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Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves
2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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ConferenceWestern
DivisionNorthwest
Founded1989
HistoryMinnesota Timberwolves
1989–present[1][2][3]
ArenaTarget Center
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Team colorsMidnight blue, lake blue, aurora green, moonlight grey, frost white[4][5][6]
         
Main sponsorSezzle[7]
CEOEthan Casson
PresidentTim Connelly
General managerMatt Lloyd
Head coachChris Finch
OwnershipGlen Taylor, Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore
Affiliation(s)Iowa Wolves
Championships0
Conference titles0
Division titles1 (2004)
Retired numbers1 (2)
Websitewww.nba.com/timberwolves
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The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference.[8] The team was founded in 1989. Its majority owner is Glen Taylor, who also owns the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.[9] Currently, Taylor is in a legal battle over ownership of the team with Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore, and Michael Bloomberg.[10] The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center, their home since 1990.[11]

Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft, the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004. Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division championship in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference finals that same season. Garnett was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player for that season.[12] The team then went into rebuilding mode for more than a decade after missing the postseason in 2005, and trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007.[13] Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in a February 2015 trade and finished his career there, retiring in the 2016 off-season. The Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought when they returned to the postseason in 2018.

  1. ^ "Timberwolves History". Timberwolves.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Franchise History–NBA Advanced Stats". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "NBA.com/Stats–Minnesota Timberwolves seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Timberwolves PR (April 11, 2017). "TIMBERWOLVES NEW LOGO FOR 2017-18 SEASON UNVEILED". Timberwolves.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2017. The colors include midnight blue, aurora green, lake blue, moonlight grey, and frost white.
  5. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves unveil new logo for 2017-18 season". NBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022. The new logo is an evolution of past logos and incorporates elements of civic pride, the team and the wolf totem. The color palette keeps the heritage of using blues and greens, but has a fresh take on those hues. The colors include midnight blue, aurora green, lake blue, moonlight grey and frost white.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Nardinger, Taylor (August 12, 2024). "Timberwolves Name Sezzle "Official Jersey Patch Partner"". Timberwolves.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  9. ^ "Glen Taylor". Forbes. April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Krawczynski, Jon; Charania, Shams. "Michael Bloomberg agrees to join Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez Timberwolves ownership group: Sources". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Minnesota Timberwolves". Target Center. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  12. ^ "Kevin Garnett Bio Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  13. ^ "Five players, two picks sent to Wolves for Garnett – NBA – ESPN". ESPN. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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