2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 24th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season, but won at least 30 games for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded.

2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDavid Kahn
PresidentDavid Kahn
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports North
RadioWCCO
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

Key dates

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Draft

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
258Robbie HummelPF  United StatesPurdue (Sr.)

Roster

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2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G11Barea, José Juan6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)1984–06–26Northeastern
F10Budinger, Chase6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg)1988–05–22Arizona
F33Cunningham, Dante6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg)1987–04–22Villanova
F15Gelabale, Mickael6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1983–05–22France
C20Johnson, Chris6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg)1985–07–15LSU
F47Kirilenko, Andrei6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1981–02–18Russia
G8Lee, Malcolm6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)1990–05–22UCLA
F/C42Love, Kevin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)243 lb (110 kg)1988–09–07UCLA
C14Peković, Nikola6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)285 lb (129 kg)1986–01–03Montenegro
G13Ridnour, Luke6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1981–02–13Oregon
G3Roy, Brandon6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1984–07–23Washington
G9Rubio, Ricky6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1990–10–21Spain
G1Shved, Alexey6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)187 lb (85 kg)1988–12–16Russia
C34Stiemsma, Greg6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg)1985–09–26Wisconsin
F7Williams, Derrick6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)1991–05–25Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2014–04–08

Pre-season

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2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

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Game log

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2012–13 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 20–21; Road: 11–30)
November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1November 2SacramentoW 92–80 José Juan Barea (21)Dante Cunningham (9)Brandon Roy (6)Target Center
19,356
1–0
2November 4@ TorontoL 86–105 Andrei Kirilenko (17)Derrick Williams (8)Luke Ridnour (5)Air Canada Centre
16,754
1-1
3November 5@ BrooklynW 107–96 Nikola Peković (21)Dante Cunningham (11)Brandon Roy (7)Barclays Center
14,017
2-1
4November 7OrlandoW 90–75 Luke Ridnour (19)Derrick Williams (6)Brandon Roy (9)Target Center
17,121
3-1
5November 9IndianaW 96–94 Chase Budinger (18)Nikola Peković (8)Alexey Shved (7)Target Center
18,222
4-1
6November 10@ ChicagoL 80–87 Nikola Peković (18)Andrei Kirilenko (12)Andrei Kirilenko (7)United Center
21,974
4-2
7November 12@ DallasW 90–82 Nikola Peković (20)Andrei Kirilenko (11)Luke Ridnour (7)American Airlines Center
19,322
5-2
8November 14CharlotteL 87–89 Andrei Kirilenko (26)Andrei Kirilenko (12)Luke Ridnour (10)Target Center
13,272
5-3
9November 16Golden StateL 98–106 Derrick Williams (23)Derrick Williams (7)Alexey Shved (7)Target Center
16,013
5-4
10November 21DenverL 94–101 Kevin Love (34)Kevin Love (14)Luke Ridnour (6)Target Center
16,879
5-5
11November 23@ PortlandL 95–103 Kevin Love (24)Kevin Love (13)Andrei Kirilenko (5)Rose Garden
20,555
5-6
12November 24@ Golden StateL 85–96 Nikola Peković (17)Kevin Love (15)José Juan Barea (10)Oracle Arena
19,084
5-7
13November 27@ SacramentoW 97–89 Kevin Love (23)Kevin Love (24)José Juan Barea (6)Power Balance Pavilion
10,741
6-7
14November 28@ L. A. ClippersL 95–101 Kevin Love (19)Kevin Love (12)Luke Ridnour (7)Staples Center
19,060
6-8
15November 30MilwaukeeW 95–85 Ridnour & Shved (16)Nikola Peković (16)Barea & Shved (5)Target Center
16,418
7-8
December: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
January: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
28January 2@ UtahL 84–106 Love & Shved (13)Kevin Love (10)José Juan Barea (4)EnergySolutions Arena
19,120
14-14
29January 3@ DenverW 101–97 Barea & Shved (17)Kevin Love (17)Barea & Shved (5)Pepsi Center
16,921
15-14
30January 5PortlandL 97–102 Nikola Peković (21)Nikola Peković (15)Barea & Shved (7)Target Center
16,220
15-15
31January 8AtlantaW 108–103 Nikola Peković (25)Nikola Peković (18)Ricky Rubio (8)Target Center
15,988
16-15
32January 9@ Oklahoma CityL 84–106 Alexey Shved (18)Derrick Williams (11)Ricky Rubio (7)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
16-16
33January 11@ New OrleansL 92–104 Luke Ridnour (20)Dante Cunningham (9)Alexey Shved (7)New Orleans Arena
13,538
16-17
34January 13@ San AntonioL 88–106 José Juan Barea (4)Andrei Kirilenko (22)Barea & Ridnour (6)AT&T Center
18,144
16-18
35January 14@ DallasL 98–113 José Juan Barea (21)Nikola Peković (12)Ricky Rubio (6)American Airlines Center
19,486
16-19
