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2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Ryan Saunders (fired)Chris Finch
Vacant
Glen Taylor
Target Center
23–49 (.319)
Division: 4th (Northwest)Conference: 13th (Western)
Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Bally Sports North
WCCO

The 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders after three seasons with the team. On the following day, Toronto Raptors assistant head coach Chris Finch was announced as the next head coach. After a loss to the Sacramento Kings on April 21, followed by the San Antonio Spurs defeating the Detroit Pistons the next day, the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight year.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	1	Anthony Edwards	Guard	United States	Georgia
1	17	Aleksej Pokuševski	Forward	Serbia	Olympiacos
2	33	Daniel Oturu	Center	United States	Minnesota

Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Timberwolves' selection was held stuck as the #3 selection of the draft with their record being the third-worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 19–45 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020, and cancelled the rest of Minnesota's season by June 5. As a result, they held the best odds to move up at #1 alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors for the 2020 draft, though also held odds to fall as low as the #6 pick of the draft. This year, the Timberwolves ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #1 selection, moving up two spots from their initial projection. In addition to their first-round pick, the Timberwolves also held their second-round pick and gained a first-round picks from a previous trade involving the Brooklyn Nets. They traded the Number 17 pick and James Johnson for Ricky Rubio, the number 25 and 28 overall picks. They then traded the number 25 and 33 overall picks for the 23rd overall pick.

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Utah Jazz	52	20	.722	–	31‍–‍5	21‍–‍15	7–5	72
x – Denver Nuggets	47	25	.653	5.0	25‍–‍11	22‍–‍14	9–3	72
x – Portland Trail Blazers	42	30	.583	10.0	20‍–‍16	22‍–‍14	6–6	72
Minnesota Timberwolves	23	49	.319	29.0	13‍–‍23	10‍–‍26	5–7	72
Oklahoma City Thunder	22	50	.306	30.0	10‍–‍26	12‍–‍24	3–9	72

Western Conference
z – Utah Jazz *	52	20	.722	–	72
y – Phoenix Suns *	51	21	.708	1.0	72
x – Denver Nuggets	47	25	.653	5.0	72
x – Los Angeles Clippers	47	25	.653	5.0	72
y – Dallas Mavericks *	42	30	.583	10.0	72
x – Portland Trail Blazers	42	30	.583	10.0	72

x – Los Angeles Lakers	42	30	.583	10.0	72
pi – Golden State Warriors	39	33	.542	13.0	72
x – Memphis Grizzlies	38	34	.528	14.0	72
pi – San Antonio Spurs	33	39	.458	19.0	72

New Orleans Pelicans	31	41	.431	21.0	72
Sacramento Kings	31	41	.431	21.0	72
Minnesota Timberwolves	23	49	.319	29.0	72
Oklahoma City Thunder	22	50	.306	30.0	72
Houston Rockets	17	55	.236	35.0	72

Notes

z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
y – Clinched division title
x – Clinched playoff spot
pb – Clinched play-in spot
o – Eliminated from playoff contention
* – Division leader

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
November 19, 2020	To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Mathias Lessort2023 second-round pick	To Los Angeles ClippersDraft rights to Daniel Oturu
November 20, 2020(Three-team trade)	To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Jaden McDanielsRicky Rubio	To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Aleksej PokuševskiJames Johnson2024 second-round pick
To New York KnicksDraft rights to Immanuel Quickley
November 19, 2020	To Minnesota TimberwolvesEd Davis	To New York KnicksJacob EvansOmari Spellman2026 second-round pick

Player	Signed	Ref.
Malik Beasley	4-year contract worth $60 million(November 25, 2020)
Juancho Hernangómez	2-year contract worth $21 million(November 27, 2020)
Jordan McLaughlin	Two-way contract(December 17, 2020)

Player	Signed	Former team
Ashton Hagans	Two-way contract(November 19, 2020)	Kentucky Wildcats
Tyler Cook	Exhibit 10 contract(November 29, 2020)	Denver Nuggets
Ade Murkey	Exhibit 10 contract(December 2, 2020)	Denver Pioneers
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	Exhibit 10 contract(December 3, 2020)	Toronto Raptors
Charlie Brown Jr.	Exhibit 10 contract(December 10, 2020)	Atlanta Hawks
Zylan Cheatham	Exhibit 10 contract(December 18, 2020)	Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	Reason left	New team
Ade Murkey	Waived(December 18, 2020)	Iowa Wolves
Zylan Cheatham	Waived(December 19, 2020)	Iowa Wolves
Charlie Brown Jr.	Waived(December 19, 2020)	Iowa Wolves
Tyler Cook	Waived(December 19, 2020)	Iowa Wolves
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	Waived(December 19, 2020)	Portland Trail Blazers
Ashton Hagans	Waived(February 13, 2021)	—

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