2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachKurt Rambis
General managerDavid Kahn
PresidentDavid Kahn
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKFAN
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

Key dates

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Summary

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NBA draft 2010

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
14Wesley JohnsonSmall forward  United StatesSyracuse
116Luke Babbitt (traded to Portland Trail Blazers)Small forward  United StatesNevada
123Trevor Booker (traded to Washington Wizards)Forward  United StatesClemson
130Lazar Hayward(acquired from Washington Wizards)Small forward  United StatesMarquette
235Nemanja Bjelica (acquired from Washington Wizards)Small forward  SerbiaRed Star Belgrade
245Paulão PrestesCenter  BrazilBrazil
256Hamady N'Diaye(traded to Washington Wizards)Center  SenegalRutgers University

Roster

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2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF8Beasley, Michael6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)1989-01-09Kansas State
SG19Ellington, Wayne6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1987-11-29North Carolina
PG10Flynn, Jonny6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1989-02-06Syracuse
SF32Hayward, Lazar6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)1986-11-26Marquette
SG4Johnson, Wesley6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1987-07-11Syracuse
PF42Love, Kevin6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg)1988-09-07UCLA
C31Milicic, Darko7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg)1985-06-20Serbia
C14Peković, Nikola6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)290 lb (132 kg)1986-01-03Montenegro
C15Randolph, Anthony6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg)1989-07-15LSU
PG13Ridnour, Luke6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1981-02-13Oregon
PG3Telfair, Sebastian6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1985-06-09Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)
SF44Tolliver, Anthony6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg)1985-06-01Creighton
SF5Webster, Martell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)1986-12-04Seattle Preparatory School
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 1, 2011

Pre-season

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Game log

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2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 6–2 (home: 5–1; road: 1–1)
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.67130–1125–1613–3
x-Denver Nuggets5032.610533–817–249–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.585730–1118–2310–6
Utah Jazz3943.4761621–2018–237–9
Minnesota Timberwolves1765.2073812–295–361–15
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Team W L PCT GB
1c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744
2y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9Houston Rockets4339.52418
10Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11Utah Jazz3943.47622
12Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744