36January 17L. A. ClippersL 77–90 Luke Ridnour (21)Nikola Peković (9)Ricky Rubio (6)Target Center
16,198
16-20
37January 19HoustonW 92–79 Andrei Kirilenko (21)Andrei Kirilenko (11)Ricky Rubio (6)Target Center
16,799
17-20
38January 21@ AtlantaL 96–104 Derrick Williams (17)Andrei Kirilenko (6)José Juan Barea (7)Philips Arena
13,808
17-21
39January 23BrooklynL 83–91 Andrei Kirilenko (15)Johnson, Kirilenko
& Williams (6)
José Juan Barea (8)Target Center
15,785
17-22
40January 25@ WashingtonL 101–114 Derrick Williams (18)Derrick Williams (11)Rubio & Stiemsma (6)Verizon Center
14,095
17-23
41January 26@ CharlotteL 101–102 Luke Ridnour (22)Ridnour & Stiemsma (7)Ricky Rubio (8)Time Warner Cable Arena
15,397
17-24
42January 30L. A. ClippersL 90–96 Nikola Peković (17)Nikola Peković (12)Barea, Kirilenko,
& Rubio (4)
Target Center
15,312
17-25
February: 3–10 (home: 2–6; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
43February 1L. A. LakersL 100–111 Alexey Shved (18)Pekovic & Williams (9)Ricky Rubio (7)Target Center
18,547
17-26
44February 2New OrleansW 115–86 Dante Cunningham (18)Nikola Peković (7)Alexey Shved (8)Target Center
16,289
18-26
45February 4PortlandL 98–100 Dante Cunningham (23)Nikola Peković (11)Ricky Rubio (14)Target Center
13,446
18-27
46February 6San AntonioL 94–104 Nikola Peković (21)Derrick Williams (12)Ricky Rubio (11)Target Center
15,224
18-28
47February 8New YorkL 94–100 Luke Ridnour (20)Nikola Peković (11)Ricky Rubio (11)Target Center
16,502
18-29
48February 10@ MemphisL 88–105 Ridnour & Rubio (17)Pekovic & Williams (6)Alexey Shved (9)FedExForum
16,023
18-30
49February 11@ ClevelandW 100–92 Luke Ridnour (21)Nikola Peković (10)Ricky Rubio (10)Quicken Loans Arena
11,556
19-30
50February 13UtahL 93–97 Derrick Williams (24)Derrick Williams (16)Ricky Rubio (10)Target Center
13,117
19-31
All-Star Break
51February 20PhiladelphiaW 94–87 Nikola Peković (27)Nikola Peković (18)Ricky Rubio (6)Target Center
14,439
20-31
52February 22@ Oklahoma CityL 111–127 Alexey Shved (17)Greg Stiemsma (6)Ricky Rubio (9)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
20-32
53February 24Golden StateL 99–100 Derrick Williams (23)Derrick Williams (12)Ricky Rubio (11)Target Center
18,033
20-33
54February 26@ PhoenixL 83–84 (OT)Derrick Williams (21)Derrick Williams (11)Ricky Rubio (10)US Airways Center
14,973
20-34
55February 28@ L. A. LakersL 94–116 José Juan Barea (23)Derrick Williams (8)Ricky Rubio (13)Staples Center
18,997
20-35
March: 6–11 (home: 4–5; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
56March 2@ PortlandL 94–109 Derrick Williams (23)Ricky Rubio (9)Ricky Rubio (9)Rose Garden
20,390
20-36
57March 4MiamiL 81–97 Derrick Williams (25)Dante Cunningham (11)Ricky Rubio (8)Target Center
18,391
20-37
58March 6WashingtonW 87–82 Derrick Williams (16)Derrick Williams (8)Ricky Rubio (11)Target Center
13,233
21-37
59March 9@ DenverL 88–111 Mickaël Gelabale (19)Chris Johnson (8)Ricky Rubio (6)Pepsi Center
18,823
21-38
60March 10DallasL 77–100 Derrick Williams (18)Derrick Williams (9)Luke Ridnour (5)Target Center
15,209
21-39
61March 12San AntonioW 107–83 Ricky Rubio (21)Ricky Rubio (13)Ricky Rubio (12)Target Center
14,219
22-39
62March 13@ IndianaL 91–107 Ricky Rubio (21)Greg Stiemsma (9)Ricky Rubio (10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,187
22-40
63March 15@ HoustonL 100–108 Derrick Williams (19)Mickaël Gelabale (7)Ricky Rubio (7)Toyota Center
18,046
22-41
64March 17New OrleansW 97–95 Derrick Williams (28)Derrick Williams (7)Luke Ridnour (6)Target Center
14,246
23-41
65March 18@ MemphisL 77–92 Alexey Shved (12)Mickaël Gelabale (7)Luke Ridnour (3)FedExForum
16,378
23-42
66March 21@ SacramentoL 98–101 Nikola Peković (18)Nikola Peković (12)Ricky Rubio (9)Power Balance Pavilion
12,176
23-43
67March 22@ PhoenixW 117–86 Andrei Kirilenko (20)Greg Stiemsma (10)Ricky Rubio (8)US Airways Center
16,155
24-43
68March 24ChicagoL 97–104 Derrick Williams (28)Nikola Peković (8)Ricky Rubio (8)Target Center
17,330
24-44
69March 26@ DetroitW 105–82 José Juan Barea (21)Nikola Peković (11)Ricky Rubio (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,877
25-44
70March 27L. A. LakersL 117–120 Nikola Peković (19)Nikola Peković (16)Ricky Rubio (7)Target Center
18,029
25-45
71March 29Oklahoma CityW 101–93 Nikola Peković (22)Nikola Peković (15)Ricky Rubio (7)Target Center
18,121
26-45
72March 30MemphisL 86–99 Ricky Rubio (23)Ricky Rubio (10)Ricky Rubio (9)Target Center
13,680
26-46
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder6022.73234–726–1510–682
x-Denver Nuggets5725.695338–319–2211–582
Utah Jazz4339.5241730–1113–289–782
Portland Trail Blazers3349.4022722–1911–306–1082
Minnesota Timberwolves3151.3782920–2111–304–1282
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Oklahoma City Thunder *6022.73282
2y-San Antonio Spurs *5824.7072.082
3x-Denver Nuggets *5725.6953.082
4y-Los Angeles Clippers5626.6834.082
5x-Memphis Grizzlies5626.6834.082
6x-Golden State Warriors4735.57313.082
7x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54915.082
8x-Houston Rockets4537.54915.082
9Utah Jazz4339.52417.082
10Dallas Mavericks4141.50019.082
11Portland Trail Blazers3349.40227.082
12Minnesota Timberwolves3151.37829.082
13Sacramento Kings2854.34132.082
14New Orleans Hornets2755.32933.082
15Phoenix Suns2557.30535.082

