2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season May 2013 March 2026 August 2023 Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 31 51 Northwest 5 12 Rick Adelman David Kahn David Kahn Glen Taylor Target Center Did not qualify MIN Fox Sports North WCCO The 2012–13 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 24th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season, but won at least 30 games for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded. Key dates June 28, 2012: The 2012 NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Draft 2012 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 58 Robbie Hummel PF United States Purdue (Sr.) Roster Minnesota Timberwolves 2012–13 #005083 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 11 José Juan Barea G 6 0 178 Northeastern 1984–06–26 10 Chase Budinger F 6 7 209 Arizona 1988–05–22 33 Dante Cunningham F 6 8 221 Villanova 1987–04–22 15 Mickael Gelabale F 6 7 215 France 1983–05–22 20 Chris Johnson basketball, born 1985 C 6 11 210 Louisiana State 1985–07–15 47 Andrei Kirilenko F 6 9 220 Russia 1981–02–18 8 Malcolm Lee basketball G 6 5 200 UCLA 1990–05–22 42 Kevin Love F/C 6 10 243 UCLA 1988–09–07 14 Nikola Peković C 6 11 285 Montenegro 1986–01–03 13 Luke Ridnour G 6 2 175 Oregon 1981–02–13 3 Brandon Roy G 6 6 215 Washington 1984–07–23 9 Ricky Rubio G 6 4 185 Spain 1990–10–21 1 Alexey Shved G 6 6 187 Russia 1988–12–16 34 Greg Stiemsma C 6 11 260 Wisconsin 1985–09–26 7 Derrick Williams basketball F 6 8 240 Arizona 1991–05–25 Rick Adelman Terry Porter Jack Sikma T. R. Dunn David Adelman (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/roster/ 2014–04–08 Pre-season Minnesota Timberwolves yes 2013 Minnesota Timberwolves Pre-season yes 4 0 1 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 10 | Indiana | 20121010 INDMIN 84 70 | Budinger & Peković (14) | Kevin Love (8) | Barea & Shved (4) | Fargodome9,163 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Indiana | 20121012 MININD 91 96 | Derrick Williams (25) | Kevin Love (9) | Will Conroy (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse10,794 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 13 | Chicago | 20121013 CHIMIN 82 75 | Nikola Peković (16) | Nikola Peković (17) | Brandon Roy (4) | Target Center12,251 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 16 | Maccabi Haifa | 20121016 MACMIN 114 81 | Kevin Love (24) | Nikola Peković (9) | José Juan Barea (7) | Target Center11,192 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 19 | @ Chicago | 20121019 MINCHI 81 92 | Cunningham, Kirilenko (12) | Greg Stiemsma (7) | Roy, Amundson & Conroy (3) | United Center21,418 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 24 | Detroit | 20121024 DETMIN 95 76 | Chase Budinger (21) | Dante Cunningham (14) | José Juan Barea (7) | MTS Centre12,163 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 26 | @ Milwaukee | 20121026 MINMIL 100 76 | Chase Budinger (20) | Andrei Kirilenko (10) | Alexey Shved (8) | Resch Center4,165 | 5–2 min 2013 Regular season Game log Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 Total: 31–51 (Home: 20–21; Road: 11–30) Minnesota Timberwolves November yes 4 3 3 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2 || Sacramento | 20121102 SACMIN 92 80 | José Juan Barea (21) | Dante Cunningham (9) | Brandon Roy (6) | Target Center19,356 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4 || @ Toronto | 20121104 MINTOR 86 105 | Andrei Kirilenko (17) | Derrick Williams (8) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Air Canada Centre16,754 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 5 || @ Brooklyn | 20121105 MINBKN 107 96 | Nikola Peković (21) | Dante Cunningham (11) | Brandon Roy (7) | Barclays Center14,017 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 7 || Orlando | 20121107 ORLMIN 90 75 | Luke Ridnour (19) | Derrick Williams (6) | Brandon Roy (9) | Target Center17,121 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 9 || Indiana | 20121109 INDMIN 96 94 | Chase Budinger (18) | Nikola Peković (8) | Alexey Shved (7) | Target Center18,222 | 4–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 10 || @ Chicago | 20121110 MINCHI 80 87 | Nikola Peković (18) | Andrei Kirilenko (12) | Andrei Kirilenko (7) | United Center21,974 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 12 || @ Dallas | 201211 MINDAL 90 82 | Nikola Peković (20) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Luke Ridnour (7) | American Airlines Center19,322 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 14 || Charlotte | 20121114 CHAMIN 87 89 | Andrei Kirilenko (26) | Andrei Kirilenko (12) | Luke Ridnour (10) | Target Center13,272 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 16 || Golden State | 20121116 GSWMIN 98 106 | Derrick Williams (23) | Derrick Williams (7) | Alexey Shved (7) | Target Center16,013 | 5–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 21 || Denver | 20121121 DENMIN 94 101 | Kevin Love (34) | Kevin Love (14) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center16,879 | 5-5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 23 || @ Portland | 20121123 MINPOR 95 103 | Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (13) | Andrei Kirilenko (5) | Rose Garden20,555 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 24 || @ Golden State | 20121124 MINGSW 85 96 | Nikola Peković (17) | Kevin Love (15) | José Juan Barea (10) | Oracle Arena19,084 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 27 || @ Sacramento | 20121127 MINSAC 97 89 | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (24) | José Juan Barea (6) | Power Balance Pavilion10,741 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 28 || @ L. A. Clippers | 20121128 MINLAC 95 101 | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (12) | Luke Ridnour (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 30 || Milwaukee | 20121130 MILMIN 95 85 | Ridnour & Shved (16) | Nikola Peković (16) | Barea & Shved (5) | Target Center16,418 | 7–8 Minnesota Timberwolves December 5 1 2 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || December 4 || @ Philadelphia | 20121204 MINPHI 105 88 | Alexey Shved (17) | Howard & Love (10) | José Juan Barea (10) | Wells Fargo Center13,986 | 8-8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 5 || @ Boston | 20121205 MINBOS 94 104 | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (13) | Luke Ridnour (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || December 7 || Cleveland | 20121207 CLEMIN 91 73 | Kevin Love (36) | Kevin Love (13) | Luke Ridnour (7) | Target Center16,623 | 9-9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 12 || Denver | 20121212 DENMIN 108 105 | Nikola Peković (22) | Kevin Love (14) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center16,444 | 10–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || December 14 || @ New Orleans | 20121214 MINNOH 113 102 | Nikola Peković (31) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Luke Ridnour (10) | New Orleans Arena14,671 | 11–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 15 || Dallas | 20121215 DALMIN 114 106 | Nikola Peković (21) | Andrei Kirilenko (10) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center18,173 | 12–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 17 || @ Orlando | 20121217 MINORL 93 102 | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (15) | Barea & Kirilenko (6) | Amway Center16,992 | 12–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 18 || @ Miami | 20121218 MINMIA 92 103 | Andrei Kirilenko (22) | Kevin Love (18) | Alexey Shved (8) | American Airlines Arena19,862 | 12–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 20 || Oklahoma City | 20121220 OKCMIN 99 93 | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (11) | Alexey Shved (12) | Target Center17,114 | 13–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 23 || @ New York | 20121223 MINNYK 91 94 | Nikola Peković (21) | Nikola Peković (17) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 13–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 26 || Houston | 20121226 HOUMIN 84 87 | José Juan Barea (18) | Kevin Love (12) | Luke Ridnour (4) | Target Center20,340 | 13-13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 29 || Phoenix | 20121229 PHOMIN 111 107 | Nikola Peković (28) | Kevin Love (18) | Alexey Shved (10) | Target Center19,356 | 14–13 Minnesota Timberwolves January 2 4 1 8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || January 2 || @ Utah | 20130102 MINUTA 84 106 | Love & Shved (13) | Kevin Love (10) | José Juan Barea (4) | EnergySolutions Arena19,120 | 14-14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || January 3 || @ Denver | 20130103 MINDEN 101 97 | Barea & Shved (17) | Kevin Love (17) | Barea & Shved (5) | Pepsi Center16,921 | 15–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 5 || Portland | 20130105 PORMIN 97 102 | Nikola Peković (21) | Nikola Peković (15) | Barea & Shved (7) | Target Center16,220 | 15-15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || January 8 || Atlanta | 20130108 ATLMIN 108 103 | Nikola Peković (25) | Nikola Peković (18) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center15,988 | 