2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] Before the season, the Timberwolves announced that head coach and team president Flip Saunders will not coach the team this season as he continued his battle with cancer. Sam Mitchell was named interim head coach. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died and the Wolves announced that Mitchell as the interim coach for the rest of the season. Around the start of the season, the Timberwolves were the first team in NBA history with four players that were around 20 or younger, between Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Tyus Jones to start out a season.^[a]

2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Sam Mitchell
General manager	Milt Newton
Owners	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North
Radio	WCCO
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

It also marked the final season of Kevin Garnett's career in the NBA and his first time since 2006-07 playing with the Timberwolves. Playing 21 years in the league, Garnett previously played for the Wolves from 1995 to 2007 until being traded to the Boston Celtics, where he won a championship with them in 2008. Prior to his second stint with the Wolves, Garnett played two disappointing seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, one of them with fellow Celtics Paul Pierce and Jason Terry. Garnett is believed by many as the greatest Timberwolf of all time. He was also the last remaining active player from the 1995 NBA draft.

The Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, equalling the second-longest postseason appearance drought in NBA history of the Golden State Warriors between 1994–95 and 2005–06, only behind the Los Angeles Clippers^[b] between 1976–77 and 1990–91. However, the Timberwolves had their second straight Rookie of the Year winner with #1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns earning the award.

Draft

Main article: 2015 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	1	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Dominican Republic	Kentucky
2	31	Cedi Osman	SF	Turkey	Anadolu Efes
2	36	Rakeem Christmas	PF / C	United States	Syracuse

Roster

2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PF 88 Bjelica, Nemanja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–09 Serbia PF 21 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1976–05–19 Farragut Academy (IL) C 5 Dieng, Gorgui 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville PG 1 Jones, Tyus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke SG 8 LaVine, Zach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1995–03–10 UCLA SG 15 Muhammad, Shabazz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1992–11–13 UCLA PF 33 Payne, Adreian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991–02–19 Michigan State C 14 Peković, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 307 lb (139 kg) 1986–01–03 Montenegro SF 12 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1980–02–28 Kentucky PG 9 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–21 Spain SF 10 Rudež, Damjan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1986–06–17 Croatia PF 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–01–08 Fresno State C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–11–15 Dominican Republic SG 22 Wiggins, Andrew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas

Head coach Sam Mitchell Assistant coach(es) David Adelman Bryan Gates Sidney Lowe Ryan Saunders Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Pre-season

2015 pre-season game log Total: 2–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–3)
Pre-season: 2–5 (home: 2–2; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Oklahoma City 99–122 Dieng, Towns (18) Bjelica, Towns (5) Tyus Jones (4) Staples Center 8,601 0–1 2 October 10 Chicago 105–114 Tyus Jones (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Tyus Jones (9) MTS Centre 15,294 0–2 3 October 12 @ Toronto 105–112 Andrew Wiggins (21) Dieng, Payne, Towns (6) Lorenzo Brown (5) Air Canada Centre 19,277 0–3 4 October 14 Toronto 89–87 Gorgui Dieng (14) Nemanja Bjelica (6) Zach LaVine (5) Canadian Tire Centre 15,522 1–3 5 October 18 @ Memphis 68–90 Zach LaVine (12) Dieng, Towns (7) Ricky Rubio (4) FedExForum 13,387 1–4 6 October 20 @ Milwaukee 88–106 Shabazz Muhammad (18) Nemanja Bjelica (7) Garnett, Muhammad, Martin (4) Kohl Center 12,381 1–5 7 October 23 Milwaukee 112–108 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center 10,101 2–5
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	73	9	.890	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	67	15	.817	6.0	82
3	y – Oklahoma City Thunder *	55	27	.671	18.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	53	29	.646	20.0	82
5	x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	29.0	82
6	x – Dallas Mavericks	42	40	.512	31.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	42	40	.512	31.0	82
8	x – Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	32.0	82
9	Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	33.0	82
10	Sacramento Kings	33	49	.402	40.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	40.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	30	52	.366	43.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	44.0	82
14	Phoenix Suns	23	59	.280	50.0	82
15	Los Angeles Lakers	17	65	.207	56.0	82

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Oklahoma City Thunder	55	27	.671	–	32‍–‍9	23‍–‍18	13–3	82
x – Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	11.0	28‍–‍13	16‍–‍25	11–5	82
Utah Jazz	40	42	.488	15.0	24‍–‍17	16‍–‍25	8–8	82
Denver Nuggets	33	49	.402	22.0	18‍–‍23	15‍–‍26	4–12	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26.0	14‍–‍27	15‍–‍26	4–12	82

