2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season
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2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season
| 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
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| Head coach | Rick Adelman |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 26–40 (.394) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Northwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports North |
| Radio | KFAN |
| Minnesota Timberwolves seasons | |
| < 2010–11 | 2012–13 > |
The 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Key dates
- June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey[1]
Summary
NBA Draft 2011
Main article: 2011 NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 2 | Derrick Williams | Small forward / Power forward |  United States |
Arizona |
| 1 | 20 | Donatas Motiejūnas (traded to Houston Rockets) | Power forward / Center |  Lithuania |
Lithuania |
| 1 | 23 | Nikola Mirotić (from Houston Rockets traded to Chicago Bulls) | Power forward |  Spain |
Spain |
| 1 | 28 | Norris Cole (from Chicago Bulls traded to Miami Heat) | Point guard | United States |
Cleveland State |
| 2 | 31 | Bojan Bogdanović (from Miami Heat traded to New Jersey Nets) | Small forward |  Croatia |
Croatia |
| 2 | 38 | Chandler Parsons (traded back to Houston Rockets for cash) | Power forward | United States |
Florida |
| 2 | 43 | Malcolm Lee (from Chicago Bulls) | Shooting guard | United States |
UCLA |
| 2 | 57 | Tanguy Ngombo (from Portland Trail Blazers) | Small forward |  Qatar |
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Roster
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Minnesota Timberwolves roster
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Pre-season
Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
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Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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Regular season
Standings
| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 19 | .712 | – | 26–7 | 21–12 | 10–3 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 9 | 20–13 | 18–15 | 6–7 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 11 | 25–8 | 11–22 | 9–4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 19 | 20–13 | 8–25 | 4–10 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 21 | 13–20 | 13–20 | 4–9 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | – |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 |
Game log
See Also
References
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