Game log

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2010–11 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 12–29; Road: 5–36)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 27SacramentoL 116–117 Luke Ridnour (20)Kevin Love (10)Luke Ridnour,
Sebastian Telfair (6)
Target Center
17,067
0–1
2October 29MilwaukeeW 96–85 Michael Beasley (21)Kevin Love (16)Luke Ridnour (7)Target Center
17,197
1–1
3October 30@ MemphisL 89–109 Wayne Ellington (15)Kevin Love (13)Luke Ridnour (3)FedExForum
12,753
1–2
November: 3–11 (home: 2–4; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2@ MiamiL 97–129 Kevin Love (20)Nikola Peković (8)Wesley Johnson (5)American Airlines Arena
19,600
1–3
5November 3@ OrlandoL 86–128 Kevin Love (22)Kevin Love (9)Sebastian Telfair (5)Amway Center
18,846
1–4
6November 5AtlantaL 103–113 Kevin Love,
Corey Brewer,
Wesley Johnson (18)
Kevin Love (12)Sebastian Telfair (7)Target Center
17.222
1–5
7November 7@ HoustonL 94–120 Kevin Love (16)Kevin Love (16)Corey Brewer (3)Toyota Center
15,058
1–6
8November 9@ L.A. LakersL 94–99 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (24)Sebastian Telfair (9)Staples Center
18,997
1–7
9November 10@ SacramentoW 98–89 Michael Beasley (42)Michael Beasley,
Kevin Love (9)
Darko Miličić (4)ARCO Arena
12,433
2–7
10November 12New YorkW 112–103 Michael Beasley (35)Kevin Love (31)Sebastian Telfair (8)Target Center
15,232
3–7
11November 14@ AtlantaL 105–111 Michael Beasley (25)Kevin Love (17)Sebastian Telfair (8)Philips Arena
12,027
3–8
12November 15@ CharlotteL 110–113 Michael Beasley (28)Darko Miličić (12)Sebastian Telfair (6)Time Warner Cable Arena
11,211
3–9
13November 17L.A. ClippersW 113–111 Michael Beasley (33)Kevin Love (14)Luke Ridnour (8)Target Center
12,909
4–9
14November 19L.A. LakersL 95–112 Michael Beasley (25)Darko Miličić (16)Darko Miličić (5)Target Center
19,356
4–10
15November 22@ Oklahoma CityL 107–117 Kevin Love (24)Kevin Love (17)Luke Ridnour (7)Oklahoma City Arena
17,653
4–11
16November 24San AntonioL 109–113 (OT)Kevin Love (32)Kevin Love (22)Luke Ridnour,
Sebastian Telfair (5)
Target Center
13,117
4–12
17November 27Golden StateL 94–104 Michael Beasley (28)Kevin Love (22)Luke Ridnour (6)Target Center
14,440
4–13
December: 4–12 (home: 3–3; road: 1–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18December 1@ DallasL 86–100 Michael Beasley (16)Kevin Love (15)Kevin Love,
Darko Miličić,
Luke Ridnour (3)
American Airlines Center
19,567
4–14
19December 3@ San AntonioL 101–107 Michael Beasley (28)Kevin Love (18)Darko Miličić (4)AT&T Center
18,581
4–15
20December 4ClevelandW 129–95 Kevin Love (28)Kevin Love (19)Sebastian Telfair (7)Target Center
14,422
5–15
21December 6@ New YorkL 114–121 Kevin Love (33)Kevin Love (15)Luke Ridnour (4)Madison Square Garden
19,763
5–16
22December 8Oklahoma CityL 103–111 Michael Beasley (26)Kevin Love (21)Luke Ridnour (9)Target Center
13,907
5–17
23December 10DetroitW 109–99 Kevin Love (27)Kevin Love (18)Luke Ridnour (10)Target Center
13,988
6–17
24December 11@ ChicagoL 82–113 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (15)Luke Ridnour (8)United Center
21,102
6–18
25December 14@ Golden StateL 99–108 Darko Miličić (25)Kevin Love (14)Luke Ridnour (11)Oracle Arena
17,615
6–19
26December 15@ PhoenixL 122–128 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (16)Luke Ridnour (8)US Airways Center
16,977
6–20
27December 17@ PortlandL 102–107 Michael Beasley (33)Kevin Love (17)Kevin Love (4)Rose Garden
20,310
6–21
28December 18@ DenverL 113–115 Kevin Love (43)Kevin Love (17)Luke Ridnour (5)Pepsi Center
15,409
6–22
29December 20@ L.A. ClippersL 90–113 Michael Beasley (20)Kevin Love (10)Luke Ridnour (6)Staples Center
16,053
6–23
30December 22UtahL 107–112 Kevin Love (25)Kevin Love (19)Luke Ridnour (5)Target Center
15,809
6–24
31December 26@ ClevelandW 98–97 Michael Beasley (28)Kevin Love (18)Luke Ridnour (6)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
7–24
32December 27New OrleansW 113–98 Michael Beasley (30)Kevin Love (11)Luke Ridnour (11)Target Center
11,679
8–24
33December 29DenverL 113–119 Michael Beasley (33)Kevin Love (14)Luke Ridnour (8)Target Center
17,093
8–25
January: 3–11 (home: 3–6; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34January 1New JerseyW 103–88 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (10)Luke Ridnour (6)Target Center
12,665
9–25
35January 3@ BostonL 93–96 Michael Beasley (19)Kevin Love (24)Luke Ridnour (5)TD Garden
18,624
9–26
36January 5CharlotteL 105–108 (OT)Kevin Love (35)Kevin Love (15)Kevin Love (5)Target Center
14,881
9–27
37January 7PortlandL 98–108 Kevin Love (30)Kevin Love (19)Luke Ridnour (11)Target Center