16–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 9 || @ Oklahoma City | 20130109 MINOKC 84 106 | Alexey Shved (18) | Derrick Williams (11) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 16-16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 11 || @ New Orleans | 20130111 MINNOH 92 104 | Luke Ridnour (20) | Dante Cunningham (9) | Alexey Shved (7) | New Orleans Arena 13,538 | 16–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 13 || @ San Antonio | 20130113 MINSAS 88 106 | José Juan Barea (4) | Andrei Kirilenko (22) | Barea & Ridnour (6) | AT&T Center18,144 | 16–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 14 || @ Dallas | 20130114 MINDAL 98 113 | José Juan Barea (21) | Nikola Peković (12) | Ricky Rubio (6) | American Airlines Center19,486 | 16–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 17 || L. A. Clippers | 20130117 LACMIN 77 90 | Luke Ridnour (21) | Nikola Peković (9) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center16,198 | 16–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || January 19 || Houston | 20130119 HOUMIN 92 79 | Andrei Kirilenko (21) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center16,799 | 17–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 21 || @ Atlanta | 20130121 MINATL 96 104 | Derrick Williams (17) | Andrei Kirilenko (6) | José Juan Barea (7) | Philips Arena13,808 | 17–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 23 || Brooklyn | 20130123 BKNMIN 83 91 | Andrei Kirilenko (15) | Johnson, Kirilenko& Williams (6) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center15,785 | 17–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 25 || @ Washington | 20130125 MINWAS 101 114 | Derrick Williams (18) | Derrick Williams (11) | Rubio & Stiemsma (6) | Verizon Center14,095 | 17–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 26 || @ Charlotte | 20130126 MINCHA 101 102 | Luke Ridnour (22) | Ridnour & Stiemsma (7) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,397 | 17–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 30 || L. A. Clippers | 20130130 LACMIN 90 96 | Nikola Peković (17) | Nikola Peković (12) | Barea, Kirilenko,& Rubio (4) | Target Center15,312 | 17–25 Minnesota Timberwolves February 2 6 1 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || February 1 || L. A. Lakers | 20130201 LALMIN 100 111 | Alexey Shved (18) | Pekovic & Williams (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center18,547 | 17–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || February 2 || New Orleans | 20130202 NOHMIN 115 86 | Dante Cunningham (18) | Nikola Peković (7) | Alexey Shved (8) | Target Center16,289 | 18–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 4 || Portland | 20130204 PORMIN 98 100 | Dante Cunningham (23) | Nikola Peković (11) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Target Center13,446 | 18–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 6 || San Antonio | 20130206 SASMIN 94 104 | Nikola Peković (21) | Derrick Williams (12) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center15,224 | 18–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 8 || New York | 20130208 NYKMIN 94 100 | Luke Ridnour (20) | Nikola Peković (11) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center16,502 | 18–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 10 || @ Memphis | 20130210 MINMEM 88 105 | Ridnour & Rubio (17) | Pekovic & Williams (6) | Alexey Shved (9) | FedExForum16,023 | 18–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 11 || @ Cleveland | 20130211 MINCLE 100 92 | Luke Ridnour (21) | Nikola Peković (10) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Quicken Loans Arena11,556 | 19–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 13 || Utah | 20130213 UTAMIN 93 97 | Derrick Williams (24) | Derrick Williams (16) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center13,117 | 19–31 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 20 || Philadelphia | 20130220 PHIMIN 94 87 | Nikola Peković (27) | Nikola Peković (18) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center14,439 | 20–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 22 || @ Oklahoma City | 20130222 MINOKC 111 127 | Alexey Shved (17) | Greg Stiemsma (6) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 20–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 24 || Golden State | 20130224 GSWMIN 99 100 | Derrick Williams (23) | Derrick Williams (12) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center18,033 | 20–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || February 26 || @ Phoenix | 20130226 MINPHO 83 84 1 | Derrick Williams (21) | Derrick