2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Randy Wittman
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 22–60 (.268)
Place Division: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television FSN North, KSTC
Radio KLCI
Minnesota Timberwolves seasons
< 2006–07 2008–09 >

The 2007-08 Minnesota Timberwolves season was their 19th season in the NBA.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Contents:

Offseason

Draft picks

Minnesota's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York, New York.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Corey Brewer Forward  United States Florida
2 41 Chris Richard Power Forward  United States Florida

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
SF 22 Brewer, Corey  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida
SG 7 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
PG 4 Foye, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Villanova
SF 8 Gomes, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Providence
PG 55 Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Serbia
PF 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Prentiss HS (MS)*
PF 35 Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Stanford
SG 1 McCants, Rashad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) North Carolina
PF 32 Richard, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Florida
PF 5 Smith, Craig 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Boston College
PG 3 Telfair, Sebastian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Abraham Lincold HS (NY)*
SG 30 Snyder, Kirk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
F 24 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  • * High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-29

Standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 – 37–4 17–24 13–3
x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 4 33–8 17–24 10–6
Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 13 28–13 13–28 10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 32 15–26 7–34 3–13
Seattle SuperSonics 20 62 .244 34 13–28 7–34 6–10

Game log

November
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 November 2 Nuggets 91–99 McCants (23) Jefferson (13) Telfair (5) Target Center
19,443		 0–1
2 November 4 @ Knicks 93–97 Gomes (19) Jefferson (12) Telfair (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 November 6 Magic 103–111 Jefferson (25) Jefferson (10) Jaric (10) Target Center
12,003		 0–3
4 November 9 @ Lakers 93–107 Jefferson (24) Jefferson (15) Jaric (6) Staples Center
18,997		 0–4
5 November 10 @ Kings 93–100 Jefferson (17) Jefferson (12) Buckner (5) ARCO Arena
13,170		 0–5
6 November 14 Kings 108–103 McCants (33) Jaric (8) Telfair (8) Target Center
11,656		 1–5
7 November 16 Wizards 89–105 McCants (19) Jefferson (10) Jaric (4) Target Center
11,783		 1–6
8 November 17 Hornets 82–100 Jefferson (20) Jefferson (10) Three-way tie (3) Target Center
15,324		 1–7
9 November 21 Cavaliers 86–97 Jefferson (30) Jefferson (8) Two-way tie (4) Target Center
15,224		 1–8
10 November 23 @ Nuggets 93–99 Walker (24) Jefferson (14) Jaric (6) Pepsi Center
17,097		 1–9
11 November 24 Hawks 87–94 Jefferson (23) Jefferson (16) Jaric (6) Target Center
14,101		 1–10
12 November 26 @ Hornets 103–94 Jaric (21) Buckner (9) Telfair (8) New Orleans Arena
8,393		 2–10
13 November 28 @ Mavericks 103–109 Jefferson (31) Jefferson (14) Jaric (7) American Airlines Center
20,054		 2–11
14 November 30 Spurs 91–106 Jefferson (23) Jefferson (11) Two-way tie (4) Target Center
16,297		 2–12
December
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
15 December 1 @ Grizzlies 80–109 McCants (18) Walker (9) Telfair (6) FedExForum
12,896		 2–13
16 December 4 Lakers 95–116 Telfair (16) Jefferson (12) Three-way tie (3) Target Center
17,513		 2–14
17 December 6 @ Hawks 89–90 Smith (25) Brewer (10) Jaric (10) Philips Arena
12,232		 2–15
18 December 8 Suns 100–93 Jefferson (32) Jefferson (20) Telfair (6) Target Center
19,356		 3–15
19 December 11 @ Wizards 88–102 Smith (36) Brewer (9) Telfair (10) Verizon Center
12,177		 3–16
20 December 12 @ 76ers 94–98 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (11) Telfair (11) Wachovia Center
10,971		 3–17
21 December 14 Sonics 88–99 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (16) Two-way tie (6) Target Center
16,523		 3–18
22 December 15 @ Bucks 92–95 Smith (30) Jefferson (15) Telfair (8) Bradley Center
15,512		 3–19
23 December 17 @ Heat 87–91 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (20) Telfair (6) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600		 3–20
24 December 19 Warriors 98–111 Jefferson (24) Jefferson (14) Telfair (8) Target Center
13,001		 3–21
25 December 21 Pacers 131–118 Jefferson (29) Jefferson (13) Telfair (11) Target Center
15,379		 4–21
26 December 22 @ Hornets 76–110 Gomes (20) Jefferson (13) Green (4) New Orleans Arena
11,257		 4–22
27 December 26 @ Warriors 101–105 Jefferson (20) Jefferson (19) Jaric (5) Oracle Arena
19,596		 4–23
28 December 28 @ Blazers 98–109 Jefferson (22) Two-way tie (7) Telfair (11) Rose Garden
20,491		 4–24
29 December 29 @ Sonics 90–109 Jefferson (17) Two-way tie (8) Telfair (6) KeyArena
14,038		 4–25
30 December 31 @ Clippers 82–91 Jefferson (22) Two-way tie (15) Telfair (7) Staples Center
14,404		 4–26
January
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games 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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corey Brewer 79 35 22.8 .374 .194 .800 3.7 1.4 .96 .32 5.8
Greg Buckner 31 4 16.8 .385 .300 .864 2.1 1.3 .68 .06 4.0
Michael Doleac 24 8 10.7 .444 .000 .500 2.0 .3 .42 .42 2.4
Randy Foye 39 31 32.3 .429 .412 .815 3.3 4.2 .92 .08 13.1
Ryan Gomes 82 74 29.7 .457 .330 .830 5.8 1.8 .79 .12 12.6
Marko Jarić 75 56 29.2 .430 .362 .742 3.0 4.1 1.29 .43 8.3
Al Jefferson 82 82 35.6 .500 .000 .721 11.1 1.4 .90 1.45 21.0
Mark Madsen 20 6 7.6 .158 .000 .250 1.9 .2 .15 .10 .5
Rashad McCants 75 24 26.9 .453 .407 .748 2.7 2.2 .88 .24 14.9
Chris Richard 52 3 10.7 .471 .000 .593 2.6 .3 .19 .23 1.9
Craig Smith 77 11 20.1 .563 .000 .665 4.6 .8 .47 .22 9.4
Kirk Snyder* 36 18 21.1 .508 .217 .727 3.5 1.8 .56 .42 7.3
Sebastian Telfair 60 51 32.2 .401 .281 .743 2.3 5.9 .98 .18 9.3
Antoine Walker 46 1 19.4 .363 .324 .530 3.7 1.0 .72 .17 8.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Timberwolves have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

February 22, 2008 The Houston Rockets acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kirk Snyder, a future 2010 draft choice, and cash considerations.

Free Agents

Player Former team
Player New team

See also

Founded in 1989 • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The franchise
Arenas
Head coaches
Musselman • Rodgers • Lowe • Blair • Saunders • McHale • Casey • Wittman • McHale • Rambis • Adelman
General managers
McKinney • McCloskey • Saunders • McHale • Kahn
D-League affiliate
Administration
Owner: Glen Taylor • General Manager: David Kahn • Head Coach: Adelman
Divisional titles (1)
Culture and lore
Retired numbers
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