2022–23 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2022–23 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Chris Finch
General manager	Tim Connelly
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Nuggets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports North
Radio	WCCO

The 2022–23 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 34th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Timberwolves failed to improve on their 46–36 record from last year after losing to the Toronto Raptors 107–122 on March 18, but they were able to finish with a winning record in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004 and 2005 after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 113–108 on April 9 and participated in the play-in tournament for a second straight season. Despite losing to the Los Angeles Lakers 102–108 on April 11, they would beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 120–95 at home to clinch a playoff spot on April 14. However, they lost in the first round to the eventual NBA champion Denver Nuggets in five games. This was the first time since 2003 and 2004 that the Timberwolves made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. It was the first season with Rudy Gobert after the team acquired him in a preseason trade on July 6, 2022, where they traded five different players (including the draft rights to Walker Kessler) and five first round picks (including a 2026 first round pick swap) to the Utah Jazz.

Draft

Main article: 2022 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	19	Jake LaRavia	Forward	United States	Wake Forest
2	40	Bryce McGowens	Shooting guard	United States	Nebraska
2	48	Kendall Brown	Small forward	United States	Baylor
2	50	Matteo Spagnolo	Shooting guard	Italy	Vanoli Cremola

The Timberwolves owned their first round pick and had three second-round selections.^[1] On June 23, 2022, the Timberwolves traded the draft rights to Kendall Brown to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for cash considerations and a 2026 second round selection.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 9 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech G/F 5 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA G 10 Mike Jr. Conley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State G 1 Anthony Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia F 55 Luka Garza (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-12-27 Iowa C 27 Rudy Gobert 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France F 13 Nathan Knight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1997-09-20 William & Mary F 3 Jaden McDaniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington G 6 Jordan McLaughlin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC F 8 Josh Minott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-11-25 Memphis G 7 Wendell Jr. Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke G 4 Jaylen Nowell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-09 Washington F 12 Taurean Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1994-03-22 Baylor F/C 11 Naz Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU G 25 Austin Rivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-08-01 Duke F 37 Matt Ryan (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-04-17 Chattanooga F/C 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky

Head coach Chris Finch Assistant(s) Joe Boylan Kevin Hanson Micah Nori Pablo Prigioni Elston Turner Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: October 15, 2022

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34‍–‍7	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	42	40	.512	11.0	22‍–‍19	20‍–‍21	8–8	82
pi – Oklahoma City Thunder	40	42	.488	13.0	24‍–‍17	16‍–‍25	9–7	82
Utah Jazz	37	45	.451	16.0	23‍–‍18	14‍–‍27	6–10	82
Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	20.0	17‍–‍24	16‍–‍25	7–9	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Denver Nuggets *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Memphis Grizzlies *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	y – Sacramento Kings *	48	34	.585	5.0	82
4	x – Phoenix Suns	45	37	.549	8.0	82
5	x – Los Angeles Clippers	44	38	.537	9.0	82
6	x – Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	9.0	82
7	x – Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	10.0	82
8	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	42	40	.512	11.0	82
9	pi – New Orleans Pelicans	42	40	.512	11.0	82
10	pi – Oklahoma City Thunder	40	42	.488	13.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	15.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	37	45	.451	16.0	82
13	Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	20.0	82
14	Houston Rockets	22	60	.268	31.0	82
15	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	31.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ Miami W 121–111 Anthony Edwards (24) Nathan Knight (7) Jordan McLaughlin (5) FTX Arena 19,600 1–0 2 October 6 L.A. Lakers W 114–99 Edwards, Russell, Nowell (13) Rudy Gobert (12) Jordan McLaughlin (6) T-Mobile Arena 7,311 2–0 3 October 9 @ L.A. Clippers W 119–117 Naz Reid (20) Naz Reid (11) Towns, Russell, McLaughlin (6) Crypto.com Arena 16,466 3–0 4 October 12 @ L.A. Lakers W 118–113 Naz Reid (22) Naz Reid (13) D'Angelo Russell (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,754 4–0 5 October 14 Brooklyn L 102–112 D'Angelo Russell (17) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center 12,787 4–1
2022–23 preseason schedule

Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 22–19; road: 20–21)
October: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 19 Oklahoma City W 115–108 Rudy Gobert (23) Rudy Gobert (16) Towns, Edwards (7) Target Center 17,136 1–0 2 October 21 Utah L 126–132 (OT) Anthony Edwards (30) Rudy Gobert (23) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center 17,136 1–1 3 October 23 @ Oklahoma City W 116–106 Anthony Edwards (30) Rudy Gobert (15) D'Angelo Russell (6) Paycom Center 15,044 2–1 4 October 24 San Antonio L 106–115 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center 15,347 2–2 5 October 26 @ San Antonio W 134–122 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (9) Edwards, Russell (9) Target Center 16,165 3–2 6 October 28 L.A. Lakers W 111–102 Anthony Edwards (29) Rudy Gobert (21) Towns, Russell (7) Target Center 17,136 4–2 7 October 30 San Antonio L 98–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Rudy Gobert (12) Anthony Edwards (6) AT&T Center 15,051 4–3
November : 7–8 (home: 3–4; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 1 @ Phoenix L 107–116 Edwards, Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Footprint Center 17,071 4–4 9 November 4 Milwaukee L 102–115 Anthony Edwards (24) Rudy Gobert (13) Karl-Anthony Towns (5) Target Center 17,136 4–5 10 November 5 Houston W 129–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Jordan McLaughlin (11) Target Center 16,412 5–5 11 November 7 New York L 107–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center 14,524 5–6 12 November 9 Phoenix L 117–129 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (11) Edwards, Russell (6) Target Center 16,062 5–7 13 November 11 @ Memphis L 103–114 Anthony Edwards (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) D'Angelo Russell (8) FedExForum 16,939 5–8 14 November 14 @ Cleveland W 129–124 D'Angelo Russell (30) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) D'Angelo Russell (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 6–8 15 November 16 @ Orlando W 126–108 Anthony Edwards (35) Edwards, McDaniels, Towns (8) Edwards, Russell (6) Amway Center 16,527 7–8 16 November 19 @ Philadelphia W 112–109 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (13) D'Angelo Russell (7) Wells Fargo Center 20,515 8–8 17 November 21 Miami W 105–101 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Rudy Gobert (9) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Target Center 16,583 9–8 18 November 23 @ Indiana W 115–101 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Rudy Gobert (16) D'Angelo Russell (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,751 10–8 19 November 25 @ Charlotte L 108–110 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (17) D'Angelo Russell (10) Spectrum Center 17,924 10–9 20 November 27 Golden State L 114–137 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (10) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center 17,136 10–10 21 November 28 @ Washington L 127–142 Anthony Edwards (29) Anderson, Edwards (8) D'Angelo Russell (5) Capital One Arena 13,515 10–11 22 November 30 Memphis W 109–101 Anthony Edwards (29) Kyle Anderson (6) D'Angelo Russell (10) Target Center 15,980 11–11
