Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Rosters

2015-2016 Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
88 Nemanja Bjelica PF 6-10 235 0 KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 2010 Rnd 2 Pick 5 Serbia
5 Gorgui Dieng FC 6-10 250 2 Louisville 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 21 Senegal
21 Kevin Garnett PF 6-11 240 20 Farragut Career Academy (Illinois) 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
1 Tyus Jones PG 6-1 196 0 Duke 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
8 Zach LaVine SG 6-5 200 1 UCLA 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
23 Kevin Martin SG 6-7 199 11 Western Carolina 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
24 Andre Miller PG 6-3 200 16 Utah 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
15 Shabazz Muhammad GF 6-6 222 2 UCLA 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
33 Adreian Payne C 6-10 237 1 Michigan State 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
14 Nikola Pekovic PF 6-11 307 5 Panathinaikos (Greece) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Montenegro
12 Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 212 13 Kentucky 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
9 Ricky Rubio G 6-2 190 4 Joventut Badalona (Spain) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 5 Spain
10 Damjan Rudez SF 6-10 228 1 Cedevita (Croatia) 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Croatia
4 Greg Smith C 6-10 250 4 Fresno State 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Karl-Anthony Towns C 7-0 248 0 Kentucky 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States / Dominican Republic
22 Andrew Wiggins F 6-7 197 1 Kansas 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 1 Canada

2015-2016 Minnesota Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Rubio A. Wiggins T. Prince G. Dieng K. Towns
Rotation T. Jones Z. LaVine S. Muhammad N. Bjelica N. Pekovic
Rotation       K. Garnett G. Smith
Rotation       A. Payne  
Rotation       D. Rudez  

2015-2016 Northwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Oklahoma City Thunder55-27-
2Portland Trail Blazers44-3811
3Utah Jazz40-4215
4Denver Nuggets33-4922
5Minnesota Timberwolves29-5326

2015-2016 Minnesota Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Karl-Anthony Towns Player Of The Week (04/11/16)
Karl-Anthony Towns Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2016)
Karl-Anthony Towns All-Rookie First Team (2016)
Karl-Anthony Towns Rookie Of The Month (Nov 15, Dec 15, Jan 16, Feb 16, Mar 16, Apr 16)
Andrew Wiggins Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2016)
Zach LaVine Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2016)
Karl-Anthony Towns Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2016)
Zach LaVine Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2016)
Zach LaVine Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2016)
Zach LaVine Slam Dunk Champion (2016)
Karl-Anthony Towns Skills Challenge Participant (2016)
Karl-Anthony Towns Skills Challenge Champion (2016)

2015-2016 Minnesota Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Andrew Wiggins 81 35.1 20.7 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 2.2
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 32.0 18.3 10.4 2.0 0.7 1.7 2.2
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9
Shabazz Muhammad 82 20.5 10.5 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.9
Gorgui Dieng 82 27.1 10.1 7.1 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.7
Ricky Rubio 76 30.6 10.1 4.3 8.7 2.1 0.1 2.5
Kevin Martin 39 21.4 10.6 2.1 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.1
Nemanja Bjelica 60 17.9 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.8
Tayshaun Prince 77 19.0 2.9 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.4
Tyus Jones 37 15.5 4.2 1.3 2.9 0.8 0.1 0.9
Adreian Payne 52 9.3 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7
Kevin Garnett 38 14.6 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4
Andre Miller 26 10.8 3.4 0.9 2.2 0.3 0.0 1.0
Damjan Rudez 33 8.4 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4
Nikola Pekovic 12 13.0 4.5 1.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8
Greg Smith 18 10.7 2.4 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4

2015-2016 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Zach LaVine was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 2014 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Zach LaVine signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 7, 2014.

Nikola Pekovic was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Pekovic signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 23, 2010. Nikola Pekovic re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 15, 2013.

Ricky Rubio was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on May 30, 2011. Ricky Rubio signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 31, 2014.

Karl-Anthony Towns was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 6, 2015.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Nemanja Bjelica, the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 2010 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Washington Wizards on June 24, 2010. Nemanja Bjelica signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 13, 2015.

Draft Rights to Gorgui Dieng, the #21 pick in the First Round of the 2013 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Utah Jazz on June 27, 2013. Gorgui Dieng signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 13, 2013.

Draft Rights to Tyus Jones, the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 25, 2015. Tyus Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 2, 2015.

Draft Rights to Shabazz Muhammad, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 2013 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Utah Jazz on June 27, 2013. Shabazz Muhammad signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 12, 2013.

Acquired via Trade

Kevin Garnett was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Brooklyn Nets on February 19, 2015. Kevin Garnett re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 10, 2015.

Adreian Payne was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Atlanta Hawks on February 10, 2015.

Damjan Rudez was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Indiana Pacers on July 12, 2015.

Andrew Wiggins was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 23, 2014.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tayshaun Prince signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on August 18, 2015.

Greg Smith signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 2, 2016. Greg Smith re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 12, 2016. Greg Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 22, 2016.

2015-2016 Minnesota Timberwolves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Glen Taylor Owner 1995-1996 N/A
Rob Moor Chief Executive Officer 2004-2005 N/A
Ted Johnson Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Ryan Tanke Chief Revenue Officer 2013-2014 N/A
Tom Thibodeau Head Coach, President of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (2013 to 2014)
David Adelman Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Player Development Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2011 to 2013)
Ryan Saunders Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Washington Wizards, 2009 to 2014)
Sam Mitchell Head Coach, Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 2010 to 2011)
Sidney Lowe Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 2011 to 2014)
Bryan Gates Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (2017 to 2018)
Mike Penberthy Shooting Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Flip Saunders Head Coach, President of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Head Coach (Washington Wizards, 2009 to 2012)
Rob Babcock VP of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Vice President of Player Personnel (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2006 to 2013)
Milt Newton General Manager 2013-2014 Vice President of Player Personnel (Washington Wizards, 2003 to 2013)
Scott Layden General Manager 2015-2016 Assistant General Manager (San Antonio Spurs, 2012 to 2016)
Brice Long Assistant Video Coordinator 2012-2013 N/A
Zarko Durisic Director of International Scouting, Scout 1996-1997 N/A
Milton Barnes Scout 2009-2010 Head Coach (Greenville Groove, 2001 to 2002)
Calvin Booth Scout, Director of Player Personnel 2013-2014 Scout (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Jason Hervey Scout 2014-2015 Director of Player Development (Detroit Pistons, 2013 to 2014)
Derek Pierce Advance Scout 2014-2015 Scout (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2009 to 2014)
Clayton Wilson Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Game Presentation Assistant (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1989 to 1992)
Koichi Sato Director of Sports Performance 2013-2014 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Washington Wizards, 2008 to 2013)
R.J. Adelman Director of Player Personnel 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
Bobby Jackson Player Development Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2011 to 2013)
Vince Legarza Video Coordinator, Player Development Assistant 2015-2016 N/A
Gregg Farnam Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Minnesota Timberwolves, 1997 to 2000)
David Crewe Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Brad Ruiter VP of Communications 2013-2014 N/A