1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season
| 1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
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| Kevin Garnett's rookie year | |
| Head coach | Flip Saunders |
| Owner(s) | Glen Taylor |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 26–56 (.317) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Midwest Sports Channel, KARE, KLGT |
| Radio | KFAN |
| Minnesota Timberwolves seasons | |
| < 1994–95 | 1996–97 > |
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Offseason
NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Garnett | Forward |  United States |
Farragut Academy HS |
| 2 | 48 | Mark Davis | Guard/Forward | United States |
Texas Tech |
| 2 | 49 | Jerome Allen | Guard | United States |
Pennsylvania |
Regular season
Kevin Garnett
In Garnett's rookie season, the Timberwolves were in the midst of a transition phase; they replaced Bill Blair with Flip Saunders as head coach early in the season and made several trades. Garnett initially came off the bench in his rookie year, but moved into the starting lineup soon after Saunders became head coach. In his rookie year, Garnett and fellow newcomer Tom Gugliotta carried the scoring load. Garnett did not immediately leap to stardom as later prep-to-pro prospects such as Amar'e Stoudemire, LeBron James, and Dwight Howard would, but he did have a very respectable rookie year. He averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and was voted into the All-Rookie Second Team.[1] Despite having some promising players, the Timberwolves suffered through their seventh consecutive sub-30 win season and failed to make the playoffs. At the time Garnett was the youngest NBA player in history at 19 years and 11 months of age.
Season standings
| Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 33–8 | 26–15 | 19–5 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4.0 | 34–7 | 21–20 | 14–10 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 11.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 15–9 |
| Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 24.0 | 24–17 | 11–30 | 13–11 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33.0 | 16–25 | 10–31 | 10–14 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33.0 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 10–14 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 15 | 67 | .183 | 44.0 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 3–21 |
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 80 | 501 | 145 | 86 | 131 | 835 | 10.4 |
| Sam Mitchell | 78 | 339 | 74 | 49 | 26 | 844 | 10.8 |
| Terry Porter | 82 | 212 | 452 | 89 | 15 | 773 | 9.4 |
Awards and honors
- Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Rookie Second Team
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