2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Tom Thibodeau
General manager	Scott Layden
Owners	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North
Radio	WCCO
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

They clinched their first winning season since 2005 with a win over the New York Knicks on March 23, 2018. On April 11, 2018, the Timberwolves clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2004 with a win over the Denver Nuggets, ending what was the longest post-season drought in the NBA at the time, at 13 seasons to pass the Sacramento Kings to currently make the longest postseason NBA drought. The last time the Wolves made the playoffs was during the Kevin Garnett era where he led them to the conference finals that year. The Wolves also signed free agent Derrick Rose, after he considered joining teams such as the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and Washington Wizards. The signing reunited Rose with former Chicago Bulls teammates Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson, as well as coach Tom Thibodeau, all of whom were part of the franchise from 2011 to 2015. These acquisitions would earn the team the nickname “TimberBulls” from the media and fans.

They finished the regular season with a 47–35 record, which clinched the 8th seed. In the playoffs, the Timberwolves faced the top-seeded Houston Rockets in the first round, and lost in five games.

Until 2022, this was the last season that the Timberwolves made the playoffs or had a winning season.

Draft

Main article: 2017 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Justin Patton	C	United States	Creighton

Entering the draft, the Timberwolves only held one first round pick at #7; their second round pick was forced to be traded away to the Boston Celtics due to a previous trade involving the Phoenix Suns (and former New Orleans Hornets) allowing the Suns (later Celtics) to acquire their 2017 second round pick if their lottery protected pick wasn't acquired by 2016. Exiting draft night, however, they traded away their #7 pick, which was the Finnish center/power forward Lauri Markkanen from University of Arizona, alongside last year's top selection (Kris Dunn) and Zach LaVine to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for All-Star shooting guard/small forward Jimmy Butler and the Bulls' own first round selection, which was #16 pick Justin Patton, a redshirt freshman center from Creighton University for the purpose of ending their 13 year long playoff drought.

Roster

2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 45 Cole Aldrich 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1988–10–31 Kansas F 8 Nemanja Bjelica 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988–05–09 Serbia G 30 Aaron Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1985–01–14 Oregon F 3 Anthony Brown (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1992–10–10 Stanford G 23 Jimmy Butler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1989–09–14 Marquette G 11 Jamal Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980–03–20 Michigan C 5 Gorgui Dieng 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1990–01–18 Louisville G 13 Marcus Georges-Hunt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1994–03–28 Georgia Tech F 67 Taj Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985–06–24 USC F 10 Amile Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1993–05–07 Duke G 1 Tyus Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996–05–10 Duke C 24 Justin Patton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1997–06–14 Creighton G 25 Derrick Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis G 0 Jeff Teague 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1988–06–10 Wake Forest C 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995–11–15 Kentucky F 22 Andrew Wiggins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1995–02–23 Kansas

Head coach Tom Thibodeau Assistant(s) Rick Brunson Andy Greer Ed Pinckney Ryan Saunders John Lucas III (player development) Vince Legarza (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: 2018–04–11

