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1997-1998 Minnesota Timberwolves Regular Season Roster
Schedule | Depth Chart

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Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
43 Chris Carr G 6-5 207 2 Southern Illinois 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 27 United States
15 Bill Curley F 6-9 220 3 Boston College 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
  Matt Fish PF 6-11 235 4 North Carolina-Wilmington 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
21 Kevin Garnett F 6-11 253 2 Farragut Career Academy (Illinois) 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
40 Paul Grant C 7-0 245 0 Wisconsin 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
24 Tom Gugliotta F 6-10 240 5 North Carolina State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
20 Tom Hammonds F 6-9 215 8 Georgia Tech 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
10 Shane Heal G 6-0 183 1 Geelong Supercats (Australia) 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted Australia
31 Reggie Jordan G 6-4 195 3 New Mexico State 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Stephon Marbury G 6-2 180 1 Georgia Tech 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
42 Sam Mitchell F 6-6 210 10 Mercer 1985 Rnd 2 Pick 30 United States
  Mikki Moore F-C 6-11 225 0 Nebraska 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Cherokee Parks F-C 6-11 235 2 Duke 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
44 Anthony Peeler G 6-4 208 5 Missouri 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
30 Terry Porter G 6-3 195 12 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
53 Stanley Roberts C 7-0 285 6 LSU 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
22 Clifford Rozier FC 6-11 245 3 Louisville 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
5 Doug West G-F 6-6 200 8 Villanova 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
6 DeJuan Wheat G 6-0 165 0 Louisville 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
4 Micheal Williams G 6-2 175 9 Baylor 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States

Minnesota Depth Chart Historical Minnesota Depth Charts

  PG SG SF PF C
S S. Marbury
13.8p 3.2r 7.6a
 Terry Porter
15.8p 5.0r 3.2a
 Anthony Peeler
16.2p 7.6r 3.6a
 Sam Mitchell
14.4p 5.2r 1.6a
 Kevin Garnett
15.8p 9.6r 4.0a
R M. Williams
5.0p 2.2r 2.8a
 Reggie Jordan
6.0p 4.5r 1.5a
  
 		 Tom Hammonds
7.2p 4.4r 0.4a
  
 
L DeJuan Wheat
2.0p 1.0r 0.0a
 Chris Carr
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 Tom Gugliotta
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 Bill Curley
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
 S. Roberts
1.0p 2.0r 0.0a
L  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		 Cherokee Parks
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
L  
 		  
 		  
 		  
 		 Paul Grant
0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.


Midwest Conference Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Utah Jazz62-20-
2San Antonio Spurs56-266
3Minnesota Timberwolves45-3717
4Houston Rockets41-4121
5Dallas Mavericks20-6242
6Vancouver Grizzlies19-6343
7Denver Nuggets11-7151

Minnesota Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kevin Garnett Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1998)

Minnesota Season Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tom Gugliotta 41 38.6 20.1 8.7 4.1 1.5 0.5 2.7
Kevin Garnett 82 39.3 18.5 9.6 4.2 1.7 1.8 2.3
Stephon Marbury 82 38.0 17.7 2.8 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.1
Anthony Peeler 30 33.0 13.0 3.4 3.8 1.7 0.2 1.5
Sam Mitchell 81 27.6 12.3 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.8
Chris Carr 51 22.8 9.9 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.4
Terry Porter 82 21.8 9.5 2.0 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.3
Cherokee Parks 79 21.6 7.1 5.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.8
Stanley Roberts 74 17.9 6.2 4.9 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.9
Tom Hammonds 57 20.0 6.1 4.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8
Doug West 38 18.1 4.1 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.6
Bill Curley 11 13.3 3.1 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3
Reggie Jordan 57 8.5 2.6 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.5
Micheal Williams 25 6.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6
DeJuan Wheat 34 4.4 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3
Clifford Rozier 6 5.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Paul Grant 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Minnesota Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Kevin Garnett was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Garnett signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 2, 1995. Kevin Garnett signed a multi-year extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 1, 1997.

Paul Grant was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Paul Grant signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on September 11, 1997.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Stephon Marbury, the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 26, 1996. Stephon Marbury signed a multi-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 17, 1996.

Acquired via Trade

Bill Curley was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 23, 1996.

Tom Gugliotta was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Golden State Warriors on February 18, 1995. Tom Gugliotta re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 16, 1995.

Cherokee Parks was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Dallas Mavericks on June 29, 1996.

Anthony Peeler was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Vancouver Grizzlies on February 18, 1998.

Stanley Roberts was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Los Angeles Clippers on June 25, 1997.

Micheal Williams was acquired in a trade by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Indiana Pacers on September 8, 1992.

Acquired via Free Agency

Chris Carr signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 19, 1996.

Tom Hammonds signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 25, 1997.

Reggie Jordan signed a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 19, 1997. Reggie Jordan re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 29, 1997. Reggie Jordan re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 8, 1997. Reggie Jordan re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 10, 1997.

Sam Mitchell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on September 29, 1995.

Terry Porter signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 17, 1995.

DeJuan Wheat signed a contract as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 23, 1997.