2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Chris Finch
General manager	Tim Connelly
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference Finals (lost to Mavericks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Bally Sports North
Radio	KFXN

The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwards, center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns and center Rudy Gobert, the team sought to improve upon its 42–40 record from the previous season and make its third consecutive playoff appearance.

After starting this season out 1–2, Minnesota went on a 7-game winning streak to start out the month of November before losing to the Phoenix Suns on November 15. The early winning streak they had early in November later led to them having quality winning record months throughout November, December, and January, to the point where the Timberwolves entered the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend as the surprise best team of the Western Conference with a 39–16 record and with head coach Chris Finch coaching his first All-Star Game in the NBA. They later matched their overall win total from the previous season by the end of February.

On March 4, 2024, with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves improved upon their previous season's record of 42–40.

On April 1, 2024, the Timberwolves clinched their 3rd consecutive playoff berth following the Phoenix Suns' 124–111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The regular season is notable for being the first since 2004 in which the Timberwolves won at least 50 games, a feat achieved following the team's win over the Detroit Pistons on March 27, 2024. The Timberwolves had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.

On April 28, 2024, the Timberwolves secured their first playoff series win since the 2003–04 season, and third overall win in franchise history. The team dispatched a 4–0 series victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This series also marked the first 3–0 lead and first playoff series sweep in franchise history. In the semifinals, the Timberwolves went on to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in twenty years. However, the team was swiftly ousted by the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving-led Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, succumbing in five games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves drew an average home attendance of 18,024 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 18th highest in the league. The total attendance was 738,984.^[1]

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
2	53	Jaylen Clark	SG	United States	UCLA (Jr.)

The Timberwolves had one second-round pick entering the draft.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 9 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech F 1 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA G 0 Jaylen Clark  (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-10-13 UCLA G 10 Mike Jr. Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State G/F 5 Anthony Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-05 Georgia F/C 55 Luka Garza 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 3 Jaden McDaniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-09-29 Washington G 6 Jordan McLaughlin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-04-09 USC F 33 Leonard Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2003-11-26 Fort Erie (CAN) F 8 Josh Minott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-11-25 Memphis G/F 7 Wendell Jr. Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-09-18 Duke G 23 Monté Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-06-27 Iowa State G 12 Daishen Nix (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 2002-02-13 Trinity International (NV) F/C 11 Naz Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 264 lb (120 kg) 1999-08-26 LSU F/C 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky F 24 T. J. Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-09-05 NC State

Head coach Chris Finch Assistant(s) Joe Boylan Kevin Hanson Micah Nori Pablo Prigioni Elston Turner Corliss Williamson 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: April 4, 2024

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Oklahoma City Thunder	57	25	.695	–	33‍–‍8	24‍–‍17	12‍–‍4	82
x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	33‍–‍8	24‍–‍17	10‍–‍6	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	30‍–‍11	26‍–‍15	12‍–‍4	82
Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	21‍–‍20	10‍–‍31	5‍–‍11	82
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	11‍–‍30	10‍–‍31	1‍–‍15	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Oklahoma City Thunder *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	82
3	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	82
4	y – Los Angeles Clippers *	51	31	.622	6.0	82
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	46	36	.561	11.0	82
10	pi – Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0	82
11	Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	82
13	Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0	82
14	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	35.0	82
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0)
Preseason: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Dallas W 111–99 Karl-Anthony Towns (20) Rudy Gobert (8) Alexander-Walker, Anderson (5) Etihad Arena 1–0 2 October 7 @ Dallas W 104–96 Reid, Towns (14) Garza, Gobert (5) Jordan McLaughlin (4) Etihad Arena 12,009 2–0 3 October 14 @ New York W 121–112 Naz Reid (22) Rudy Gobert (9) Kyle Anderson (8) Madison Square Garden 19,018 3–0 4 October 17 Maccabi Ra'anana W 138–111 Luka Garza (30) Leonard Miller (15) Daishen Nix (10) Target Center 8,828 4–0 5 October 19 @ Chicago W 114–105 Anthony Edwards (19) Naz Reid (8) Anderson, Milton, McLaughlin (4) United Center 18,754 5–0
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Toronto L 94–97 Anthony Edwards (26) Anthony Edwards (14) Kyle Anderson (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 0–1 2 October 28 Miami W 106–90 Naz Reid (25) Rudy Gobert (14) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 18,024 1–1 3 October 30 @ Atlanta L 113–127 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (13) Anthony Edwards (7) State Farm Arena 15,504 1–2
November: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Denver W 110–89 Anthony Edwards (24) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 2–2 5 November 4 Utah W 123–95 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (10) Anderson, Conley, Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 3–2 6 November 6 Boston W 114–109 (OT) Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 18,024 4–2 7 November 8 New Orleans W 122–101 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (21) Alexander-Walker, Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 5–2 8 November 10 @ San Antonio W 117–110 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Mike Conley (6) Frost Bank Center 18,354 6–2 9 November 12 @ Golden State W 116–110 Anthony Edwards (33) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Mike Conley (9) Chase Center 18,064 7–2 10 November 14 @ Golden State W 104–101 Karl-Anthony Towns (33) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (8) Chase Center 18,064 8–2 11 November 15 @ Phoenix L 115–133 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Rudy Gobert (8) Anthony Edwards (4) Footprint Center 17,071 8–3 12 November 18 @ New Orleans W 121–120 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Rudy Gobert (11) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Smoothie King Center 15,536 9–3 13 November 20 New York W 117–100 Anthony Edwards (23) Anthony Edwards (10) Anderson, Conley, Edwards (5) Target Center 18,024 10–3 14 November 22 Philadelphia W 112–99 Anthony Edwards (31) Gobert, Towns (11) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 11–3 15 November 24 Sacramento L 111–124 Anthony Edwards (35) Gobert, Towns (11) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 11–4 16 November 26 @ Memphis W 119–97 Anthony Edwards (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Mike Conley (10) FedExForum 15,764 12–4 17 November 28 Oklahoma City W 106–103 Anthony Edwards (21) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 13–4 18 November 30 Utah W 101–90 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Rudy Gobert (13) Alexander-Walker, Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 14–4
December: 10–3 (home: 5–0; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Charlotte W 123–117 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (10) Spectrum Center 17,731 15–4 20 December 6 San Antonio W 102–94 Mike Conley (18) Rudy Gobert (20) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 16–4 21 December 8 @ Memphis W 127–103 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Rudy Gobert (20) Mike Conley (7) FedExForum 15,577 17–4 22 December 11 @ New Orleans L 107–121 Conley, Reid, Towns (17) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Mike Conley (7) Smoothie King Center 16,487 17–5 23 December 14 @ Dallas W 119–101 Naz Reid (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (17) Anthony Edwards (11) American Airlines Center 20,177 18–5 24 December 16 Indiana W 127–109 Karl-Anthony Towns (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Kyle Anderson (10) Target Center 18,024 19–5 25 December 18 @ Miami W 112–108 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (6) Kaseya Center 19,819 20–5 26 December 20 @ Philadelphia L 113–127 Anthony Edwards (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Anthony Edwards (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,365 20–6 27 December 21 L.A. Lakers W 118–111 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 21–6 28 December 23 @ Sacramento W 110–98 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Anthony Edwards (10) Golden 1 Center 17,983 22–6 29 December 26 @ Oklahoma City L 106–129 Anthony Edwards (25) Edwards, Reid (7) Anthony Edwards (6) Paycom Center 18,203 22–7 30 December 28 Dallas W 118–110 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 23–7 31 December 30 L.A. Lakers W 108–106 Anthony Edwards (31) Rudy Gobert (13) Anderson, Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 24–7
January: 10–7 (home: 4–3; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 @ New York L 106–112 Anthony Edwards (35) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 24–8 33 January 3 New Orleans L 106–117 Anthony Edwards (35) Towns, Reid (6) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 24–9 34 January 5 @ Houston W 122–95 Anthony Edwards (24) Rudy Gobert (12) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Toyota Center 18,055 25–9 35 January 7 @ Dallas L 108–115 Anthony Edwards (36) Rudy Gobert (17) Mike Conley (7) American Airlines Center 20,111 25–10 36 January 9 @ Orlando W 113–92 Karl-Anthony Towns (28) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (10) Kia Center 19,223 26–10 37 January 10 @ Boston L 120–127 (OT) Anthony Edwards (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) TD Garden 19,156 26–11 38 January 12 Portland W 116–93 Rudy Gobert (24) Rudy Gobert (17) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 27–11 39 January 14 L.A. Clippers W 109–105 Anthony Edwards (33) Rudy Gobert (18) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 28–11 40 January 17 @ Detroit W 124–117 Edwards, Towns (27) Rudy Gobert (16) Kyle Anderson (9) Little Caesars Arena 16,022 29–11 41 January 18 Memphis W 118–103 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (10) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 30–11 42 January 20 Oklahoma City L 97–102 Edwards, Towns (19) Rudy Gobert (18) Anthony Edwards (5) Target Center 18,024 30–12 43 January 22 Charlotte L 125–128 Karl-Anthony Towns (62) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (11) Target Center 18,024 30–13 44 January 24 @ Washington W 118–107 Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (16) three players (5) Capital One Arena 15,446 31–13 45 January 25 @ Brooklyn W 96–94 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Rudy Gobert (13) Kyle Anderson (5) Barclays Center 17,732 32–13 46 January 27 @ San Antonio L 112–113 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (7) Anthony Edwards (12) Frost Bank Center 17,726 32–14 47 January 29 @ Oklahoma City W 107–101 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (18) Karl-Anthony Towns (6) Paycom Center 16,870 33–14 48 January 31 Dallas W 121–87 Karl-Anthony Towns (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (9) Edwards, McLaughlin (5) Target Center 18,024 34–14
February: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Orlando L 106–108 Edwards, Gobert (22) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 34–15 50 February 4 Houston W 111–90 Anthony Edwards (32) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 18,024 35–15 51 February 6 @ Chicago L 123–129 (OT) Anthony Edwards (38) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) United Center 20,949 35–16 52 February 8 @ Milwaukee W 129–105 Anthony Edwards (26) Rudy Gobert (11) Conley, Edwards (9) Fiserv Forum 17,577 36–16 53 February 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 121–100 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (8) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 37–16 54 February 13 @ Portland W 121–109 Anthony Edwards (41) Rudy Gobert (15) Kyle Anderson (8) Moda Center 17,906 38–16 55 February 15 @ Portland W 128–91 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Moda Center 18,606 39–16 All-Star Game 56 February 23 Milwaukee L 107–112 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (19) Kyle Anderson (6) Target Center 18,024 39–17 57 February 24 Brooklyn W 101–86 Anthony Edwards (29) Anderson, Reid, Towns (9) Morris, Towns (4) Target Center 18,024 40–17 58 February 27 San Antonio W 114–105 Anthony Edwards (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6) Target Center 18,024 41–17 59 February 28 Memphis W 110–101 Anthony Edwards (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 42–17
March: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 Sacramento L 120–124 (OT) Jaden McDaniels (26) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (8) Target Center 18,024 42–18 61 March 3 L.A. Clippers L 88–89 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (16) Karl-Anthony Towns (8) Target Center 18,024 42–19 62 March 4 Portland W 119–114 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (16) Conley, Morris (7) Target Center 18,024 43–19 63 March 7 @ Indiana W 113–111 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (14) Jaden McDaniels (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,580 44–19 64 March 8 @ Cleveland L 104–113 (OT) Naz Reid (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Anderson, Conley (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,433 44–20 65 March 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 109–120 Edwards, Reid (25) Alexander-Walker, Edwards (7) Anthony Edwards (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 44–21 66 March 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 118–100 Anthony Edwards (37) Rudy Gobert (11) Kyle Anderson (7) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 45–21 67 March 16 @ Utah W 119–100 Anthony Edwards (31) Naz Reid (12) Kyle Anderson (9) Delta Center 18,206 46–21 68 March 18 @ Utah W 114–104 Anthony Edwards (32) Jaden McDaniels (8) Anthony Edwards (8) Delta Center 18,206 47–21 69 March 19 Denver L 112–115 Anthony Edwards (30) Anthony Edwards (8) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 47–22 70 March 22 Cleveland W 104–91 Mike Conley (21) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 18,024 48–22 71 March 24 Golden State W 114–110 Anthony Edwards (23) Gobert, Reid (12) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 18,024 49–22 72 March 27 Detroit W 106–91 Naz Reid (21) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 50–22 73 March 29 @ Denver W 111–98 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (8) Ball Arena 19,844 51–22 74 March 31 Chicago L 101–109 Anthony Edwards (22) Anthony Edwards (11) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 18,024 51–23
April: 5–3 (home: 4–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 Houston W 113–106 Naz Reid (25) Rudy Gobert (14) Kyle Anderson (9) Target Center 18,024 52–23 76 April 3 Toronto W 133–85 Anthony Edwards (28) Rudy Gobert (15) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 18,024 53–23 77 April 5 @ Phoenix L 87–97 Anthony Edwards (17) Naz Reid (11) Anderson, Conley, Edwards, Morris (3) Footprint Center 17,071 53–24 78 April 7 @ L.A. Lakers W 127–117 Naz Reid (31) Rudy Gobert (16) Anthony Edwards (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 54–24 79 April 9 Washington W 130–121 Anthony Edwards (51) Rudy Gobert (16) Edwards, McLaughlin (7) Target Center 18,024 55–24 80 April 10 @ Denver L 107–116 Anthony Edwards (25) Rudy Gobert (15) Anthony Edwards (4) Ball Arena 19,845 55–25 81 April 12 Atlanta W 109–106 Rudy Gobert (25) Rudy Gobert (19) Mike Conley (10) Target Center 18,024 56–25 82 April 14 Phoenix L 106–125 Rudy Gobert (21) Rudy Gobert (7) Anderson, Edwards, Morris (4) Target Center 18,024 56–26
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 9–7 (home: 3–5; road: 6–2)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 Phoenix W 120–95 Anthony Edwards (33) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley (7) Target Center 19,478 1–0 2 April 23 Phoenix W 105–93 Jaden McDaniels (25) Rudy Gobert (9) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 19,310 2–0 3 April 26 @ Phoenix W 126–109 Anthony Edwards (36) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (7) Footprint Center 17,071 3–0 4 April 28 @ Phoenix W 122–116 Anthony Edwards (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Mike Conley (7) Footprint Center 17,071 4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 4 @ Denver W 106–99 Anthony Edwards (43) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (10) Ball Arena 19,915 1–0 2 May 6 @ Denver W 106–80 Edwards, Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Kyle Anderson (8) Ball Arena 19,942 2–0 3 May 10 Denver L 90–117 Anthony Edwards (19) Conley, Edwards (6) Mike Conley (6) Target Center 19,733 2–1 4 May 12 Denver L 107–115 Anthony Edwards (44) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (9) Target Center 19,583 2–2 5 May 14 @ Denver L 97–112 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Rudy Gobert (11) Anthony Edwards (9) Ball Arena 19,992 2–3 6 May 16 Denver W 115–70 Anthony Edwards (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Conley, Towns (5) Target Center 19,187 3–3 7 May 19 @ Denver W 98–90 McDaniels, Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Anthony Edwards (7) Ball Arena 20,022 4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 22 Dallas L 105–108 Jaden McDaniels (24) Anthony Edwards (11) Anthony Edwards (8) Target Center 19,433 0–1 2 May 24 Dallas L 108–109 Naz Reid (23) Rudy Gobert (10) Anthony Edwards (7) Target Center 19,636 0–2 3 May 26 @ Dallas L 107–116 Anthony Edwards (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Anthony Edwards (9) American Airlines Center 20,511 0–3 4 May 28 @ Dallas W 105–100 Anthony Edwards (29) Edwards, Gobert (10) Anthony Edwards (9) American Airlines Center 20,477 1–3 5 May 30 Dallas L 103–124 Edwards, Towns (28) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Anthony Edwards (6) Target Center 19,333 1–4
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season in which all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Timberwolves competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.

After defeating the Spurs and Warriors in their first two In-Season Tournament games, the Wolves lost their third game to the Sacramento Kings, which moved the Kings to first within Group C, clinching a spot in the knockout stage. The Timberwolves were left competing for the wild card with the Phoenix Suns, but ended up falling short due to the point differential tiebreaker. The Timberwolves' overall record in group play was 3–1, good enough for second in the group.

West group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		SAC	MIN	GSW	OKC	SAS
1	Sacramento Kings	4	4	0	482	452	+30	Advance to knockout stage		—	124–111	124–123	105–98	129–120
2	Minnesota Timberwolves	4	3	1	438	438	0			111–124	—	104–101	106–103	117–110
3	Golden State Warriors	4	2	2	483	479	+4			123–124	101–104	—	141–139	118–112
4	Oklahoma City Thunder	4	1	3	463	439	+24			98–105	103–106	139–141	—	123–87
5	San Antonio Spurs	4	0	4	429	487	−58			120–129	110–117	112–118	87–123	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	82	20	1,921	167	204	64	42	655	23.4	2.0	2.5	.8	.5	8.0
Naz Reid	C	81	14	1,964	423	106	63	73	1,090	24.2	5.2	1.3	.8	.9	13.5
Anthony Edwards	SG	79	78	2,770	430	405	101	42	2,049	35.1	5.4	5.1	1.3	.5	25.9
Kyle Anderson	PF	79	10	1,782	273	331	71	47	506	22.6	3.5	4.2	.9	.6	6.4
Rudy Gobert	C	76	76	2,593	982	102	52	162	1,061	34.1	12.9	1.3	.7	2.1	14.0
Mike Conley Jr.	PG	76	76	2,193	218	449	88	17	869	28.9	2.9	5.9	1.2	.2	11.4
Jaden McDaniels	SF	72	71	2,105	224	101	63	42	757	29.2	3.1	1.4	.9	.6	10.5
Karl-Anthony Towns	PF	62	62	2,026	515	189	43	41	1,349	32.7	8.3	3.0	.7	.7	21.8
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	56	0	626	72	110	35	7	195	11.2	1.3	2.0	.6	.1	3.5
Shake Milton^†	SG	38	0	491	51	50	16	5	178	12.9	1.3	1.3	.4	.1	4.7
Troy Brown Jr.^†	SF	37	3	410	72	35	8	2	154	11.1	1.9	.9	.2	.1	4.2
Josh Minott	SF	32	0	91	17	8	5	5	50	2.8	.5	.3	.2	.2	1.6
Monté Morris^†	PG	27	0	408	45	61	18	8	137	15.1	1.7	2.3	.7	.3	5.1
Luka Garza	C	25	0	122	31	4	4	1	99	4.9	1.2	.2	.2	.0	4.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	SG	25	0	75	12	6	5	1	18	3.0	.5	.2	.2	.0	.7
Leonard Miller	SF	17	0	52	20	8	2	1	29	3.1	1.2	.5	.1	.1	1.7
Daishen Nix	PG	15	0	50	3	6	5	0	27	3.3	.2	.4	.3	.0	1.8
T. J. Warren	SF	11	0	125	22	9	4	1	41	11.4	2.0	.8	.4	.1	3.7
Justin Jackson	SF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0	.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	16	16	649	112	104	24	9	441	40.6	7.0	6.5	1.5	.6	27.6
Jaden McDaniels	SF	16	16	537	61	18	14	18	195	33.6	3.8	1.1	.9	1.1	12.2
Karl-Anthony Towns	PF	16	16	522	144	42	12	3	305	32.6	9.0	2.6	.8	.2	19.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	SG	16	1	378	28	37	10	7	116	23.6	1.8	2.3	.6	.4	7.3
Naz Reid	C	16	0	361	59	16	8	12	177	22.6	3.7	1.0	.5	.8	11.1
Rudy Gobert	C	15	15	512	147	24	14	15	181	34.1	9.8	1.6	.9	1.0	12.1
Mike Conley Jr.	PG	15	15	474	58	86	21	3	174	31.6	3.9	5.7	1.4	.2	11.6
Kyle Anderson	PF	15	1	231	40	38	10	5	64	15.4	2.7	2.5	.7	.3	4.3
Monté Morris	PG	9	0	67	6	9	2	1	21	7.4	.7	1.0	.2	.1	2.3
Luka Garza	C	7	0	26	6	1	0	0	29	3.7	.9	.1	.0	.0	4.1
Jordan McLaughlin	PG	6	0	30	4	2	0	0	4	5.0	.7	.3	.0	.0	.7
Wendell Moore Jr.	SG	6	0	18	2	2	1	0	7	3.0	.3	.3	.2	.0	1.2
Josh Minott	SF	5	0	18	5	3	0	0	6	3.6	1.0	.6	.0	.0	1.2
T. J. Warren	SF	3	0	11	3	1	0	0	0	3.7	1.0	.3	.0	.0	.0
Leonard Miller	SF	3	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	2.3	1.3	.0	.0	.0	.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2023[5]	To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Leonard Miller (No. 33)	To San Antonio Spurs 2026 UTA second-round pick 2028 MIN second-round pick
February 8, 2024[6]	Minnesota Timberwolves Monté Morris	To Detroit Pistons Troy Brown Jr. Shake Milton 2030 second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Signed	Ref.
June 25	Naz Reid	3 years $42M	[7]
June 30	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	2-year deal	[8]
July 3	Anthony Edwards	5 years $260M	[9]
October 23	Jaden McDaniels	5 years $136M	[10]

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former Team	Ref.
June 30	Troy Brown Jr.	2 years $10M	Los Angeles Lakers	[11]
	Shake Milton	2 years $10M	Philadelphia 76ers

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
July 1	Taurean Prince	1 year $4.5M	Los Angeles Lakers	[12]

References

1. "2023-2024 NBA Attendance - National Basketball Association - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
2. "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
5. "Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs". www.nba.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
6. "Minnesota Timberwolves Acquire Guard Monte Morris from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. Minnesota Timberwolves. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
7. "Timberwolves, center Naz Reid agree on 3-year, $42M deal". www.espn.com. June 25, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
8. "Timberwolves Re-Sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker". www.nba.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
9. "Timberwolves agree to 5-year extension with Anthony Edwards". www.espn.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
10. "Wolves, Jaden McDaniels agree to $136M contract extension". nba.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
11. "Timberwolves agree to deal with Troy Brown; add Shake Milton, source says". www.espn.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
12. "Los Angeles Lakers Sign Taurean Prince". nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.