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	–	28‍–‍13	21‍–‍20	9–7	82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder	48	34	.585	1.0	27‍–‍14	21‍–‍20	5–11	82
x – Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	1.0	28‍–‍13	20‍–‍21	7–9	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	2.0	30‍–‍11	17‍–‍24	10–6	82
Denver Nuggets	46	36	.561	3.0	31‍–‍10	15‍–‍26	9–7	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Houston Rockets *	65	17	.793	–	82
2	y – Golden State Warriors *	58	24	.707	7.0	82
3	y – Portland Trail Blazers *	49	33	.598	16.0	82
4	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	48	34	.585	17.0	82
5	x – Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17.0	82
6	x – New Orleans Pelicans	48	34	.585	17.0	82
7	x – San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	18.0	82
8	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	18.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	46	36	.561	19.0	82
10	Los Angeles Clippers	42	40	.512	23.0	82
11	Los Angeles Lakers	35	47	.427	30.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	38.0	82
13	Dallas Mavericks	24	58	.293	41.0	82
14	Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	43.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	21	61	.256	44.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 September 30 @ LA Lakers W 108–99 Shabazz Muhammad (22) Gorgui Dieng (12) Jeff Teague (9) Honda Center 18,000 1–0 2 October 5 @ Golden State W 111–97 Butler, Towns (16) Gorgui Dieng (10) Tyus Jones (6) Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 17,495 2–0 3 October 8 Golden State L 110–142 Andrew Wiggins (19) Cole Aldrich (6) Jimmy Butler (7) Mercedes-Benz Arena N/A 2–1
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 47–35 (home: 30–11; road: 17–24)
October: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 18 @ San Antonio L 99–107 Andrew Wiggins (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (6) AT&T Center 18,418 0–1 2 October 20 Utah W 100–97 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Tyus Jones (5) Target Center 18,978 1–1 3 October 22 @ Oklahoma City W 115–113 Towns, Wiggins (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–1 4 October 24 Indiana L 107–130 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Jamal Crawford (9) Target Center 14,353 2–2 5 October 25 @ Detroit L 101–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (6) Little Caesars Arena 13,790 2–3 6 October 27 Oklahoma City W 119–116 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 17,620 3–3 7 October 30 @ Miami W 125–122 (OT) Jeff Teague (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (11) American Airlines Arena 19,600 4–3
November : 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 @ New Orleans W 104–98 Jimmy Butler (23) Taj Gibson (12) Jeff Teague (9) Smoothie King Center 14,788 5–3 9 November 4 Dallas W 112–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 16,837 6–3 10 November 5 Charlotte W 112–94 Andrew Wiggins (20) Gorgui Dieng (11) Jeff Teague (12) Target Center 14,124 7–3 11 November 8 @ Golden State L 101–125 Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 7–4 12 November 11 @ Phoenix L 110–118 Andrew Wiggins (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,910 7–5 13 November 13 @ Utah W 109–98 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jimmy Butler (10) Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,236 8–5 14 November 15 San Antonio W 98–86 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (6) Target Center 18,978 9–5 15 November 17 @ Dallas W 111–87 Jimmy Butler (21) Gibson, Towns (11) Jeff Teague (10) American Airlines Center 19,459 10–5 16 November 19 Detroit L 97–100 Jimmy Butler (26) Jimmy Butler (9) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center 16,069 10–6 17 November 20 @ Charlotte L 102–118 Jamal Crawford (19) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Tyus Jones (3) Spectrum Center 15,978 10–7 18 November 22 Orlando W 124–118 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (11) Target Center 16,402 11–7 19 November 24 Miami L 97–109 Butler, Towns, Wiggins (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Tyus Jones (6) Target Center 18,978 11–8 20 November 26 Phoenix W 119–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Taj Gibson (14) Tyus Jones (7) Target Center 16,448 12–8 21 November 28 Washington L 89–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jimmy Butler (10) Target Center 13,442 12–9 22 November 29 @ New Orleans W 120–102 Andrew Wiggins (28) Gibson, Towns (10) Tyus Jones (6) Smoothie King Center 15,555 13–9
December : 10–5 (home: 5–2; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 1 @ Oklahoma City L 107–111 Towns, Wiggins (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 13–10 24 December 3 LA Clippers W 112–106 Jimmy Butler (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 13,172 14–10 25 December 4 @ Memphis L 92–95 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jimmy Butler (5) FedExForum 14,012 14–11 26 December 6 @ LA Clippers W 113–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Taj Gibson (14) Jimmy Butler (8) Staples Center 15,951 15–11 27 December 10 Dallas W 97–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Butler, Jeff Teague (5) Target Center 13,094 16–11 28 December 12 Philadelphia L 112–118 (OT) Jimmy Butler (38) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jamal Crawford (5) Target Center 14,659 16–12 29 December 14 Sacramento W 119–96 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jimmy Butler (9) Target Center 11,126 17–12 30 December 16 Phoenix L 106–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 18,109 17–13 31 December 18 Portland W 108–107 Jimmy Butler (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Jeff Teague (5) Target Center 14,187 18–13 32 December 20 @ Denver W 112–104 Butler, Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (8) Pepsi Center 17,002 19–13 33 December 23 @ Phoenix W 115–106 Jimmy Butler (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,482 20–13 34 December 25 @ LA Lakers W 121–104 Butler, Gibson (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (10) Staples Center 18,997 21–13 35 December 27 Denver W 128–125 (OT) Jimmy Butler (39) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 18,978 22–13 36 December 28 @ Milwaukee L 96–102 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Gorgui Dieng (8) Jimmy Butler (7) Bradley Center 18,717 22–14 37 December 31 @ Indiana W 107–90 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 23–14
January : 9–8 (home: 8–0; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 38 January 1 LA Lakers W 114–96 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center 18,978 24–14 39 January 3 @ Brooklyn L 97–98 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jimmy Butler (4) Barclays Center 16,215 24–15 40 January 5 @ Boston L 84–91 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Jimmy Butler (6) TD Garden 18,624 24–16 41 January 6 New Orleans W 116–98 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jimmy Butler (8) Target Center 18,978 25–16 42 January 8 Cleveland W 127–99 Andrew Wiggins (25) Taj Gibson (13) Jimmy Butler (9) Target Center 18,978 26–16 43 January 10 Oklahoma City W 104–88 Jimmy Butler (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jimmy Butler (8) Target Center 18,978 27–16 44 January 12 NY Knicks W 118–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Target Center 18,978 28–16 45 January 14 Portland W 120–103 Jimmy Butler (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 14,739 29–16 46 January 16 @ Orlando L 102–108 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (6) Amway Center 18,589 29–17 47 January 18 @ Houston L 98–116 Jimmy Butler (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jamal Crawford (5) Toyota Center 18,055 29–18 48 January 20 Toronto W 115–109 Andrew Wiggins (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 17,828 30–18 49 January 22 @ LA Clippers W 126–118 Andrew Wiggins (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jeff Teague (6) Staples Center 16,347 31–18 50 January 24 @ Portland L 114–123 Andrew Wiggins (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Crawford, Jones (5) Moda Center 18,920 31–19 51 January 25 @ Golden State L 113–126 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Crawford, Towns (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 31–20 52 January 27 Brooklyn W 111–97 Butler, Wiggins (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Butler, Jones (5) Target Center 16,231 32–20 53 January 29 @ Atlanta L 100–105 Jimmy Butler (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (10) Philips Arena 12,589 32–21 54 January 30 @ Toronto L 104–109 Jimmy Butler (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jimmy Butler (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 32–22
February : 6–4 (home: 5–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 February 1 Milwaukee W 108–89 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 17,199 33–22 56 February 3 New Orleans W 118–107 Jimmy Butler (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jimmy Butler (7) Target Center 17,954 34–22 57 February 7 @ Cleveland L 138–140 (OT) Jimmy Butler (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (15) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 34–23 58 February 9 @ Chicago L 113–114 Jimmy Butler (38) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Butler, Teague (5) United Center 21,558 34–24 59 February 11 Sacramento W 111–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Towns, Wiggins (8) Jeff Teague (9) Target Center 18,068 35–24 60 February 13 Houston L 108–126 Karl-Anthony Towns (35) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 18,978 35–25 61 February 15 LA Lakers W 119–111 Taj Gibson (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jeff Teague (6) Target Center 17,534 36–25 All-Star Break 62 February 23 @ Houston L 102–120 Andrew Wiggins (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (4) Toyota Center 18,055 36–26 63 February 24 Chicago W 122–104 Jeff Teague (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 18,978 37–26 64 February 26 @ Sacramento W 118–100 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jeff Teague (7) Golden 1 Center 17,583 38–26
March : 6–7 (home: 3–3; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 65 March 1 @ Portland L 99–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Jeff Teague (5) Moda Center 19,533 38–27 66 March 2 @ Utah L 108–116 Andrew Wiggins (27) Bjelica, Gibson, Teague, Towns (4) Jamal Crawford (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 38–28 67 March 8 Boston L 109–117 Nemanja Bjelica (30) Nemanja Bjelica (12) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 18,978 38–29 68 March 11 Golden State W 109–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (10) Target Center 18,978 39–29 69 March 13 @ Washington W 116–111 Karl-Anthony Towns (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Nemanja Bjelica (7) Capital One Arena 17,078 40–29 70 March 17 @ San Antonio L 101–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jeff Teague (8) AT&T Center 18,418 40–30 71 March 18 Houston L 120–129 Jeff Teague (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Jeff Teague (11) Target Center 18,978 40–31 72 March 20 LA Clippers W 123–109 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jeff Teague (12) Target Center 16,351 41–31 73 March 23 @ NY Knicks W 108–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Jeff Teague (8) Madison Square Garden 18,914 42–31 74 March 24 @ Philadelphia L 108–120 Andrew Wiggins (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Tyus Jones (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,668 42–32 75 March 26 Memphis L 93–101 Jeff Teague (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 16,290 42–33 76 March 28 Atlanta W 126–114 Karl-Anthony Towns (56) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 16,183 43–33 77 March 30 @ Dallas W 93–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Tyus Jones (4) American Airlines Center 20,244 44–33
April : 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 1 Utah L 97–121 Andrew Wiggins (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Jones, Wiggins (4) Target Center 18,978 44–34 79 April 5 @ Denver L 96–100 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Taj Gibson (14) Jeff Teague (6) Pepsi Center 16,415 44–35 80 April 6 @ LA Lakers W 113–96 Jeff Teague (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jeff Teague (8) Staples Center 18,997 45–35 81 April 9 Memphis W 113–94 Teague, Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (18) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 17,641 46–35 82 April 11 Denver W 112–106 (OT) Jimmy Butler (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (7) Target Center 18,978 47–35
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2018 NBA Playoffs

