1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 5th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. In the 1993 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Isaiah Rider out of UNLV with the fifth overall pick,[2][3][4][5][6] and acquired Mike Brown from the Utah Jazz in the off-season.[7] The Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their first five games of the season, then posted two 7-game losing streaks in December and February, holding a 14–32 record at the All-Star break.[8] At midseason, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Stacey King.[9][10][11] The Timberwolves posted an 8-game losing streak in March, and lost their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.[12]

1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachSidney Lowe
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record20–62 (.244)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKARE
KITN-TV
Prime Sports Upper Midwest
RadioKFAN

Second-year star Christian Laettner led the team with 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Rider finished second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend.[13] In addition, Doug West provided the team with 14.7 points per game, while Michael Williams contributed 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Chuck Person provided with 11.6 points per game.[14]

Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group of investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, Louisiana, despite the stellar attendance at the Target Center. However, the NBA Board of Governors vetoed the sale, and new owner Glen Taylor promised to keep the team in Minneapolis.[15][16][17][18] Also following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[19][20] while Thurl Bailey retired, and head coach Sidney Lowe was fired.[21]

Draft picks
Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Isaiah Rider SG  United States Nevada-Las Vegas
2 29 Sherron Mills F  United States Virginia Commonwealth

Roster
1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– NC State
C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) –– George Washington
F 23 Davis, Brian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Duke
F 32 Frank, Tellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Western Kentucky
C 51 Guibert, Andrés 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Cuba
G 7 Jackson, Stanley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– UAB
C 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– Oklahoma
F 32 Laettner, Christian (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Duke
F 25 Maxey, Marlon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– UTEP
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Auburn
G 34 Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– UNLV
G 3 Smith, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Connecticut
F 5 West, Doug (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) –– Villanova
G 4 Williams, Micheal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) –– Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5824.707—35–623–1815–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 5527.671332–923–1816–10
x-Utah Jazz 5329.646533–820–2121–5
x-Denver Nuggets 4240.5121628–1314–2714–12
Minnesota Timberwolves 2062.2443813–287–345–21
Dallas Mavericks 1369.159456–357–347–19
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics6319.768–
2 y-Houston Rockets5824.7075
3 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6837
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5329.64610
6 x-Golden State Warriors5032.61013
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4735.57316
8 x-Denver Nuggets4240.51221
9 Los Angeles Lakers3349.40230
10 Sacramento Kings2854.34135
11 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32936
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2062.24443
13 Dallas Mavericks1369.15950

Record vs. opponents
1993-94 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–04–12–33–12–01–14–00–21–13–21–11–13–15–02–01–32–23–14–01–11–12–01–11–11–14–0
Boston 0–4—0–42–21–32–01–13–11–11–10–41–11–12–33–11–11–40–42–24–11–11–11–10–20–20–23–2
Charlotte 1–44–0—1–41–41–11–14–00–21–12–21–12–01–33–22–02–23–12–23–12–00–21–10–20–21–12–2
Chicago 3–22–24–1—1–32–01–15–02–01–14–12–01–12–24–02–03–11–32–23–11–10–21–11–11–12–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–14–13–1—2–01–13–22–00–22–32–01–11–33–22–02–20–42–24–00–22–02–00–21–11–13–1
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—1–41–10–41–40–20–40–40–20–25–10–20–20–20–20–41–32–20–50–40–51–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–11–14–1—2–01–33–21–13–13–11–12–04–11–11–11–10–21–31–32–22–42–21–41–1
Detroit 0–41–30–40–52–31–10–2—0–20–21–41–10–22–21–42–01–30–41–31–31–10–21–11–11–10–22–2
Golden State 2–01–12–00–20–24–03–12–0—0–41–14–15–02–02–02–20–21–11–11–12–33–24–12–21–43–12–0
Houston 1–11–11–11–12–04–12–32–04–0—1–14–03–12–01–14–12–02–01–12–02–24–04–02–32–23–31–1
Indiana 2–34–02–21–43–22–01–14–11–11–1—2–00–23–13–12–03–10–42–22–21–11–12–00–21–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–20–24–01–31–11–40–40–2—2–31–11–11–31–10–21–11–10–52–33–21–31–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–10–21–11–14–01–32–00–51–32–03–2—1–12–03–10–20–22–01–13–20–51–40–40–52–21–1
Miami 1–33–23–12–23–12–01–12–20–20–21–31–11–1—4–02–02–32–22–34–10–20–21–10–21–11–13–1
Milwaukee 0–51–32–30–42–32–00–24–10–21–11–31–10–20–4—0–21–30–41–31–30–21–11–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–10–20–20–21–51–40–22–21–40–23–11–30–22–0—1–10–21–12–00–40–42–21–40–41–40–2
New Jersey 3–14–12–21–32–22–01–13–12–00–21–31–12–03–23–11–1—4–10–53–10–20–21–11–11–11–13–1
New York 2–24–01–33–14–02–01–14–01–10–24–02–02–02–24–02–01–4—3–23–21–12–02–01–11–10–25–0
Orlando 1–32–22–22–22–22–01–13–11–11–12–21–10–23–23–11–15–02–3—4–01–12–02–00–21–12–04–1
Philadelphia 0–41–41–31–30–42–02–03–11–10–22–21–11–11–43–10–21–32–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–21–12–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–12–04–03–11–13–22–21–15–02–32–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—3–24–13–12–32–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–00–23–13–12–02–30–41–13–25–02–01–14–02–00–20–22–02–3—4–11–31–41–32–0
Sacramento 0–21–11–11–10–22–22–21–11–40–40–22–34–11–11–12–21–10–20–22–01–41–4—1–30–51–32–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–12–05–04–21–12–23–22–03–14–02–02–04–11–11–12–02–01–33–13–1—0–40–52–0
Seattle 1–12–02–01–11–14–02–21–14–12–21–14–15–01–12–04–01–11–11–12–03–24–15–04–0—3–12–0
Utah 1–12–01–10–21–15–04–12–01–33–31–13–12–21–12–04–11–12–00–21–12–23–13–15–01–3—2–0
Washington 0–42–32–20–41–31–11–12–20–21–11–31–11–11–33–12–01–30–51–43–20–20–20–20–20–20–2—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey 79316.451.0079.92.70.70.30.77.4
Mike Brown 824023.442.7065.35.50.90.60.43.6
Brian Davis 6835.531.733.373.50.80.30.20.11.9
Tellis Frank 671114.341.9071.13.30.90.50.52.8
Andres Guibert 506.630.0050.03.20.40.00.23.0
Stanley Jackson 1705.451.520.01001.60.90.302.2
Stacey King 181528.745.9068.76.11.10.71.711.8
Christian Laettner 706734.744.824.078.38.64.41.21.216.8
Luc Longley 492920.247.1072.05.71.40.71.26.6
Marlon Maxey 55211.453.3071.43.60.20.30.64.5
Chuck Person 773726.442.236.875.93.32.40.60.211.6
Isaiah Rider 796030.646.036.881.14.02.60.70.416.6
Chris Smith 801620.243.525.667.41.53.60.50.25.9
Doug West 726130.348.712.581.03.22.40.90.314.7
Corey Williams 4011.538.501001.51.50.502.8
Micheal Williams 716631.145.722.283.93.17.21.70.313.7

Awards and records

Transactions

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Brian Davis Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez

References
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