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 14–27; Road: 15–26)
October: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ L. A. Lakers W 112–111 Ricky Rubio (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (14) Staples Center 18,997 1–0 2 October 30 @ Denver W 95–78 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Ricky Rubio (8) Pepsi Center 17,660 2–0
November : 6–9 (home: 2–6; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 2 Portland L 101–106 Kevin Martin (24) Bjelica, Rubio (9) Ricky Rubio (9) Target Center 18,903 2–1 4 November 5 Miami L 84–96 Martin, Muhammad (14) Nemanja Bjelica (7) Ricky Rubio (5) Target Center 11,794 2–2 5 November 7 @ Chicago W 102–93 (OT) Andrew Wiggins (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Ricky Rubio (10) United Center 21,988 3–2 6 November 9 @ Atlanta W 117–107 Andrew Wiggins (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (8) Philips Arena 12,016 4–2 7 November 10 Charlotte L 95–104 Zach LaVine (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Zach LaVine (8) Target Center 14,722 4–3 8 November 12 Golden State L 116–129 Andrew Wiggins (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Kevin Martin (6) Target Center 16,130 4–4 9 November 13 @ Indiana L 103–107 LaVine, Wiggins (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Andre Miller (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,797 4–5 10 November 15 Memphis L 106–114 Zach LaVine (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Andre Miller (8) Target Center 12,086 4–6 11 November 17 @ Miami W 103–91 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) LaVine, Rubio (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 5–6 12 November 18 @ Orlando L 101–104 (OT) Andrew Wiggins (28) Ricky Rubio (12) Ricky Rubio (12) Amway Center 16,048 5–7 13 November 20 Detroit L 86–96 Andrew Wiggins (21) Martin, Towns (7) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 13,445 5–8 14 November 23 Philadelphia W 100–95 Andrew Wiggins (30) Kevin Garnett (10) Ricky Rubio (11) Target Center 11,382 6–8 15 November 25 Atlanta W 99–95 Zach LaVine (18) Gorgui Dieng (11) Rubio, LaVine (6) Target Center 14,289 7–8 16 November 27 @ Sacramento W 101–91 Andrew Wiggins (22) Dieng, LaVine, Towns (8) Garnett, LaVine, Miller (4) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 8–8 17 November 29 @ L. A. Clippers L 99–107 Andrew Wiggins (21) Gorgui Dieng (10) Zach LaVine (7) STAPLES Center 19,060 8–9
December : 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 Orlando L 93–96 Andrew Wiggins (27) Bjelica, Garnett (8) Zach LaVine (5) Target Center 10,694 8–10 19 December 5 Portland L 103–109 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (15) Target Center 16,203 8–11 20 December 7 L. A. Clippers L 106–110 Zach LaVine (21) Shabazz Muhammad (9) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 11,467 8–12 21 December 9 L. A. Lakers W 123–122 (OT) Kevin Martin (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center 18,076 9–12 22 December 11 @ Denver L 108–111 (OT) Martin, Wiggins (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Ricky Rubio (7) Pepsi Center 12,533 9–13 23 December 13 @ Phoenix L 101–108 Zach LaVine (28) Bjelica, Towns (6) Ricky Rubio (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,919 9–14 24 December 15 Denver L 100–112 Andrew Wiggins (23) Gorgui Dieng (9) Ricky Rubio (9) Target Center 11,323 9–15 25 December 16 @ New York L 102–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Dieng, Rubio, Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (12) Madison Square Garden 19,812 9–16 26 December 18 Sacramento W 99–95 Andrew Wiggins (32) Gorgui Dieng (11) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center 12,770 10–16 27 December 20 @ Brooklyn W 100–85 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (12) Barclays Center 14,552 11–16 28 December 21 @ Boston L 99–113 Andrew Wiggins (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Ricky Rubio (8) TD Garden 18,624 11–17 29 December 23 San Antonio L 83–108 Zach LaVine (17) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) LaVine, Rubio (4) Target Center 16,788 11–18 30 December 26 Indiana L 88–102 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Ricky Rubio (9) Target Center 15,076 11–19 31 December 28 @ San Antonio L 95–101 Andrew Wiggins (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (14) AT&T Center 18,493 11–20 32 December 30 Utah W 94–80 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (17) Target Center 14,326 12–20 33 December 31 @ Detroit L 90–115 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Ricky Rubio (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 15,475 12–21
January : 2–14 (home: 2–6; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 Milwaukee L 85–95 Andrew Wiggins (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 14,107 12–22 35 January 4 @ Philadelphia L 99–109 Shabazz Muhammad (20) Gorgui Dieng (8) Ricky Rubio (10) Wells Fargo Center 14,013 12–23 36 January 6 Denver L 74–78 Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 12,059 12–24 37 January 8 Cleveland L 99–125 Andrew Wiggins (35) Dieng, Towns (6) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center 16,768 12–25 38 January 10 Dallas L 87–93 Andrew Wiggins (21) Dieng, Rubio, Wiggins (6) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center 14,363 12–26 39 January 12 Oklahoma City L 96–101 Andrew Wiggins (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center 14,791 12–27 40 January 13 @ Houston L 104–107 Andrew Wiggins (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Ricky Rubio (12) Toyota Center 17,115 12–28 41 January 15 @ Oklahoma City L 93–113 Andrew Wiggins (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Nemanja Bjelica (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 12–29 42 January 17 Phoenix W 117–87 Rubio, Wiggins (18) Muhammad, Towns (8) Andrew Wiggins (4) Target Center 14,330 13–29 43 January 19 @ New Orleans L 99–114 Andrew Wiggins (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) LaVine, Rubio (4) Smoothie King Center 14,255 13–30 44 January 20 @ Dallas L 94–106 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Ricky Rubio (11) American Airlines Center 19,621 13–31 45 January 23 Memphis W 106–101 Shabazz Muhammad (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center 15,608 14–31 46 January 25 @ Cleveland L 107–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 14–32 47 January 27 Oklahoma City L 123–126 Zach LaVine (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center 13,337 14–33 48 January 29 @ Utah L 90–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Gorgui Dieng (15) Ricky Rubio (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,850 14–34 49 January 31 @ Portland L 93–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Ricky Rubio (9) Moda Center 19,393 14–35