2018 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 @ Houston L 101–104 Andrew Wiggins (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jeff Teague (8) Toyota Center 18,055 0–1 2 April 18 @ Houston L 82–102 Nemanja Bjelica (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jones, Wiggins (3) Toyota Center 18,055 0–2 3 April 21 Houston W 121–105 Jimmy Butler (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jeff Teague (8) Target Center 18,978 1–2 4 April 23 Houston L 100–119 Karl-Anthony Towns (22) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Butler, Teague (5) Target Center 18,978 1–3 5 April 25 @ Houston L 104–122 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jeff Teague (7) Toyota Center 18,055 1–4
2018 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Andrew Wiggins	SF	82	82	2,979	358	160	91	51	1,452	36.3	4.4	2.0	1.1	.6	17.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	82	82	2,918	1,012	199	64	115	1,743	35.6	12.3	2.4	.8	1.4	21.3
Taj Gibson	PF	82	82	2,726	584	99	62	59	999	33.2	7.1	1.2	.8	.7	12.2
Tyus Jones	PG	82	11	1,467	132	232	95	6	416	17.9	1.6	2.8	1.2	.1	5.1
Jamal Crawford	SG	80	0	1,653	99	185	40	9	822	20.7	1.2	2.3	.5	.1	10.3
Gorgui Dieng	C	79	0	1,333	360	71	45	39	470	16.9	4.6	.9	.6	.5	5.9
Jeff Teague	PG	70	70	2,311	209	492	102	23	994	33.0	3.0	7.0	1.5	.3	14.2
Nemanja Bjelica	PF	67	21	1,371	274	86	50	16	454	20.5	4.1	1.3	.7	.2	6.8
Jimmy Butler	SG	59	59	2,164	314	288	116	24	1,307	36.7	5.3	4.9	2.0	.4	22.2
Marcus Georges-Hunt	SG	42	0	224	16	7	6	0	59	5.3	.4	.2	.1	.0	1.4
Shabazz Muhammad†	SF	32	2	301	45	7	5	2	120	9.4	1.4	.2	.2	.1	3.8
Aaron Brooks	PG	32	1	189	17	20	6	0	75	5.9	.5	.6	.2	.0	2.3
Cole Aldrich	C	21	0	49	15	3	2	1	12	2.3	.7	.1	.1	.0	.6
Derrick Rose†	PG	9	0	112	6	11	4	0	52	12.4	.7	1.2	.4	.0	5.8
Anthony Brown	SF	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	4.0	.0	1.0	.0	.0	3.0
Justin Patton	C	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	4.0	.0	.0	1.0	.0	2.0

