2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In their first season with head coach Rick Adelman, the team finished the lockout-shortened season with a 26–40 record, nine wins above their previous season and finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. This season saw the debut of 2009 draftee Ricky Rubio, who was a contender for the Rookie of the Year Award until he tore his ACL and his lateral collateral ligament after colliding into Kobe Bryant during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers and was out for the rest of the season.[1][2] Following the season, Brad Miller retired.

2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDavid Kahn
PresidentDavid Kahn
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record26–40 (.394)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports North
RadioWCCO-AM 830

Key dates

Summary

NBA draft 2011
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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 Qatar

Roster
2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 11 Barea, José Juan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-06-26 Northeastern
F 8 Beasley, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-01-09 Kansas State
G 22 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-11-29 North Carolina
G/F 4 Johnson, Wesley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987-07-11 Syracuse
G 3 Lee, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-05-22 UCLA
F/C 42 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1988–09–22 UCLA
C 31 Miličić, Darko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1985-06-20 Serbia
C 52 Miller, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1976-04-12 Purdue
C 14 Peković, Nikola 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1986-01-03 Montenegro
F 15 Randolph, Anthony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-07-15 LSU
G 13 Ridnour, Luke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981-02-13 Oregon
G 9 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain
F 44 Tolliver, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985-06-01 Creighton
G/F 5 Webster, Martell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986-12-04 Seattle Prep (WA)
F 7 Williams, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) 1991–05–25 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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 scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 17 Milwaukee W 117–96 Michael Beasley and Kevin Love(21) Kevin Love (15) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center 15,013 1–0
2 December 21 @ Milwaukee W 85–84 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (16) Luke Ridnour (6) Bradley Center 2-0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.712–26–721–1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020–1318–156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025–811–229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020–138–254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013–2013–204–966
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.758–66
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1–1–03–00–12-20–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 26–40 (Home: 13–20; Road: 13–20)
December: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 26 Oklahoma City L 100–104 Michael Beasley (24) Kevin Love (12) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center
19,406		 0–1
2 December 27 @ Milwaukee L 95–98 Kevin Love (31) Kevin Love (20) José Juan Barea
Ricky Rubio (4)		 Bradley Center
17,352		 0–2
3 December 30 Miami L 101–103 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (12) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center
19,356		 0–3
January: 10–8 (home: 5–5; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 January 1 Dallas W 99–82 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (17) Ricky Rubio (7) Target Center
15,115		 1–3
5 January 2 San Antonio W 106–96 Kevin Love (24) Kevin Love (15) Luke Ridnour (9) Target Center
14,514		 2–3
6 January 4 Memphis L 86–90 Kevin Love (27) Kevin Love (14) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center
17,404		 2–4
7 January 6 Cleveland L 87–98 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (14) Luke Ridnour (6) Target Center
16,943		 2–5
8 January 8 @ Washington W 93–72 Kevin Love (20) Kevin Love (16) Ricky Rubio (14) Verizon Center
13,095		 3–5
9 January 9 @ Toronto L 87–97 Jose Barea (16) Kevin Love (14) Ricky Rubio (6) Air Canada Centre
14,097		 3–6
10 January 10 Chicago L 100–111 Luke Ridnour (22) Kevin Love (13) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center
19,356		 3–7
11 January 13 @ New Orleans W 87–80 Kevin Love (34) Kevin Love (15) Ricky Rubio (9) New Orleans Arena
14,295		 4–7
12 January 14 @ Atlanta L 91–93 Kevin Love (30) Kevin Love (13) Ricky Rubio (12) Philips Arena
13,135		 4–8
13 January 16 Sacramento W 99–86 Kevin Love (33) Kevin Love (11) Luke Ridnour (9) Target Center
16,159		 5–8
14 January 18 Detroit W 93–85 Kevin Love (20) Kevin Love (17) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center
15,598		 6–8
15 January 20 @ L. A. Clippers W 101–98 Darko Miličić (22) Kevin Love (14) Luke Ridnour
Ricky Rubio (6)		 Staples Center
19,492		 7–8
16 January 21 @ Utah L 98–108 Ricky Rubio (17) Kevin Love
Derrick Williams (8)		 Ricky Rubio (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		 7–9
17 January 23 Houston L 92–107 Kevin Love (39) Kevin Love (12) Ricky Rubio (12) Target Center
16,924		 7–10
18 January 25 @ Dallas W 105–90 Kevin Love (31) Kevin Love (11) Ricky Rubio (12) American Airlines Center
20,150		 8–10
19 January 27 San Antonio W 87–79 Kevin Love
Ricky Rubio (18)		 Kevin Love (16) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center
16,699		 9–10
20 January 29 L. A. Lakers L 101–106 Kevin Love (33) Kevin Love (13) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center
17,551		 9–11
21 January 30 @ Houston W 120–108 Michael Beasley (34) Ricky Rubio (8) Ricky Rubio (11) Staples Center