February : 5–6 (home: 3–2; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 2 @ L. A. Lakers L 115–119 Andrew Wiggins (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Ricky Rubio (15) Staples Center 18,997 14–36 51 February 3 @ L. A. Clippers W 108–102 Andrew Wiggins (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (7) Staples Center 19,060 15–36 52 February 6 Chicago W 112–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Gorgui Dieng (7) Target Center 17,876 16–36 53 February 8 New Orleans L 102–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Dieng, Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 11,926 16–37 54 February 10 Toronto W 107–102 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center 11,171 17–37 All-Star Break 55 February 19 @ Memphis L 104–109 Zach LaVine (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Ricky Rubio (9) FedExForum 18,119 17–38 56 February 20 New York L 95–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Ricky Rubio (16) Target Center 16,663 17–39 57 February 22 Boston W 124–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center 11,639 18–39 58 February 24 @ Toronto L 105–114 Andrew Wiggins (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Ricky Rubio (12) Air Canada Centre 19,800 18–40 59 February 27 @ New Orleans W 112–110 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Ricky Rubio (10) Smoothie King Center 17,338 19–40 60 February 28 @ Dallas L 101–128 Shabazz Muhammad (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Tyus Jones (6) American Airlines Center 20,289 19–41
March : 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 Washington L 98–104 Ricky Rubio (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Dieng, Towns (5) Target Center 11,307 19–42 62 March 4 @ Milwaukee L 101–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Gorgui Dieng (9) Ricky Rubio (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,366 19–43 63 March 5 Brooklyn W 132–118 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Ricky Rubio (7) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center 15,987 20–43 64 March 7 @ Charlotte L 103–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Ricky Rubio (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,912 20–44 65 March 8 San Antonio L 91–116 Andrew Wiggins (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Tyus Jones (6) Target Center 14,093 20–45 66 March 11 @ Oklahoma City W 99–96 Gorgui Dieng (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 21–45 67 March 14 @ Phoenix L 104–107 Zach LaVine (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (17) Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,480 21–46 68 March 16 @ Memphis W 114–108 Zach LaVine (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (10) FedExForum 16,588 22–46 69 March 18 @ Houston L 111–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (6) Toyota Center 18,142 22–47 70 March 21 Golden State L 104–109 Andrew Wiggins (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (11) Target Center 19,452 22–48 71 March 23 Sacramento W 113–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Gorgui Dieng (12) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center 12,151 23–48 72 March 25 @ Washington W 132–129 (2OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (7) Verizon Center 20,356 24–48 73 March 26 Utah L 84–93 Ricky Rubio (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center 14,694 24–49 74 March 28 Phoenix W 121–116 Andrew Wiggins (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Ricky Rubio (11) Target Center 11,141 25–49 75 March 30 L. A. Clippers L 79–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Zach LaVine (4) Target Center 12,252 25–50
April : 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 @ Utah L 85–98 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Ricky Rubio (9) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 25–51 77 April 3 Dallas L 78–88 Andrew Wiggins (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Target Center 16,117 25–52 78 April 5 @ Golden State W 124–117 (OT) Shabazz Muhammad (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 26–52 79 April 7 @ Sacramento W 105–97 Nemanja Bjelica (18) Gorgui Dieng (13) Ricky Rubio (9) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 27–52 80 April 9 @ Portland W 106–105 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Nemanja Bjelica (10) Ricky Rubio (11) Moda Center 19,733 28–52 81 April 11 Houston L 105–129 Shabazz Muhammad (23) Nemanja Bjelica (6) Jones, Rubio (5) Target Center 14,983 28–53 82 April 13 New Orleans W 144–109 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center 14,889 29–53
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	82	82	2,627	858	161	58	138	1,503	32.0	10.5	2.0	.7	1.7	18.3
Gorgui Dieng	C	82	39	2,220	585	143	94	96	827	27.1	7.1	1.7	1.1	1.2	10.1
Zach LaVine	SG	82	33	2,294	228	251	69	17	1,150	28.0	2.8	3.1	.8	.2	14.0
Shabazz Muhammad	SF	82	0	1,682	267	52	24	7	863	20.5	3.3	.6	.3	.1	10.5
Andrew Wiggins	SF	81	81	2,845	291	164	78	46	1,675	35.1	3.6	2.0	1.0	.6	20.7
Tayshaun Prince	SF	77	44	1,462	147	73	36	13	221	19.0	1.9	.9	.5	.2	2.9
Ricky Rubio	PG	76	76	2,323	326	658	162	10	766	30.6	4.3	8.7	2.1	.1	10.1
Nemanja Bjelica	PF	60	0	1,075	210	83	26	21	308	17.9	3.5	1.4	.4	.4	5.1
Adreian Payne	PF	52	2	486	111	29	16	11	132	9.3	2.1	.6	.3	.2	2.5
Kevin Martin†	SG	39	12	834	81	46	17	1	415	21.4	2.1	1.2	.4	.0	10.6
Kevin Garnett	PF	38	38	556	150	62	28	10	122	14.6	3.9	1.6	.7	.3	3.2
Tyus Jones	PG	37	0	573	47	108	31	3	156	15.5	1.3	2.9	.8	.1	4.2
Damjan Rudež	SF	33	0	277	20	11	3	1	75	8.4	.6	.3	.1	.0	2.3
Andre Miller†	PG	26	0	280	24	58	9	0	88	10.8	.9	2.2	.3	.0	3.4
Greg Smith	PF	18	0	192	42	6	4	1	43	10.7	2.3	.3	.2	.1	2.4
Nikola Peković	C	12	3	156	21	11	1	0	54	13.0	1.8	.9	.1	.0	4.5