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

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jimmy Butler	SG	5	5	170	30	20	4	1	79	34.0	6.0	4.0	.8	.2	15.8
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	5	5	170	67	11	2	5	76	34.0	13.4	2.2	.4	1.0	15.2
Andrew Wiggins	SF	5	5	164	26	10	2	2	79	32.8	5.2	2.0	.4	.4	15.8
Jeff Teague	PG	5	5	153	18	29	3	2	65	30.6	3.6	5.8	.6	.4	13.0
Taj Gibson	PF	5	5	123	20	2	1	2	31	24.6	4.0	.4	.2	.4	6.2
Jamal Crawford	SG	5	0	123	13	12	5	0	59	24.6	2.6	2.4	1.0	.0	11.8
Derrick Rose	PG	5	0	119	9	13	2	0	71	23.8	1.8	2.6	.4	.0	14.2
Gorgui Dieng	C	5	0	70	18	4	2	4	17	14.0	3.6	.8	.4	.8	3.4
Nemanja Bjelica	PF	5	0	47	15	3	3	0	23	9.4	3.0	.6	.6	.0	4.6
Tyus Jones	PG	4	0	55	9	8	1	0	4	13.8	2.3	2.0	.3	.0	1.0
Aaron Brooks	PG	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	1.5	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Marcus Georges-Hunt	SG	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 22, 2017	To Minnesota Timberwolves Jimmy Butler[1] Draft rights to Justin Patton	To Chicago Bulls Kris Dunn Zach LaVine Draft rights to Lauri Markkanen
June 29, 2017	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2018 first-round pick[2]	To Utah Jazz Ricky Rubio

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Shabazz Muhammad[3]	1-year contract worth $1.6 million
Andrew Wiggins[4]	5-year contract worth $148 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Jeff Teague[5]	3-year contract worth $57 million	Indiana Pacers
Taj Gibson[6]	2-year contract worth $28 million	Oklahoma City Thunder
Jamal Crawford[7]	2-year contract worth $8.9 million	Atlanta Hawks
Anthony Brown[8]	Two-way contract	Erie BayHawks
Marcus Georges-Hunt[9]	1-year contract worth $1.3 million	Orlando Magic
Aaron Brooks[10]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

Player	Reason Left	New Team
Nikola Peković[11]	Waived
Jordan Hill[12]	Waived	Nevada Desert Dogs
Omri Casspi[13]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Golden State Warriors
Adreian Payne[14]	Two-way contract	Orlando Magic