List of Minnesota Timberwolves seasons
This article is a list of seasons completed by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves joined the NBA as an expansion team for the 1989–90 NBA season, along with the Orlando Magic.
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | |||
| 1990–91 | NBA | Western | 11th | Midwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | |||
| 1991–92 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40 | |||
| 1992–93 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 | |||
| 1993–94 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 5th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | |||
| 1994–95 | NBA | Western | 12th | Midwest | 6th | 21 | 61 | .256 | 41 | |||
| 1995–96 | NBA | Western | 13th | Midwest | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | |||
| 1996–97 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | Lost First Round (Rockets) 3–0 | ||
| 1997–98 | NBA | Western | 7th | Midwest | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | Lost First Round (SuperSonics) 3–2 | ||
| 1998–99 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | Lost First Round (Spurs) 3–1 | ||
| 1999–00 | NBA | Western | 6th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | Lost First Round (Trail Blazers) 3–1 | ||
| 2000–01 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | Lost First Round (Spurs) 3–1 | ||
| 2001–02 | NBA | Western | 5th | Midwest | 3rd | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 | Lost First Round (Mavericks) 3–0 | ||
| 2002–03 | NBA | Western | 4th | Midwest | 3rd | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9 | Lost First Round (Lakers) 4–2 | Kevin Garnett (ASG MVP) | |
| 2003–04 | NBA | Western | 1st | Midwest | 1st | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | Won First Round (Nuggets) 4–1 Won Conference Semifinals (Kings) 4–3 Lost Conference Finals (Lakers) 4–2 |
Kevin Garnett (MVP) | |
| 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 9th | Northwest | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | |||
| 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 11 | Kevin Garnett (JWKC) | ||
| 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 19 | |||
| 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 4th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | |||
| 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | |||
| 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 15 | 67 | .183 | 38 | |||
| 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 17 | 65 | .207 | 38 | Kevin Love (MIP) | ||
| 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 26 | 40 | .394 | 21 | |||
| 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 12th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | |||
| 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 10th | Northwest | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 | |||
| 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 15th | Northwest | 5th | 16 | 66 | .195 | 35 | Andrew Wiggins (ROY) | ||
| 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | Karl-Anthony Towns (ROY) | ||
| 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 13th | Northwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 20 | |||
| 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 8th | Northwest | 4th | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | Lost First Round (Rockets) 4–1 | ||
| 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 11th | Northwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 18 | |||
| 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 14th | Northwest | 5th | 19 | 45 | .297 | - | |||
| Regular Season Record | 980 | 1496 | .396 | 1989–2020 | ||||||||
| Playoff Record | 17 | 30 | .362 | Postseason Series Record: 2–9 | ||||||||