December: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 3 Oklahoma City L 128–135 D'Angelo Russell (27) Naz Reid (18) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center 17,136 11–12 24 December 7 Indiana W 121–115 D'Angelo Russell (28) Rudy Gobert (21) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 15,472 12–12 25 December 9 @ Utah W 118–108 D'Angelo Russell (30) Rudy Gobert (13) Kyle Anderson (12) Vivint Arena 18,206 13–12 26 December 10 @ Portland L 118–124 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (9) Anthony Edwards (7) Moda Center 18,324 13–13 27 December 12 @ Portland L 112–133 D'Angelo Russell (23) Rudy Gobert (20) D'Angelo Russell (8) Moda Center 18,021 13–14 28 December 14 @ L.A. Clippers L 88–99 Anthony Edwards (19) Rudy Gobert (13) Kyle Anderson (5) Crypto.com Arena 14,068 13–15 29 December 16 @ Oklahoma City W 112–110 Naz Reid (28) Anthony Edwards (11) Anthony Edwards (7) Paycom Center 14,885 14–15 30 December 18 Chicago W 150–126 Anthony Edwards (37) Jaden McDaniels (8) Anthony Edwards (11) Target Center 16,294 15–15 31 December 19 Dallas W 116–106 Edwards, Reid (27) Edwards, Reid (13) Anthony Edwards (9) Target Center 16,627 16–15 32 December 21 Dallas L 99–104 Anthony Edwards (23) Rudy Gobert (15) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center 16,164 16–16 33 December 23 @ Boston L 109–121 Anthony Edwards (30) Rudy Gobert (12) D'Angelo Russell (10) TD Garden 19,156 16–17 34 December 26 @ Miami L 110–113 Anthony Edwards (29) Naz Reid (11) D'Angelo Russell (8) FTX Arena 19,911 16–18 35 December 28 @ New Orleans L 118–119 Edwards, Russell (27) Rudy Gobert (8) D'Angelo Russell (4) Smoothie King Center 18,669 16–19 36 December 30 @ Milwaukee L 114–123 Anthony Edwards (30) Anthony Edwards (10) D'Angelo Russell (7) Fiserv Forum 18,018 16–20 37 December 31 Detroit L 104–116 Anthony Edwards (30) Rudy Gobert (10) Edwards, Russell (5) Target Center 16,233 16–21
January: 11–5 (home: 9–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 38 January 2 Denver W 124–111 Anthony Edwards (29) Anthony Edwards (10) Kyle Anderson (8) Target Center 15,962 17–21 39 January 4 Portland W 113–106 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (12) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center 15,434 18–21 40 January 6 L.A. Clippers W 128–115 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (21) Anderson, Nowell (6) Target Center 17,136 19–21 41 January 8 @ Houston W 104–96 D'Angelo Russell (22) Rudy Gobert (11) Anderson, Russell (6) Toyota Center 18,055 20–21 42 January 11 @ Detroit L 118–135 Anthony Edwards (20) Rudy Gobert (14) Anthony Edwards (6) Little Caesars Arena 15,906 20–22 43 January 13 Phoenix W 121–116 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (12) Jaden McDaniels (6) Target Center 16,460 21–22 44 January 14 Cleveland W 110–102 Anthony Edwards (26) Naz Reid (7) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 17,136 22–22 45 January 16 Utah L 125–126 Anthony Edwards (29) Kyle Anderson (11) Kyle Anderson (10) Target Center 16,477 22–23 46 January 18 @ Denver L 118–122 Jaden McDaniels (18) Kyle Anderson (11) Kyle Anderson (8) Ball Arena 16,112 22–24 47 January 19 Toronto W 128–126 D'Angelo Russell (25) Kyle Anderson (10) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 16,318 23–24 48 January 21 Houston W 113–104 Anthony Edwards (44) Kyle Anderson (7) D'Angelo Russell (8) Target Center 17,136 24–24 49 January 23 @ Houston L 114–119 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (16) D'Angelo Russell (7) Toyota Center 13,811 24–25 50 January 25 @ New Orleans W 111–102 Anthony Edwards (37) Rudy Gobert (12) Kyle Anderson (7) Smoothie King Center 14,877 25–25 51 January 27 Memphis W 111–100 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (13) Edwards, Russell (7) Target Center 17,136 26–25 52 January 28 Sacramento W 117–110 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (14) Edwards, Russell (6) Target Center 17,136 27–25 53 January 30 Sacramento L 111–118 (OT) Anthony Edwards (33) Rudy Gobert (14) D'Angelo Russell (7) Target Center 15,342 27–26