Injuries

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Kevin Love suffered a fracture in his right hand during a team workout midway through the pre-season. He was expected to be sidelined between six and eight weeks.[1]

Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

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June 26, 2012To Minnesota Timberwolves
Chase Budinger
Draft rights to Lior Eliyahu
To Houston Rockets
The 18th overall pick in 2012
July 13, 2012To Minnesota Timberwolves
2016 second round pick
To New Orleans Hornets
Brad Miller
2013 second round pick
2016 second round pick
Cash considerations
July 24, 2012To Minnesota Timberwolves
Dante Cunningham
To Memphis Grizzlies
Wayne Ellington
July 27, 2012
(3-team trade)
To Minnesota Timberwolves
2013 second round pick (from New Orleans)
2014 second round pick (from Phoenix)
2017 second round pick (from New Orleans)
To Phoenix Suns
Wesley Johnson
Future first round pick

Free agents

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Additions
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Alexey ShvedJuly 25CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Andrei KirilenkoJuly 27CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Brandon RoyJuly 31Portland Trail Blazers
Greg StiemsmaAugust 2Boston Celtics
Louis AmundsonSeptember 24Indiana Pacers
Will ConroySeptember 28Rio Grande Valley Vipers
(D-League)
Subtractions
PlayerDate leftNew team
Michael BeasleyJuly 20Phoenix Suns
Anthony RandolphJuly 20Denver Nuggets
Martell WebsterAugust 29Washington Wizards
Anthony TolliverSeptember 27Atlanta Hawks

References

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  1. ^ Associated Press (October 18, 2012). Wolves' Kevin Love out 6-8 weeks, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2012.