12,213
9–28
38January 9@ San AntonioL 91–94 Kevin Love (18)Kevin Love (17)Luke Ridnour (7)AT&T Center
18,581
9–29
39January 11San AntonioL 96–107 Kevin Love (20)Kevin Love (20)Luke Ridnour (9)Target Center
11,209
9–30
40January 13WashingtonW 109–97 Kevin Love (35)Kevin Love,
Darko Miličić (11)
Luke Ridnour (9)Target Center
11,437
10–30
41January 15OrlandoL 99–108 Corey Brewer (23)Kevin Love (15)Luke Ridnour (6)Target Center
17,391
10–31
42January 17@ PortlandL 102–113 Kevin Love,
Darko Miličić (22)
Kevin Love (17)Luke Ridnour (6)Rose Garden
20,239
10–32
43January 19@ L.A. ClippersL 111–126 Kevin Love (26)Kevin Love (11)Jonny Flynn (6)Staples Center
17,793
10–33
44January 24HoustonL 125–129 Kevin Love (24)Kevin Love (17)Kevin Love (7)Target Center
11,983
10–34
45January 26Oklahoma CityL 117–118 (OT)Kevin Love (31)Kevin Love (21)Luke Ridnour (8)Target Center
14,979
10–35
46January 28@ UtahL 100–108 Kevin Love (22)Kevin Love (15)Jonny Flynn (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
10–36
47January 29TorontoW 103–87 Kevin Love (21)Kevin Love (12)Jonny Flynn (8)Target Center
14,991
11–36
February: 3–10 (home: 1–7; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
48February 2MemphisL 84–102 Michael Beasley (19)Kevin Love (10)Jonny Flynn,
Sebastian Telfair (5)
Target Center
12,662
11–37
49February 4@ TorontoL 100–111 Kevin Love (20)Kevin Love (15)Jonny Flynn (7)Air Canada Centre
14,389
11–38
50February 5DenverL 100–113 Michael Beasley (23)Kevin Love (19)Michael Beasley,
Corey Brewer (5)
Target Center
15,389
11–39
51February 7@ New OrleansW 104–92 Kevin Love (27)Kevin Love (17)Jonny Flynn (6)New Orleans Arena
13,401
12–39
52February 8@ HoustonW 112–108 Kevin Love (20)Kevin Love (14)Jonny Flynn (7)Toyota Center
15,679
13–39
53February 11@ IndianaL 105–116 Kevin Love (22)Kevin Love (15)Sebastian Telfair (4)Conseco Fieldhouse
12,559
13–40
54February 12PhiladelphiaL 87–107 Kevin Love (16)Kevin Love (13)Luke Ridnour (5)Target Center
17,011
13–41
55February 14PortlandL 81–95 Martell Webster (17)Kevin Love (11)Wayne Ellington (5)Target Center
11,227
13–42
56February 16L.A. ClippersL 90–98 Wayne Ellington,
Kevin Love (18)
Kevin Love (18)Sebastian Telfair (5)Target Center
15,227
13–43
All-Star Break
57February 22@ MilwaukeeL 88–94 Michael Beasley (21)Kevin Love (17)Kevin Love (6)Bradley Center
13,106
13–44
58February 23MemphisL 95–104 Wayne Ellington (16)Kevin Love (11)Luke Ridnour (5)Target Center
11,497
13–45
59February 25New OrleansL 81–95 Wesley Johnson,
Luke Ridnour (22)
Kevin Love (14)Kevin Love (5)Target Center
16,965
13–46
60February 27Golden StateW 126–123 Kevin Love (37)Kevin Love (23)Jonny Flynn (9)Target Center
16,021
14–46
March: 3–12 (home: 2–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
61March 1L.A. LakersL 79–90 Wesley Johnson (20)Kevin Love (11)Jonny Flynn,
Luke Ridnour (5)
Target Center
17,111
14–47
62March 2@ DetroitW 116–105 Kevin Love (20)Kevin Love (20)Jonny Flynn (14)The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,122
15–47
63March 4@ PhiladelphiaL 100–111 Kevin Love (21)Kevin Love (23)Luke Ridnour (10)Wells Fargo Center
12,008
15–48
64March 5@ WashingtonL 96–103 Kevin Love (20)Kevin Love (21)Luke Ridnour (6)Verizon Center
18,216
15–49
65March 7DallasL 105–108 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (17)Kevin Love (5)Target Center
13,288
15–50
66March 9IndianaW 101–75 Michael Beasley,
Kevin Love (16)
Kevin Love (21)Jonny Flynn (6)Target Center
15,153
16–50
67March 11UtahW 122–101 Kevin Love (24)Kevin Love (12)Luke Ridnour (7)Target Center
18,534
17–50
68March 13@ Golden StateL 77–100 Michael Beasley,
Martell Webster (16)
Kevin Love (12)Luke Ridnour (6)Oracle Arena
17,788
17–51
69March 16@ UtahL 104–119 Kevin Love (22)Kevin Love (11)Kevin Love,
Luke Ridnour (3)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,465
17–52
70March 18@ L.A. LakersL 98–106 Wesley Johnson (29)Kevin Love (13)Luke Ridnour (8)Staples Center
18,997
17–53
71March 20SacramentoL 95–127 Luke Ridnour (22)Darko Miličić (6)Kevin Love,
Luke Ridnour (4)
Target Center
18,993
17–54
72March 24@ DallasL 96–104 Anthony Randolph (31)Anthony Randolph (11)Jonny Flynn (5)American Airlines Center
20,296
17–55
73March 25@ Oklahoma CityL 103–111 Anthony Randolph (24)Anthony Randolph (15)Luke Ridnour (5)Oklahoma City Arena
18,203
17–56
74March 27BostonL 82–85 Michael Beasley (28)Anthony Tolliver (15)Luke Ridnour (8)Target Center
19,178
17–57
75March 30ChicagoL 91–108 Kevin Love (16)Kevin Love (9)Jonny Flynn (5)Target Center
19,207
17–58
2010–11 season schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

