
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Pre-season
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Pre-season: 5–3 (home: 2–2; road: 3–1)
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Regular season
Season standings
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5.0 | 31–10 | 23–18 | 13–3 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23.0 | 22–19 | 14–27 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 34.0 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs * | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Clippers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x-Houston Rockets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37.0 | 82 |
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | PG | 82 | 82 | 2,638 | 342 | 704 | 191 | 11 | 781 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 2.3 | .1 | 9.5 |
| Corey Brewer | SF | 81 | 81 | 2,609 | 207 | 135 | 151 | 30 | 998 | 32.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .4 | 12.3 |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | 81 | 7 | 1,635 | 330 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 510 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .8 | .7 | 6.3 |
| J. J. Barea | PG | 79 | 1 | 1,471 | 154 | 303 | 26 | 0 | 660 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | .3 | .0 | 8.4 |
| Kevin Love | PF | 77 | 77 | 2,797 | 963 | 341 | 59 | 35 | 2,010 | 36.3 | 12.5 | 4.4 | .8 | .5 | 26.1 |
| Kevin Martin | SG | 68 | 68 | 2,177 | 203 | 121 | 66 | 6 | 1,298 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .1 | 19.1 |
| Alexey Shved | SG | 63 | 0 | 664 | 81 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 250 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Gorgui Dieng | C | 60 | 15 | 818 | 300 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 286 | 13.6 | 5.0 | .7 | .5 | .8 | 4.8 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute† | PF | 55 | 2 | 807 | 119 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 184 | 14.7 | 2.2 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Nikola Peković | C | 54 | 54 | 1,663 | 468 | 50 | 30 | 23 | 944 | 30.8 | 8.7 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 17.5 |
| Robbie Hummel | SF | 53 | 5 | 655 | 132 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 181 | 12.4 | 2.5 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 |
| Chase Budinger | SF | 41 | 8 | 751 | 103 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 274 | 18.3 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 6.7 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | SG | 37 | 0 | 290 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 143 | 7.8 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Ronny Turiaf | C | 31 | 10 | 606 | 174 | 24 | 8 | 50 | 149 | 19.5 | 5.6 | .8 | .3 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| A. J. Price | SG | 28 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3.5 | .4 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Derrick Williams† | PF | 11 | 0 | 162 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 14.7 | 2.4 | .1 | .4 | .4 | 4.9 |
| Othyus Jeffers† | SG | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.