14,264		 10–11
February: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 February 1 Indiana L 99–109 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (17) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center
15,017		 10–12
23 February 3 @ New Jersey W 108–105 Nikola Peković (27) Nikola Peković (11) Ricky Rubio (10) Prudential Center
15,069		 11–12
24 February 4 Houston W 100–91 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (18) Ricky Rubio (11) Target Center
19,356		 12–12
25 February 7 Sacramento W 86–84 Nikola Peković (23) Michael Beasley (14) Ricky Rubio (14) Target Center
14,073		 13–12
26 February 8 @ Memphis L 80–85 José Juan Barea (17) Nikola Peković
Derrick Williams (9)		 José Juan Barea (6) FedEx Forum
13,287		 13–13
27 February 10 Dallas L 97–104 Kevin Love (32) Kevin Love (12) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center
17,119		 13–14
28 February 11 New York L 98–100 Kevin Love (32) Kevin Love (21) Ricky Rubio (8) Target Center
20,232		 13–15
29 February 13 @ Orlando L 89–102 Kevin Love (19) Kevin Love (15) Ricky Rubio (8) Amway Center
18,846		 13–16
30 February 15 Charlotte W 102–90 Kevin Love (30) Kevin Love (18) José Juan Barea (8) Target Center
15,139		 14–16
31 February 17 @ Houston W 111–98 Kevin Love (33) Kevin Love (17) Ricky Rubio (9) Toyota Center
16,836		 15–16
32 February 19 Philadelphia W 92–91 Ricky Rubio (22) Kevin Love (15) Ricky Rubio (5) Target Center
18,759		 16–16
33 February 20 @ Denver L 101–103 (OT) Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (13) Luke Ridnour (6) Pepsi Center
17,263		 16–17
34 February 22 Utah W 100–98 José Juan Barea (22) Nikola Peković (12) Luke Ridnour
Ricky Rubio (6)		 Target Center
18,776		 17–17
35 February 28 @ L. A. Clippers W 109–97 Michael Beasley
Derrick Williams (27)		 Kevin Love
Ricky Rubio (7)		 Ricky Rubio (9) Staples Center
19,243		 18–17
36 February 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 85–104 Michael Beasley
Martell Webster (14)		 Anthony Randolph (9) Ricky Rubio (9) Staples Center
18,997		 18–18
March: 7–10 (home: 3–3; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 March 1 @ Phoenix L 95–104 Kevin Love (23) Kevin Love (10) Luke Ridnour (8) US Airways Center
15,071		 18–19
38 March 3 @ Portland W 122–110 Kevin Love (42) Kevin Love (10) Ricky Rubio (12) Rose Garden
20,644		 19–19
39 March 5 L. A. Clippers W 95–94 Kevin Love (39) Kevin Love (17) Ricky Rubio (6) Target Center
19,509		 20–19
40 March 7 Portland W 106–94 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (16) José Juan Barea (7) Target Center
17,118		 21–19
41 March 9 L. A. Lakers L 102–105 Nikola Peković (25) Nikola Peković (13) Ricky Rubio (10) Target Center
20,164		 21–20
42 March 10 New Orleans L 89–95 Kevin Love (31) Kevin Love (16) Luke Ridnour (10) Target Center
20,123		 21–21
43 March 12 @ Phoenix W 127–124 Kevin Love (30) Nikola Peković
Derrick Williams (8)		 Luke Ridnour (9) US Airways Center
14,568		 22–21
44 March 15 @ Utah L 105–111 Gordon Hayward (26) Kevin Love
Derrick Favors (16)		 Luke Ridnour (13) EnergySolutions Arena
18,053		 22–22
45 March 16 @ L. A. Lakers L 92–97 Kevin Love (27) Kevin Love (15) Luke Ridnour (11) Staples Center
18,997		 22–23
46 March 18 @ Sacramento L 99–115 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (11) José Juan Barea (4) Power Balance Pavilion
15,616		 22–24
47 March 19 @ Golden State W 97–93 Kevin Love (36) Kevin Love (16) José Juan Barea
Luke Ridnour (10)		 Oracle Arena
19,596		 23–24
48 March 21 @ San Antonio L 100–116 José Juan Barea (18) Kevin Love (12) José Juan Barea (11) AT&T Center
18,581		 23–25
49 March 23 @ Oklahoma City L 140–149 (2OT) Kevin Love (51) Kevin Love (14) José Juan Barea (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 23–26
50 March 25 Denver W 117–100 Kevin Love (30) Kevin Love (21) Luke Ridnour (6) Target Center
20,023		 24–26
51 March 27 @ Memphis L 86–93 Kevin Love (28) Kevin Love (11) Luke Ridnour (5) FedEx Forum
14,769		 24–27
52 March 28 @ Charlotte W 88–83 Kevin Love (40) Kevin Love (19) Luke Ridnour (14) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,540		 25–27
53 March 30 Boston L 79–100 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (11) Luke Ridnour (8) Target Center
19,356		 25–28
April: 1–12 (home: 0–7; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54 April 1 @ Portland L 106–119 Kevin Love (26) Kevin Love (9) Luke Ridnour (6) Rose Garden
20,359		 25–29
55 April 2 @ Sacramento L 108–116 Kevin Love (23) Kevin Love (7) Brad Miller
Luke Ridnour (6)		 Power Balance Pavilion
12,279		 25–30
56 April 4 Golden State L 94–97 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (12) José Juan Barea (8) Target Center
17,161		 25–31
57 April 7 @ New Orleans L 90–99 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (12) José Juan Barea (7) New Orleans Arena
15,520		 25–32
58 April 9 Phoenix L 90–114 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (13) José Juan Barea
Malcolm Lee (5)		 Target Center
17,274		 25–33
59 April 11 @ Denver L 107–113 Anthony Randolph (28) Derrick Williams (8) José Juan Barea (15) Pepsi Center
15,823		 25–34
60 April 12 L. A. Clippers L 82–95 Nikola Peković (17) Michael Beasley (10) José Juan Barea (11) Target Center
16,016		 25–35
61 April 14 Oklahoma City L 110–115 Michael Beasley (26) Nikola Peković (13) José Juan Barea (10) Target Center
19,552		 25–36
62 April 16 @ Indiana L 88–111 José Juan Barea (14) Derrick Williams (10) José Juan Barea (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,845		 25–37
63 April 17 Memphis L 84–91 José Juan Barea (28) Nikola Peković (11) José Juan Barea (8) Target Center
16,709		 25–38
64 April 19 @ Detroit W 91–80 Nikola Peković (23) Anthony Randolph (10) José Juan Barea (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,458		 26–38
65 April 22 Golden State L 88–93 Nikola Peković (19) Nikola Peković (16) José Juan Barea (12) Target Center
15,872		 26–39
66 April 26 Denver L 102–131 José Juan Barea (20) Nikola Peković (10) José Juan Barea (5) Target Center
14,824		 26–40
2011–12 season schedule