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Minnesota Timberwolves statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Maurice Ager*407.3.545.750.000.5.3.2.03.8
Michael Beasley737332.3.450.366.7535.62.2.7.719.2
Corey Brewer*562224.3.384.263.7082.71.41.6.28.6
Wayne Ellington62819.0.403.397.7921.71.2.4.06.6
Jonny Flynn53818.5.365.310.7621.53.4.6.15.3
Sundiata Gaines808.1.318.333.500.8.8.4.02.6
Lazar Hayward42010.0.357.283.7861.7.7.3.23.8
Wesley Johnson796326.2.397.356.6963.01.9.7.79.0
Kosta Koufos*3918.6.435.000.5002.5.2.5.62.7
Kevin Love737335.8.470.417.85015.22.50.60.420.2
Darko Miličić696924.4.469.000.5575.21.5.82.08.8
Nikola Peković651113.6.517.000.7633.0.4.3.55.5
Anthony Randolph*23320.1.498.000.7035.21.1.8.711.7
Luke Ridnour716630.4.468.440.8832.85.41.2.111.8
Sebastian Telfair37819.2.402.359.7331.53.0.7.17.2
Anthony Tolliver65421.0.450.409.8024.51.3.4.46.7
Martell Webster46123.8.447.417.7703.21.2.6.29.8

* – Stats with the Timberwolves.

Transactions

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Trades

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June 24, 2010To Portland Trail Blazers----To Minnesota Timberwolves----
June 24, 2010To Minnesota Timberwolves----To Washington Wizards----
July 12, 2010To Miami Heat----
  • 2011 second-round pick ( Bojan Bogdanovic )
    2014 second-round pick
    Cash considerations
To Minnesota Timberwolves----
July 13, 2010To Minnesota Timberwolves----To Utah Jazz----
July 26, 2010To Cleveland Cavaliers----To Minnesota Timberwolves----
January 21, 2011To New York Knicks----To Denver Nuggets----To Minnesota Timberwolves----

Free agents

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References

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