2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2000-01 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 12th season in the NBA.^[1] In the offseason, the Timberwolves free agent deal signed by Joe Smith was voided by the NBA, who ruled their proper procedure in signing the contract, while stripping their first round draft picks for the next five seasons and fined $3.5 million. Smith would sign with the Detroit Pistons, and general manager Kevin McHale was suspended for one year. Despite the troubles, the Timberwolves finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 47-35 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they would lose four games to the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	51	Igor Rakocevic	PG/SG	Serbia

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From 1.5 !G 5 USA ! Avery, William 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Duke 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Billups, Chauncey 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Colorado 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Brandon, Terrell 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon 1.5 !G 11 USA ! Day, Todd 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Arkansas 4.0 !F 3 USA ! Ellis, LaPhonso 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame 5.5 !F/C 21 USA ! Garnett, Kevin 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Farragut Academy (HS) 6.0 !C 22 USA ! Garrett, Dean 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana 4.0 !F 20 USA ! Hammonds, Tom 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech 1.5 !G 6 USA ! Jacobson, Sam 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Minnesota 1.5 !G 13 AUS ! López, Felipe 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's 4.0 !F 42 USA ! Mitchell, Sam 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mercer 6.0 !C 8 SLO ! Nesterović, Rasho 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia 1.5 !G 44 USA ! Peeler, Anthony 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri 4.0 !F 35 USA ! Slater, Reggie 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming 4.0 !F 10 USA ! Szczerbiak, Wally 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Miami (OH)	Head coach Flip Saunders (Minnesota) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves

Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-1)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Kevin Garnett, All-NBA Second Team
• Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season