2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Minnesota Timberwolves 2016 29 53 Northwest 5 13 Sam Mitchell Milt Newton Glen Taylor Target Center Did not qualify MIN Fox Sports North WCCO The 2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).2015-16 http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/tickets/minnesota-timberwolves-2015-16-season-memberships Minnesota Timberwolves National Basketball Association 9 June 2015 Before the season, the Timberwolves announced that head coach and team president Flip Saunders will not coach the team this season as he continued his battle with cancer. Sam Mitchell was named interim head coach. On October 25, 2015, Saunders died and the Wolves announced that Mitchell as the interim coach for the rest of the season. Around the start of the season, the Timberwolves were the first team in NBA history with four players that were around 20 or younger, between Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Tyus Jones to start out a season.20 a a It also marked the final season of Kevin Garnett's career in the NBA and his first time since 2006-07 playing with the Timberwolves. Playing 21 years in the league, Garnett previously played for the Wolves from 1995 to 2007 until being traded to the Boston Celtics, where he won a championship with them in 2008. Prior to his second stint with the Wolves, Garnett played two disappointing seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, one of them with fellow Celtics Paul Pierce and Jason Terry. Garnett is believed by many as the greatest Timberwolf of all time. He was also the last remaining active player from the 1995 NBA draft. The Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, equalling the second-longest postseason appearance drought in NBA history of the Golden State Warriors between 1994–95 and 2005–06, only behind the Los Angeles ClippersSan Diego b b between 1976–77 and 1990–91. However, the Timberwolves had their second straight Rookie of the Year winner with #1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns earning the award. Draft 2015 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club 1 1 Karl-Anthony Towns C Kentucky 2 31 Cedi Osman SF Anadolu Efes 2 36 Rakeem Christmas PF / C Syracuse The Timberwolves entered the draft with one first-round selection and one second-round selection. After finishing the previous season with the worst record in the league, the team was awarded the first overall selection following the NBA draft lottery and used that pick to draft future All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. Roster Minnesota Timberwolves 2015–16 #005083 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 88 Nemanja Bjelica PF 6 10 240 Serbia 1988–05–09 21 Kevin Garnett PF 6 11 253 Farragut Academy (IL) 1976–05–19 5 Gorgui Dieng C 6 11 245 Louisville 1990–01–18 1 Tyus Jones PG 6 2 195 Duke 1996–05–10 8 Zach LaVine SG 6 6 189 UCLA 1995–03–10 15 Shabazz Muhammad SG 6 6 223 UCLA 1992–11–13 33 Adreian Payne PF 6 10 237 Michigan State 1991–02–19 14 Nikola Peković C 6 11 307 Montenegro 1986–01–03 12 Tayshaun Prince SF 6 9 212 Kentucky 1980–02–28 9 Ricky Rubio PG 6 4 194 Spain 1990–10–21 10 Damjan Rudež SF 6 10 228 Croatia 1986–06–17 4 Greg Smith basketball, born 1991 PF 6 10 250 Fresno State 1991–01–08 32 Karl-Anthony Towns C 7 0 250 Dominican Republic 1995–11–15 22 Andrew Wiggins SG 6 8 200 Kansas 1995–02–23 Sam Mitchell David Adelman Bryan Gates Sidney Lowe Ryan Saunders (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/roster/ 2016–04–13 Pre-season Minnesota Timberwolves yes 2016 Total: 2–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–3) Minnesota Timberwolves Pre-season yes no 2 2 0 3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 7 | Oklahoma City | 99–122 | Dieng, Towns (18) | Bjelica, Towns (5) | Tyus Jones (4) | Target Center8,601 | 0–1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 2 | October 10 | Chicago | 105–114 | Tyus Jones (18) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Tyus Jones (9) | MTS Centre15,294 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Toronto | 105–112 | Andrew Wiggins (21) | Dieng, Payne, Towns (6) | Lorenzo Brown (5) | Air Canada Centre19,277 | 0–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | October 14 | Toronto | 89–87 | Gorgui Dieng (14) | Nemanja Bjelica (6) | Zach LaVine (5) | Canadian Tire Centre15,522 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 | October 18 | @ Memphis | 68–90 | Zach LaVine (12) | Dieng, Towns (7) | Ricky Rubio (4) | FedExForum13,387 | 1–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | October 20 | @ Milwaukee | 88–106 | Shabazz Muhammad (18) | Nemanja Bjelica (7) | Garnett, Muhammad, Martin (4) | Kohl Center12,381 | 1–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | October 23 | Milwaukee | 112–108 | Andrew Wiggins (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center10,101 | 2–5 min 2016 Regular season Standings Conference MIN Division MIN Regular season game log Minnesota Timberwolves 2016 Total: 29–53 (Home: 14–27; Road: 15–26) Minnesota Timberwolves October yes no 0 0 2 0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 28 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20151028 MINLAL 112 111 | Ricky Rubio (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Staples Center18,997 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 30 | @ Denver | 20151030 MINDEN 95 78 | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Pepsi Center17,660 | 2–0 Minnesota Timberwolves November 2 6 4 3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | November 2 | Portland | 20151102 PORMIN 101 106 | Kevin Martin (24) | Bjelica, Rubio (9) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center18,903 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | November 5 | Miami | 20151105 MIAMIN 84 96 | Martin, Muhammad (14) | Nemanja Bjelica (7) | Ricky Rubio (5) | Target Center11,794 | 2–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 7 | @ Chicago | 20151107 MINCHI 102 93 1 | Andrew Wiggins (31) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Ricky Rubio (10) | United Center21,988 | 3–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 9 | @ Atlanta | 20151109 MINATL 117 107 | Andrew Wiggins (33) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Philips Arena12,016 | 4–2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | November 10 | Charlotte | 20151110 CHAMIN 95 104 | Zach LaVine (20) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Zach LaVine (8) | Target Center14,722 | 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | November 12 | Golden State | 20151112 GSWMIN 116 129 | Andrew Wiggins (19) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Kevin Martin (6) | Target Center16,130 | 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 | November 13 | @ Indiana | 20151113 MININD 103 107 | LaVine, Wiggins (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Andre Miller (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,797 | 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 | November 15 | Memphis | 20151115 MEMMIN 106 114 | Zach LaVine (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Andre Miller (8) | Target Center12,086 | 4–6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | November 17 | @ Miami | 20151117 MINMIA 103 91 | Andrew Wiggins (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | LaVine, Rubio (3) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 | November 18 | @ Orlando | 20151118 MINORL 101 104 1 | Andrew Wiggins (28) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Amway Center16,048 | 5–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 | November 20 | Detroit | 20151120 DETMIN 86 96 | Andrew Wiggins (21) | Martin, Towns (7) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center13,445 | 5–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 23 | Philadelphia | 20151123 PHIMIN 100 95 | Andrew Wiggins (30) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center11,382 | 6–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 25 | Atlanta | 20151125 ATLMIN 99 95 | Zach LaVine (18) | Gorgui Dieng (11) | Rubio, LaVine (6) | Target Center14,289 | 7–8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | November 27 | @ Sacramento | 20151127 MINSAC 101 91 | Andrew Wiggins (22) | Dieng, LaVine, Towns (8) | Garnett, LaVine, Miller (4) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 8–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 | November 29 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20151129 MINLAC 99 107 | Andrew Wiggins (21) | Gorgui Dieng (10) | Zach LaVine (7) | STAPLES Center19,060 | 8–9 Minnesota Timberwolves December 3 6 1 6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | December 1 | Orlando | 20151201 ORLMIN 93 96 | Andrew Wiggins (27) | Bjelica, Garnett (8) | Zach LaVine (5) | Target Center10,694 | 8–10 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 | December 5 | Portland | 20151205 PORMIN 103 109 | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (15) | Target Center16,203 | 8–11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 | December 7 | L. A. Clippers | 20151207 LACMIN 106 110 | Zach LaVine (21) | Shabazz Muhammad (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center11,467 | 8–12 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 9 | L. A. Lakers | 20151209 LALMIN 123 122 1 | Kevin Martin (37) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center18,076 | 9–12 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 | December 11 | @ Denver | 20151211 MINDEN 108 111 1 | Martin, Wiggins (22) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Pepsi Center12,533 | 9–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Phoenix | 20151213 MINPHX 101 108 | Zach LaVine (28) | Bjelica, Towns (6) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,919 | 9–14 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 | December 15 | Denver | 20151215 DENMIN 100 112 | Andrew Wiggins (23) | Gorgui Dieng (9) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center11,323 | 9–15 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 | December 16 | @ New York | 20151216 MINNYK 102 107 | Karl-Anthony Towns (25) | Dieng, Rubio, Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 9–16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 | December 18 | Sacramento | 20151218 SACMIN 99 95 | Andrew Wiggins (32) | Gorgui Dieng (11) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center12,770 | 10–16 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 | December 20 | @ Brooklyn | 20151220 MINBKN 100 85 | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Barclays Center14,552 | 11–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 | December 21 | @ Boston | 20151221 MINBOS 99 113 | Andrew Wiggins (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (16) | Ricky Rubio (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 11–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | December 23 | San Antonio | 20151223 SASMIN 83 108 | Zach LaVine (17) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | LaVine, Rubio (4) | Target Center16,788 | 11–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 | December 26 | Indiana | 20151226 INDMIN 88 102 | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (8) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center15,076 | 11–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 28 | @ San Antonio | 20151228 MINSAS 95 101 | Andrew Wiggins (18) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (14) | AT&T Center18,493 | 11–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 | December 30 | Utah | 20151230 UTAMIN 94 80 | Karl-Anthony Towns (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (17) | Target Center14,326 | 12–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 | December 31 | @ Detroit | 20151231 MINDET 90 115 | Karl-Anthony Towns (22) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,475 | 12–21 Minnesota Timberwolves January 2 6 0 8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 | January 2 | Milwaukee | 20160102 MILMIN 85 95 | Andrew Wiggins (19) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center14,107 | 12–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 20160104 MINPHI 99 109 | Shabazz Muhammad (20) | Gorgui Dieng (8) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Wells Fargo Center14,013 | 12–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 | January 6 | Denver | 20160106 DENMIN 74 78 | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center12,059 | 12–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 | January 8 | Cleveland | 20160108 CLEMIN 99 125 | Andrew Wiggins (35) | Dieng, Towns (6) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center16,768 | 12–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 | January 10 | Dallas | 20160110 DALMIN 87 93 | Andrew Wiggins (21) | Dieng, Rubio, Wiggins (6) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center14,363 | 12–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 | January 12 | Oklahoma City | 20160112 OKCMIN 96 101 | Andrew Wiggins (22) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center14,791 | 12–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 | January 13 | @ Houston | 20160113 OKCMIN 104 107 | Andrew Wiggins (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (16) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Toyota Center17,115 | 12–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 | January 15 | @ Oklahoma City | 201601215 MINOKC 93 113 | Andrew Wiggins (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Nemanja Bjelica (4) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 12–29 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 17 | Phoenix | 20160117 PHXMIN 117 87 | Rubio, Wiggins (18) | Muhammad, Towns (8) | Andrew Wiggins (4) | Target Center14,330 | 13–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 | January 19 | @ New Orleans | 20160119 MINNOP 99 114 | Andrew Wiggins (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | LaVine, Rubio (4) | Smoothie King Center14,255 | 13–30 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | January 20 | @ Dallas | 20160120 MINDAL 94 106 1 | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Karl-Anthony Towns (17) | Ricky Rubio (11) | American Airlines Center19,621 | 13–31 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 23 | Memphis | 20160123 MEMMIN 106 101 | Shabazz Muhammad (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center15,608 | 14–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 | January 25 | @ Cleveland | 20160125 MINCLE 107 114 | Karl-Anthony Towns (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 14–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 | January 27 | Oklahoma City | 20160127 OKCMIN 123 126 | Zach LaVine (35) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center13,337 | 14–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | January 29 | @ Utah | 20160129 MINUTA 90 103 | Karl-Anthony Towns (32) | Gorgui Dieng (15) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Vivint Smart Home Arena18,850 | 14–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 | January 31 | @ Portland | 20160131 MINPOR 93 96 | Karl-Anthony Towns (21) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Moda Center19,393 | 14–35 Minnesota Timberwolves February 3 2 2 4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 | February 2 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20160202 MINLAL 115 119 | Andrew Wiggins (30) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Ricky Rubio (15) | Staples Center18,997 | 14–36 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 3 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20160203 MINLAC 