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 12, 2015

To Minnesota Timberwolves[2] Damjan Rudez

To Indiana Pacers Chase Budinger

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Kevin Garnett[3]	Signed 2-year contract worth $16.5 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Nemanja Bjelica[4]	Signed 3-year contract worth $12 million	Fenerbahçe Ülker
Andre Miller[5]	Signed 1-year contract	Sacramento Kings
Tayshaun Prince[6]	Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million	Detroit Pistons

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Gary Neal[7]	Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Washington Wizards
Robbie Hummel[8]	Signed 1-year contract	Emporio Armani Milano

Notes

^a That mark was shattered by the 2016-17 Phoenix Suns, who, in addition to holding four rookies between the ages of 18 and 20 to start out the season in Dragan Bender, Marquese Chriss, Tyler Ulis, and the undrafted Derrick Jones Jr., also held a second-year player named Devin Booker that played at the start of the season at age 19.
^b The team originally played in Buffalo, New York as the Buffalo Braves up to the end of the 1977–78 season and later played in San Diego as the San Diego Clippers between the 1978–79 and 1983–84 seasons inclusive before becoming the Los Angeles Clippers.

References

1. "2015-16". Minnesota Timberwolves. National Basketball Association. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
2. "Pacers Acquire Budinger From Minnesota In Exchange For Rudez". nba.com/pacers. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
3. "Timberwolves Re-Sign Forward Kevin Garnett". nba.com/timberwolves. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
4. "Timberwolves Sign Reigning Euroleague Most Valuable Player Nemanja Bjelica". nba.com/timberwolves. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
5. "Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller". nba.com/timberwolves. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
6. "Timberwolves Sign Tayshaun Prince". nba.com/timberwolves. August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
7. "WIZARDS SIGN GARY NEAL". wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com. July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
8. "EA7 Milan signs power forward Hummel". euroleague.net. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.