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

Regular season
Minnesota Timberwolves statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
José Juan Barea 411125.2.400.371.7762.85.7.5.011.3
Michael Beasley 47723.1.445.376.6424.41.0.4.411.5
Wayne Ellington 51419.1.404.324.8001.9.6.5.26.1
Wesley Johnson 656422.6.398.314.7062.7.9.5.76.0
Malcolm Lee 19012.8.390.200.8241.41.6.4.23.3
Kevin Love 555539.0.448.372.82413.32.0.9.526.0
Darko Miličić 292316.3.454.4323.3.6.3.94.6
Brad Miller 1519.7.333.467.8331.31.6.3.12.3
Nikola Peković 473526.9.564.7437.4.7.6.713.9
Anthony Randolph 34515.2.470.000.7623.6.6.41.07.4
Luke Ridnour 535333.0.440.322.8912.74.81.1.312.1
Ricky Rubio 413134.2.357.340.8034.28.22.2.210.6
Anthony Tolliver 51017.3.390.248.7453.0.4.4.44.1
Martell Webster 472624.3.423.339.7923.6.9.7.46.9
Derrick Williams 661521.5.412.268.6974.7.6.5.58.8

Awards and records

All-Star

Injuries and disciplinary actions

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Brad Miller
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić
Draft rights to Chandler Parsons
Future first round pick		 To Houston Rockets
Jonny Flynn
Draft rights to Donatas Motiejūnas
2012 second round pick
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Norris Cole
Draft rights to Malcolm Lee
Cash considerations		 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović
2014 second round pick
Cash considerations		 To Miami Heat
Draft rights to Norris Cole
To Minnesota Timberwolves
2013 second round pick
Cash considerations		 To New Jersey Nets
Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Cash considerations		 To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Chandler Parsons
June 27, 2011 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo		 To Portland Trail Blazers
Future second round pick
December 13, 2011 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Vaden
2012 second round pick
Future second round pick		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Lazar Hayward

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
José Juan Barea December 14 Dallas Mavericks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Sebastian Telfair December 9 Phoenix Suns

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[14] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[15]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Nikola Peković August 16 KK Partizan (Serbia) Yes

See also

2011–12 NBA season

References
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