February : 5–6 (home: 2–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 February 1 Golden State W 119–114 D'Angelo Russell (29) Naz Reid (13) Edwards, Rivers (5) Target Center 17,136 28–26 55 February 3 Orlando L 120–127 D'Angelo Russell (29) D'Angelo Russell (10) D'Angelo Russell (6) Target Center 17,136 28–27 56 February 5 Denver W 128–98 Anthony Edwards (20) Rudy Gobert (8) D'Angelo Russell (10) Target Center 17,136 29–27 57 February 7 @ Denver L 112–146 Edwards, Garza (19) Luka Garza (9) Wendell Moore Jr. (5) Ball Arena 18,307 29–28 58 February 8 @ Utah W 143–118 Anthony Edwards (31) Josh Minott (11) Anthony Edwards (8) Vivint Arena 18,206 30–28 59 February 10 @ Memphis L 107–128 Jaylen Nowell (21) Rudy Gobert (10) Anthony Edwards (5) FedEx Forum 17,794 30–29 60 February 13 @ Dallas W 124–121 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (9) American Airlines Center 20,325 31–29 61 February 16 Washington L 106–114 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (19) Kyle Anderson (8) Target Center 17,136 31–30 62 February 24 Charlotte L 113–121 Anthony Edwards (29) Rudy Gobert (10) Kyle Anderson (6) Target Center 17,136 31–31 63 February 26 @ Golden State L 104–109 Naz Reid (30) Anderson, Reid (9) Conley Jr., Edwards (7) Chase Center 18,064 31–32 64 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 108–101 Jaden McDaniels (20) Kyle Anderson (10) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Crypto.com Arena 17,022 32–32
March : 7–7 (home: 1–4; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 65 March 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 110–102 Rudy Gobert (22) Rudy Gobert (14) Jordan McLaughlin (6) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 33–32 66 March 4 @ Sacramento W 138–134 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Kyle Anderson (9) Golden 1 Center 18,111 34–32 67 March 7 Philadelphia L 94–117 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (9) Conley Jr., McLaughlin, Reid (3) Target Center 17,136 34–33 68 March 10 Brooklyn L 123–124 (OT) Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (13) Kyle Anderson (11) Target Center 17,136 34–34 69 March 13 @ Atlanta W 136–115 Anthony Edwards (32) Kyle Anderson (10) Kyle Anderson (12) State Farm Arena 17,799 35–34 70 March 15 Boston L 102–104 Anthony Edwards (28) Anthony Edwards (10) Kyle Anderson (8) Target Center 17,136 35–35 71 March 17 @ Chicago L 131–139 (2OT) Mike Conley Jr. (28) Rudy Gobert (19) Kyle Anderson (12) United Center 20,109 35–36 72 March 18 @ Toronto L 107–122 Naz Reid (22) Rudy Gobert (12) Jordan McLaughlin (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 35–37 73 March 20 @ New York W 140–134 Taurean Prince (35) Kyle Anderson (9) Mike Conley Jr. (11) Madison Square Garden 19,812 36–37 74 March 22 Atlanta W 125–124 Naz Reid (26) Rudy Gobert (12) Kyle Anderson (7) Target Center 17,136 37–37 75 March 26 @ Golden State W 99–96 Naz Reid (23) Rudy Gobert (18) Kyle Anderson (7) Chase Center 18,064 38–37 76 March 27 @ Sacramento W 119–115 Jaden McDaniels (20) Rudy Gobert (16) Kyle Anderson (11) Golden 1 Center 18,151 39–37 77 March 29 @ Phoenix L 100–107 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (15) Edwards, McLaughlin (6) Footprint Center 17,071 39–38 78 March 31 L.A. Lakers L 111–123 Mike Conley Jr. (25) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Target Center 18,978 39–39
April: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 79 April 2 Portland L 105–107 Anthony Edwards (37) Rudy Gobert (15) Kyle Anderson (7) Target Center 18,978 39–40 80 April 4 @ Brooklyn W 107–102 Anthony Edwards (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Kyle Anderson (10) Barclays Center 17,893 40–40 81 April 8 @ San Antonio W 151–131 Anthony Edwards (33) Rudy Gobert (13) Jordan McLaughlin (9) Moody Center 16,148 41–40 82 April 9 New Orleans W 113–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (30) Anthony Edwards (13) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Target Center 18,978 42–40
2022–23 season schedule

Play-in

See also: NBA play-in tournament § 2023

2023 play-in game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Play-in: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 11 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–108 (OT) Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Kyle Anderson (13) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 0–1 2 April 14 Oklahoma City W 120–95 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Alexander-Walker, Edwards (6) Target Center 19,304 1–1
2022–23 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2023 NBA playoffs

2023 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 @ Denver L 80–109 Anthony Edwards (18) Rudy Gobert (13) Anthony Edwards (5) Ball Arena 19,628 0–1 2 April 19 @ Denver L 113–122 Anthony Edwards (41) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Ball Arena 19,683 0–2 3 April 21 Denver L 111–120 Anthony Edwards (36) Rudy Gobert (10) Kyle Anderson (6) Target Center 19,536 0–3 4 April 23 Denver W 114–108 (OT) Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Target Center 18,978 1–3 5 April 25 @ Denver L 109–112 Anthony Edwards (29) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Ball Arena 19,691 1–4
2023 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anthony Edwards	SG	79	79	2,842	458	350	125	58	1,946	36.0	5.8	4.4	1.6	.7	24.6
Jaden McDaniels	SF	79	79	2,416	307	148	74	76	953	30.6	3.9	1.9	.9	1.0	12.1
Rudy Gobert	C	70	70	2,148	814	87	56	95	939	30.7	11.6	1.2	.8	1.4	13.4
Kyle Anderson	PF	69	46	1,957	368	335	78	63	647	28.4	5.3	4.9	1.1	.9	9.4
Naz Reid	C	68	11	1,251	333	77	42	53	781	18.4	4.9	1.1	.6	.8	11.5
Jaylen Nowell	SG	65	2	1,252	170	132	42	5	704	19.3	2.6	2.0	.6	.1	10.8
D'Angelo Russell^†	PG	54	54	1,778	165	334	60	21	967	32.9	3.1	6.2	1.1	.4	17.9
Taurean Prince	PF	54	4	1,192	132	84	28	15	493	22.1	2.4	1.6	.5	.3	9.1
Austin Rivers	SG	52	10	1,016	83	75	28	4	255	19.5	1.6	1.4	.5	.1	4.9
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	43	0	678	62	148	32	4	161	15.8	1.4	3.4	.7	.1	3.7
Nathan Knight	C	38	0	291	56	13	10	6	139	7.7	1.5	.3	.3	.2	3.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	PF	29	29	957	236	140	20	17	602	33.0	8.1	4.8	.7	.6	20.8
Wendell Moore Jr.	SG	29	2	153	18	18	8	5	42	5.3	.6	.6	.3	.2	1.4
Luka Garza	C	28	0	243	63	18	3	2	181	8.7	2.3	.6	.1	.1	6.5
Bryn Forbes	SG	25	0	268	15	17	7	2	89	10.7	.6	.7	.3	.1	3.6
Mike Conley Jr.^†	PG	24	24	753	75	120	29	4	337	31.4	3.1	5.0	1.2	.2	14.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker^†	SG	23	0	356	42	32	8	7	135	15.5	1.8	1.4	.3	.3	5.9
Matt Ryan^†	SF	22	0	181	12	12	3	1	75	8.2	.5	.5	.1	.0	3.4
Josh Minott	SF	15	0	96	25	5	4	6	46	6.4	1.7	.3	.3	.4	3.1
A. J. Lawson^†	SG	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anthony Edwards	SG	5	5	199	25	26	9	10	158	39.8	5.0	5.2	1.8	2.0	31.6
Mike Conley Jr.	PG	5	5	183	13	32	3	0	60	36.6	2.6	6.4	.6	.0	12.0
Karl-Anthony Towns	PF	5	5	180	51	10	3	4	91	36.0	10.2	2.0	.6	.8	18.2
Rudy Gobert	C	5	5	177	61	10	2	5	75	35.4	12.2	2.0	.4	1.0	15.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	5	4	148	10	7	3	1	42	29.6	2.0	1.4	.6	.2	8.4
Taurean Prince	PF	5	1	100	7	4	3	1	39	20.0	1.4	.8	.6	.2	7.8
Jaylen Nowell	SG	5	0	62	5	3	0	0	16	12.4	1.0	.6	.0	.0	3.2
Kyle Anderson	PF	4	0	104	16	18	7	2	34	26.0	4.0	4.5	1.8	.5	8.5
Austin Rivers	SG	4	0	46	5	1	1	0	10	11.5	1.3	.3	.3	.0	2.5
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	2	0	14	2	2	0	0	0	7.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0
Nathan Knight	C	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	2.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Josh Minott	SF	1	0	6	0	0	2	1	0	6.0	.0	.0	2.0	1.0	.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	SG	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2022[3]	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2026 second-round pick Cash considerations	To Indiana Pacers 2022 pick No. 48
June 24, 2022[4]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Josh Minott (No. 45) 2023 NYK second-round pick	To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to Bryce McGowens (No. 40)
June 24, 2022[5]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Walker Kessler (No. 22) Draft rights to TyTy Washington (No. 29)	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Jake LaRavia (No. 19) 2023 MIN second-round pick
June 24, 2022[6]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Wendell Moore Jr. (No. 26)	To Houston Rockets Draft rights to TyTy Washington (No. 29) 2025 MIN second-round pick 2027 MIN second-round pick
July 6, 2022[7]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert	To Utah Jazz Patrick Beverley Malik Beasley Jarred Vanderbilt Leandro Bolmaro Draft rights to Walker Kessler 2023 MIN first-round pick 2025 MIN first-round pick 2026 first round-pick swap 2027 MIN first-round pick 2029 MIN first-round pick
February 9, 2023[8]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Utah) Mike Conley (from Utah) 2024 second-round pick (from Los Angeles) 2025 UTA second-round pick (from Utah) 2026 UTA second-round pick (from Utah)	To Los Angeles Lakers Malik Beasley (from Utah) D'Angelo Russell (from Minnesota) Jarred Vanderbilt (from Utah)
	To Utah Jazz Damian Jones (from Los Angeles) Juan Toscano-Anderson (from Los Angeles) Russell Westbrook (from Los Angeles) 2027 LAL protected first-round pick (from Los Angeles)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Taurean Prince	June 30	[9]
Nathan Knight	July 25	[10]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 8	Kyle Anderson	Memphis Grizzlies	[11]
July 11	Bryn Forbes	Denver Nuggets	[12]
July 21	Austin Rivers	Denver Nuggets	[13]

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