2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season

Head coach

Owner(s)

Arena

Results
Record	22–60 (.268)
Place	Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN North, KSTC
Radio	KLCI
< 2006–07	2008–09 >

Players warming up prior to a January 2008 Wolves home game versus the Phoenix Suns.

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

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

Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
3.0 !SF	22	USA !	Brewer, Corey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Florida
2.0 !SG	7	USA !	Buckner, Greg	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Clemson
6.0 !C	51	USA !	Doleac, Michael	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Utah
1.0 !PG	4	USA !	Foye, Randy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Villanova
3.0 !SF	8	USA !	Gomes, Ryan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Providence
1.0 !PG	55	SRB !	Jarić, Marko	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Serbia
4.5 !PF	25	USA !	Jefferson, Al	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Prentiss HS (MS)
4.5 !PF	35	USA !	Madsen, Mark	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Stanford
2.0 !SG	1	USA !	McCants, Rashad	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	North Carolina
4.5 !PF	32	USA !	Richard, Chris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Florida
4.5 !PF	5	USA !	Smith, Craig	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	Boston College
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Telfair, Sebastian	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Abraham Lincold HS (NY)
2.0 !SG	30	USA !	Snyder, Kirk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nevada
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Walker, Antoine	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Kentucky

Head coach

Randy Wittman (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-29

Regular season

Season 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

2007–08 game log

November

Game	Date Time	Team	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 Time	Team	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

2007–08 season schedule

Player statistics

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

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

Transactions

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.