Williams (11) | Ricky Rubio (10) | US Airways Center14,973 | 20–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 28 || @ L. A. Lakers | 20130228 MINLAL 94 116 | José Juan Barea (23) | Derrick Williams (8) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Staples Center18,997 | 20–35 Minnesota Timberwolves March 4 5 2 6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || March 2 || @ Portland | 20130302 MINPOR 94 109 | Derrick Williams (23) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Rose Garden20,390 | 20–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || March 4 || Miami | 20130304 MIAMIN 81 97 | Derrick Williams (25) | Dante Cunningham (11) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center18,391 | 20–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || March 6 || Washington | 20130306 WASMIN 87 82 | Derrick Williams (16) | Derrick Williams (8) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center13,233 | 21–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 9 || @ Denver | 20130309 MINDEN 88 111 | Mickaël Gelabale (19) | Chris Johnson (8) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Pepsi Center18,823 | 21–38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 10 || Dallas | 20130310 DALMIN 77 100 | Derrick Williams (18) | Derrick Williams (9) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Target Center15,209 | 21–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 12 || San Antonio | 20130312 SASMIN 107 83 | Ricky Rubio (21) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center14,219 | 22–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 13 || @ Indiana | 20130313 MININD 91 107 | Ricky Rubio (21) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,187 | 22–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 15 || @ Houston | 20130315 MINHOU 100 108 | Derrick Williams (19) | Mickaël Gelabale (7) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Toyota Center18,046 | 22–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 17 || New Orleans | 20130317 NOHMIN 97 95 | Derrick Williams (28) | Derrick Williams (7) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center14,246 | 23–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 18 || @ Memphis | 20130318 MINMEM 77 92 | Alexey Shved (12) | Mickaël Gelabale (7) | Luke Ridnour (3) | FedExForum16,378 | 23–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 21 || @ Sacramento | 20130321 MINSAC 98 101 | Nikola Peković (18) | Nikola Peković (12) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Power Balance Pavilion12,176 | 23–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 22 || @ Phoenix | 20130322 MINPHO 117 86 | Andrei Kirilenko (20) | Greg Stiemsma (10) | Ricky Rubio (8) | US Airways Center16,155 | 24–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 24 || Chicago | 20130324 CHIMIN 97 104 | Derrick Williams (28) | Nikola Peković (8) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center17,330 | 24–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 26 || @ Detroit | 20130326 MINDET 105 82 | José Juan Barea (21) | Nikola Peković (11) | Ricky Rubio (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,877 | 25–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 27 || L. A. Lakers | 20130327 LALMIN 117 120 | Nikola Peković (19) | Nikola Peković (16) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center18,029 | 25–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 29 || Oklahoma City | 20130329 OKCMIN 101 93 | Nikola Peković (22) | Nikola Peković (15) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center18,121 | 26–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 30 || Memphis | 20130330 MEMMIN 86 99 | Ricky Rubio (23) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center13,680 | 26–46 Minnesota Timberwolves April 3 2 2 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || April 1 || Boston | 20130401 BOSMIN 110 100 | Nikola Peković (29) | Andrei Kirilenko (9) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center14,546 | 27–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || April 3 || @ Milwaukee | 20130403 MINMIL 107 98 | Nikola Peković (27) | Nikola Peković (8) | Ricky Rubio (12) | BMO Harris Bradley Center15,386 | 28–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || April 5 || Toronto | 20130405 TORMIN 93 95 | Nikola Peković (24) | Nikola Peković (8) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center16,661 | 28–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 6 || Detroit | 20130406 DETMIN 107 101 | Nikola Peković (20) | Nikola Peković (13) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center15,311 | 29–47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 9 || @ Golden State | 20130409 MINGSW 89 105 | Chase Budinger (17) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Alexey Shved (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 29–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 10 || @ L. A. Clippers | 20130410 MINLAC 95 111 | Nikola Peković (20) | Derrick Williams (10) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 29–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 12 || @ Utah | 20130412 MINUTA 100 107 | José Juan Barea (23) | Greg Stiemsma (7) | Alexey Shved (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,609 | 29–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 13 || Phoenix | 20130413 PHOMIN 105 93 | Ricky Rubio (24) | Dante Cunningham (8) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center16,701 | 30–50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || April 15 || Utah | 20130415 UTAMIN 80 96 | Derrick Williams (18) | Greg Stiemsma (8) | José Juan Barea (5) | Target Center17,009 | 30–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ San Antonio | 20130417 MINSAS 108 95 | Derrick Williams (21) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Luke Ridnour (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 31–51 min 2013 Standings MIN MIN Injuries Kevin Love suffered a fracture in his right hand during a team workout midway through the pre-season. He was expected to be sidelined between six and eight weeks.Associated Press (October 18, 2012). Wolves' Kevin Love out 6-8 weeks, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2012. Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameLuke RidnourSG82 82 2,474 206 311 82 15 939 30.2 2.5 3.8 1.0 .2 11.5Dante CunninghamPF 80 9 2,010 408 67 84 38 695 25.1 5.1 .8 1.1 .5 8.7Derrick Williams basketballPF 78 56 1,916 430 46 44 37 933 24.6 5.5 .6 .6 .5 12.0Alexey ShvedSG 77 16 1,840 175 286 54 27 665 23.9 2.3 3.7 .7 .4 8.6Greg StiemsmaC 76 19 1,209 261 30 44 90 307 15.9 3.4 .4 .6 1.2 4.0J. J. BareaPG 74 2 1,713 207 294 32 0 834 23.1 2.8 4.0 .4 .0 11.3Andrei KirilenkoSF 64 64 2,034 362 177 96 62 791 31.8 5.7 2.8 1.5 1.0 12.4Nikola PekovićC 62 62 1,959 545 53 43 50 1,011 31.6 8.8 .9 .7 .8 16.3Ricky RubioPG 57 47 1,691 229 418 137 5 608 29.7 4.0 7.3 2.4 .1 10.7Mickaël GelabaleSF 36 13 644 99 26 16 4 181 17.9 2.8 .7 .4 .1 5.0Chris Johnson basketball, born 1985C 30 0 284 60 8 7 28 117 9.5 2.0 .3 .2 .9 3.9Chase BudingerSF 23 1 508 71 25 14 7 216 22.1 3.1 1.1 .6 .3 9.4Lou Amundson†PF 20 0 161 47 3 7 6 32 8.1 2.4 .2 .4 .3 1.6Kevin LovePF 18 18 618 252 42 13 9 330 34.3 14.0 2.3 .7 .5 18.3Malcolm Lee basketballSG 16 12 289 39 20 12 6 78 18.1 2.4 1.3 .8 .4 4.9Josh HowardSF 11 4 207 36 4 10 3 74 18.8 3.3 .4 .9 .3 6.7Brandon RoySG 5 5 122 14 23 3 0 29 24.4 2.8 4.6 .6 .0 5.8Lazar HaywardSF 4 0 31 4 3 2 0 10 7.8 1.0 .8 .5 .0 2.5Will ConroyPG 4 0 20 1 0 0 0 1 5.0 .3 .0 .0 .0 .3 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only. Transactions List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via trade Chase Budinger Dante Cunningham Via free agency Louis Amundson Will Conroy Andrei Kirilenko Brandon Roy Alexey Shved Greg StiemsmaPlayers Lost Via trade Wayne Ellington Wesley Johnson Brad Miller Via free agency Michael Beasley Anthony Randolph Anthony Tolliver Waived Darko Miličić Martell Webster Trades June 26, 2012 To Minnesota TimberwolvesChase BudingerDraft rights to Lior Eliyahu To Houston RocketsThe 18th overall pick in 2012 July 13, 2012 To Minnesota Timberwolves2016 second-round pick To New Orleans HornetsBrad Miller2013 second-round pick2016 second-round pickCash considerations July 24, 2012 To Minnesota TimberwolvesDante Cunningham To Memphis GrizzliesWayne Ellington July 27, 2012(3-team trade) To Minnesota Timberwolves2013 second-round pick (from New Orleans)2014 second-round pick (from Phoenix)2017 second-round pick (from New Orleans) To Phoenix SunsWesley JohnsonFuture first-round pick Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamAlexey ShvedJuly 25CSKA Moscow (Russia)Andrei KirilenkoJuly 27CSKA Moscow (Russia)Brandon RoyJuly 31Portland Trail BlazersGreg StiemsmaAugust 2Boston CelticsLouis AmundsonSeptember 24Indiana PacersWill ConroySeptember 28Rio Grande Valley Vipers(D-League) SubtractionsPlayerDate leftNew teamMichael BeasleyJuly 20Phoenix SunsAnthony RandolphJuly 20Denver NuggetsMartell WebsterAugust 29Washington WizardsAnthony TolliverSeptember 27Atlanta Hawks References Category:Minnesota Timberwolves seasons Minnesot Timberwolves Category:2012 in sports in Minnesota Category:2013 in sports in Minnesota