108 102 | Andrew Wiggins (31) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 15–36 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 6 | Chicago | 20160206 CHIMIN 112 105 | Karl-Anthony Towns (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (17) | Gorgui Dieng (7) | Target Center17,876 | 16–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 8 | New Orleans | 20160208 NOPMIN 102 116 | Karl-Anthony Towns (17) | Dieng, Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center11,926 | 16–37 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 10 | Toronto | 20160210 TORMIN 107 102 | Karl-Anthony Towns (35) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center11,171 | 17–37 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 | February 19 | @ Memphis | 20160219 MINMEM 104 109 | Zach LaVine (22) | Karl-Anthony Towns (15) | Ricky Rubio (9) | FedExForum18,119 | 17–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 | February 20 | New York | 20160220 NYKMIN 95 103 | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (8) | Ricky Rubio (16) | Target Center16,663 | 17–39 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 22 | Boston | 20160222 BOSMIN 124 122 | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (13) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center11,639 | 18–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 24 | @ Toronto | 20160222 BOSMIN 105 114 | Andrew Wiggins (26) | Karl-Anthony Towns (8) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 18–40 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 27 | @ New Orleans | 20160227 MINNOP 112 110 | Karl-Anthony Towns (30) | Karl-Anthony Towns (15) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Smoothie King Center17,338 | 19–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 | February 28 | @ Dallas | 20160228 MINDAL 101 128 | Shabazz Muhammad (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Tyus Jones (6) | American Airlines Center20,289 | 19–41 Minnesota Timberwolves March 3 5 3 4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 2 | Washington | 20160302 WASMIN 98 104 | Ricky Rubio (22) | Karl-Anthony Towns (15) | Dieng, Towns (5) | Target Center11,307 | 19–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 | March 4 | @ Milwaukee | 20160304 MINMIL 101 116 | Karl-Anthony Towns (21) | Gorgui Dieng (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center16,366 | 19–43 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 | March 5 | Brooklyn | 20160305 BKNMIN 132 118 | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center15,987 | 20–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 | March 7 | @ Charlotte | 20160307 MINCHA 103 108 | Karl-Anthony Towns (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (14) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,912 | 20–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 | March 8 | San Antonio | 20160308 SASMIN 91 116 | Andrew Wiggins (23) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Tyus Jones (6) | Target Center14,093 | 20–45 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 | March 11 | @ Oklahoma City | 20160311 MINOKC 99 96 | Gorgui Dieng (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 21–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 | March 14 | @ Phoenix | 20160314 MINPHX 104 107 | Zach LaVine (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (17) | Talking Stick Resort Arena17,480 | 21–46 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 | March 16 | @ Memphis | 20160316 MINMEM 114 108 | Zach LaVine (28) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (10) | FedExForum16,588 | 22–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 | March 18 | @ Houston | 20160318 MINHOU 111 116 | Karl-Anthony Towns (32) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Toyota Center18,142 | 22–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 | March 21 | Golden State | 20160321 GSWMIN 104 109 | Andrew Wiggins (25) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center19,452 | 22–48 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 | March 23 | Sacramento | 20160323 SACMIN 113 104 | Karl-Anthony Towns (26) | Gorgui Dieng (12) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center12,151 | 23–48 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 | March 25 | @ Washington | 20160325 MINWAS 132 129 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Verizon Center20,356 | 24–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 | March 26 | Utah | 20160326 UTAMIN 84 93 | Ricky Rubio (23) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center14,694 | 24–49 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 | March 28 | Phoenix | 20160328 PHXMIN 121 116 | Andrew Wiggins (32) | Karl-Anthony Towns (10) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center11,141 | 25–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 | March 30 | L. A. Clippers | 20160330 LALMIN 79 99 | Karl-Anthony Towns (16) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Zach LaVine (4) | Target Center12,252 | 25–50 Minnesota Timberwolves April 1 2 3 1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 | April 1 | @ Utah | 20160401 MINUTA 85 98 | Andrew Wiggins (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (11) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 25–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 | April 3 | Dallas | 20160403 DALMIN 78 88 | Andrew Wiggins (30) | Karl-Anthony Towns (21) | Karl-Anthony Towns (9) | Target Center16,117 | 25–52 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 | April 5 | @ Golden State | 20160405 MINGSW 124 117 1 | Shabazz Muhammad (35) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 26–52 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 | April 7 | @ Sacramento | 20160407 MINSAC 105 97 | Nemanja Bjelica (18) | Gorgui Dieng (13) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 27–52 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 | April 9 | @ Portland | 20160409 MINPOR 106 105 | Karl-Anthony Towns (27) | Nemanja Bjelica (10) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Moda Center19,733 | 28–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 | April 11 | Houston | 20160411 HOUMIN 105 129 | Shabazz Muhammad (23) | Nemanja Bjelica (6) | Jones, Rubio (5) | Target Center14,983 | 28–53 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 | April 13 | New Orleans | 20160413 NOPMIN 144 109 | Karl-Anthony Towns (24) | Karl-Anthony Towns (12) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center14,889 | 29–53 min 2016 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 gameKarl-Anthony TownsC82 82 2,627 858 161 58 138 1,503 32.0 10.5 2.0 .7 1.7 18.3Gorgui DiengC82 39 2,220 585 143 94 96 827 27.1 7.1 1.7 1.1 1.2 10.1Zach LaVineSG82 33 2,294 228 251 69 17 1,150 28.0 2.8 3.1 .8 .2 14.0Shabazz MuhammadSF82 0 1,682 267 52 24 7 863 20.5 3.3 .6 .3 .1 10.5Andrew WigginsSF 81 81 2,845 291 164 78 46 1,675 35.1 3.6 2.0 1.0 .6 20.7Tayshaun PrinceSF 77 44 1,462 147 73 36 13 221 19.0 1.9 .9 .5 .2 2.9Ricky RubioPG 76 76 2,323 326 658 162 10 766 30.6 4.3 8.7 2.1 .1 10.1Nemanja BjelicaPF 60 0 1,075 210 83 26 21 308 17.9 3.5 1.4 .4 .4 5.1Adreian PaynePF 52 2 486 111 29 16 11 132 9.3 2.1 .6 .3 .2 2.5Kevin Martin basketball, born 1983†SG 39 12 834 81 46 17 1 415 21.4 2.1 1.2 .4 .0 10.6Kevin GarnettPF 38 38 556 150 62 28 10 122 14.6 3.9 1.6 .7 .3 3.2Tyus JonesPG 37 0 573 47 108 31 3 156 15.5 1.3 2.9 .8 .1 4.2Damjan RudežSF 33 0 277 20 11 3 1 75 8.4 .6 .3 .1 .0 2.3Andre Miller†PG 26 0 280 24 58 9 0 88 10.8 .9 2.2 .3 .0 3.4Greg Smith basketball, born 1991PF 18 0 192 42 6 4 1 43 10.7 2.3 .3 .2 .1 2.4Nikola PekovićC 12 3 156 21 11 1 0 54 13.0 1.8 .9 .1 .0 4.5 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only. Transactions List of 2015–16 NBA season transactions Trades July 12, 2015 To Minnesota Timberwolveshttp://www.nba.com/pacers/rudez-budinger-trade-announcement Pacers Acquire Budinger From Minnesota In Exchange For Rudez nba.com/pacers July 12, 2015 July 12, 2015Damjan Rudez To Indiana PacersChase Budinger Free agents Re-signed Player Signed Kevin Garnetthttp://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-re-sign-forward-kevin-garnett Timberwolves Re-Sign Forward Kevin Garnett nba.com/timberwolves July 11, 2015 July 11, 2015 Signed 2-year contract worth $16.5 million Additions Player Signed Former Team Nemanja Bjelicahttp://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-sign-reigning-euroleague-most-valuable-player-nemanja-bjelica Timberwolves Sign Reigning Euroleague Most Valuable Player Nemanja Bjelica nba.com/timberwolves July 14, 2015 July 14, 2015 Signed 3-year contract worth $12 million TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker Andre Millerhttp://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-sign-andre-miller Timberwolves Sign Andre Miller nba.com/timberwolves August 3, 2015 August 3, 2015 Signed 1-year contract Sacramento Kings Tayshaun Princehttp://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-sign-tayshaun-prince Timberwolves Sign Tayshaun Prince nba.com/timberwolves August 20, 2015 August 20, 2015 Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Detroit Pistons Subtractions Player Reason Left New Team Gary Nealhttp://wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/07/09/wizards-sign-gary-neal WIZARDS SIGN GARY NEAL wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185624/http://wizardsmysticstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2015/07/09/wizards-sign-gary-neal March 4, 2016 dead Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million Washington Wizards Robbie Hummelhttp://www.euroleague.net/news/i/68ltn6glb9nrdshq EA7 Milan signs power forward Hummel euroleague.net July 31, 2015 July 31, 2015 Signed 1-year contract ITA Emporio Armani Milano Notes 20 a aThat mark was shattered by the 2016-17 Phoenix Suns, who, in addition to holding four rookies between the ages of 18 and 20 to start out the season in Dragan Bender, Marquese Chriss, Tyler Ulis, and the undrafted Derrick Jones Jr., also held a second-year player named Devin Booker that played at the start of the season at age 19. San Diego b bThe team originally played in Buffalo, New York as the Buffalo Braves up to the end of the 1977–78 season and later played in San Diego as the San Diego Clippers between the 1978–79 and 1983–84 seasons inclusive before becoming the Los Angeles Clippers. References Category:Minnesota Timberwolves seasons Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves