1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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1992–93 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
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Head coach | Jimmy Rodgers Sidney Lowe |
Arena | Target Center |
Results | |
Record | 19–63 (.232) |
Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Prime Sports Midwest, KARE, KITN |
Radio | KFAN |
The 1992-93 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 4th season in the NBA.[1] In the 1992 NBA Draft, the Timberwolves selected Christian Laettner out of Duke University with their third pick. In the offseason, Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell were traded to the Indiana Pacers for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams. Laettner had a solid rookie season averaging 18.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. However, the T-Wolves continued to struggle finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 19-63 record.
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Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Christian Laettner | C/PF | United States | Duke |
2 | 28 | Marlon Maxey | PF | United States | Texas-El Paso |
2 | 34 | Chris Smith | SG | United States | Connecticut |
2 | 51 | Tim Burroughs | G | United States | Jacksonville |
Roster
Minnesota Timberwolves roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | 31–10 | 24–17 |
19–7 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 6 | 31–10 | 18–23 | 17–9 |
x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 8 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 16–10 |
Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 19 | 28–13 | 8–33 | 13–13 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 | 11–30 | 8–33 | 10–16 |
Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 44 | 7–34 | 4–37 | 3–23 |
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
6 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 |
7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
11 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
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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% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Thurl Bailey | |||||||||||
Lance Blanks | |||||||||||
Gerald Glass | |||||||||||
Christian Laettner | |||||||||||
Luc Longley | |||||||||||
Marlon Maxey | |||||||||||
Bob McCann | |||||||||||
Chuck Person | |||||||||||
Mark Randall | |||||||||||
Brad Sellers | |||||||||||
Chris Smith | |||||||||||
Felton Spencer | |||||||||||
Gundars Vetra | |||||||||||
Doug West | |||||||||||
Micheal Williams |
Awards and records
- Christian Laettner, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
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