1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season

1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach	Flip Saunders
Owner(s)	Glen Taylor
Arena	Target Center
Results
Record	25–25 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in First round (3-1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMWB, Midwest Sports Channel

The 1998-99 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 10th season in the NBA. A year after signing Kevin Garnett to an unprecedented six year $126 millon contract, the Timberwolves had a heavy payroll and were forced to let Tom Gugliotta walk away and trade Stephon Marbury, fearing both would seek similar deals to Garnett. Gugliotta would sign as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns before the start of the season.

In a three team midseason trade, the Timberwolves dealt Marbury to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Terrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Timberwolves finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 25-25 record, and made their third consecutive trip to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, they would lose four games to the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Rasho Nesterovič	C	Slovenia	Kinder Bologna (Italy)
2	46	Andrae Patterson	PF/C	United States	Indiana

Roster

Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From PG 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon PF 15 Curley, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston College SF 21 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Farragut Academy (HS) C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana PF 20 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech SG 31 Jordan, Reggie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) New Mexico State PG 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota SF 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mercer C 8 Nesterovic, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia PF 45 Patterson, Andrae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Indiana SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri SG 26 Robinson, James 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Alabama SF 3 Scott, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech SG 2 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's PF 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland	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

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	37	13	.740	–	21–4	16–9	17–4
x-Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	–	22–3	15–10	15–3
x-Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6	19–6	12–13	12–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12	18–7	7–18	11–9
Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18	15–10	4–21	8–12
Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23	12–13	2–23	5–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29	7–18	1–24	3–18

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Terrell Brandon
Chris Carr
Bill Curley
Brian Evans
Kevin Garnett
Dean Garrett
Paul Grant
Tom Hammonds
Bobby Jackson
Reggie Jordan
Stephon Marbury
Sam Mitchell
Rasho Nesterovic
Andrae Patterson
Anthony Peeler
James Robinson
Dennis Scott
Malik Sealy
Joe Smith
Trevor Winter

Awards and records

• Kevin Garnett, All-NBA Third Team

See also

• 1998-99 NBA season