2011–12 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Minnesota Timberwolves 2012 26 40 Northwest 5 12 Rick Adelman David Kahn David Kahn Glen Taylor Target Center Did not qualify MIN Fox Sports North WCCO-AM 830 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.Ricky Rubio has torn ACL https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7669679/minnesota-timberwolves-ricky-rubio-season-torn-acl ESPN March 10, 2012 March 9, 2012https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7729283/minnesota-timberwolves-expect-ricky-rubio-back-6-9-months Timberwolves expect Rubio back in 6-9 months 23 March 2012 Following the season, Brad Miller retired. Key dates June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jerseyhttp://www.nba.com/draft/2011/ NBA.com: Draft 2011 NBA.com 2012-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525070935/http://www.nba.com/draft/2011/ 2012-05-25 dead December 26: The Timberwolves begin the regular season with a loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Summary NBA draft 2011 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 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 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 Roster Minnesota Timberwolves 2011–12 #005083 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 11 José Juan Barea G 6 0 175 Northeastern 1984-06-26 8 Michael Beasley F 6 10 235 Kansas State 1989-01-09 22 Wayne Ellington G 6 4 200 North Carolina 1987-11-29 4 Wesley Johnson basketball G/F 6 7 215 Syracuse 1987-07-11 3 Malcolm Lee basketball G 6 5 200 UCLA 1990-05-22 42 Kevin Love F/C 6 10 260 UCLA 1988–09–22 31 Darko Miličić C 7 0 275 Serbia 1985-06-20 52 Brad Miller C 7 0 261 Purdue 1976-04-12 basketball 14 Nikola Peković C 6 11 290 Montenegro 1986-01-03 15 Anthony Randolph F 6 11 225 LSU 1989-07-15 13 Luke Ridnour G 6 2 175 Oregon 1981-02-13 9 Ricky Rubio G 6 4 180 Spain 1990-10-21 44 Anthony Tolliver F 6 9 240 Creighton 1985-06-01 5 Martell Webster G/F 6 7 230 Seattle Prep (WA) 1986-12-04 7 Derrick Williams basketball F 6 8 241 Arizona 1991–05–25 Rick Adelman Terry Porter Jack Sikma T. R. Dunn Bill Bayno 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. Minnesota Timberwolves yes 2012 Minnesota Timberwolves Pre-season yes 1 0 1 0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 17 | Milwaukee | 20111217 MILMIN 117 96 | Michael Beasley and Kevin Love(21) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center 15,013 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 | December 21 | @ Milwaukee | 20111221 MINMIL 85 84 | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (16) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Bradley Center | 2–0 min 2012 Regular season Standings MIN MIN Game log Minnesota Timberwolves 2012 Total: 26–40 (Home: 13–20; Road: 13–20) Minnesota Timberwolves December yes 0 2 0 1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 1 | December 26 | Oklahoma City | 20111226 OKCMIN 100 104 | Michael Beasley (24) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center19,406 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | December 27 | @ Milwaukee | 20111227 MINMIL 95 98 | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (20) | José Juan BareaRicky Rubio (4) | Bradley Center17,352 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | December 30 | Miami | 20111230 MIAMIN 101 103 | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center19,356 | 0–3 Minnesota Timberwolves January 5 5 5 3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 4 | January 1 | Dallas | 20120101 DALMIN 99 82 | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center15,115 | 1–3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 5 | January 2 | San Antonio | 20120102 SASMIN 106 96 | Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (15) | Luke Ridnour (9) | Target Center14,514 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | January 4 | Memphis | 20120104 MEMMIN 86 90 | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center17,404 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 7 | January 6 | Cleveland | 20120106 CLEMIN 87 98 | Kevin Love (29) | Kevin Love (14) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center16,943 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 8 | January 8 | @ Washington | 20120108 MINWAS 93 72 | Kevin Love (20) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Verizon Center13,095 | 3–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 9 | January 9 | @ Toronto | 20120109 MINTOR 87 97 | Jose Barea (16) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Air Canada Centre14,097 | 3–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 10 | January 10 | Chicago | 20120110 CHIMIN 100 111 | Luke Ridnour (22) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center19,356 | 3–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 11 | January 13 | @ New Orleans | 20120113 MINNOH 87 80 | Kevin Love (34) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (9) | New Orleans Arena14,295 | 4–7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 12 | January 14 | @ Atlanta | 20120114 MINATL 91 93 | Kevin Love (30) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Philips Arena13,135 | 4–8 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 13 | January 16 | Sacramento | 20120116 SACMIN 99 86 | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (11) | Luke Ridnour (9) | Target Center16,159 | 5–8 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 14 | January 18 | Detroit | 20120118 DETMIN 93 85 | Kevin Love (20) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center15,598 | 6–8 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 15 | January 20 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120120 MINLAC 101 98 | Darko Miličić (22) | Kevin Love (14) | Luke RidnourRicky Rubio (6) | Staples Center19,492 | 7–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 16 | January 21 | @ Utah | 20120121 MINUTA 98 108 | Ricky Rubio (17) | Kevin LoveDerrick Williams (8) | Ricky Rubio (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 7–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | January 23 | Houston | 20120123 HOUMIN 92 107 | Kevin Love (39) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center16,924 | 7–10 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 18 | January 25 | @ Dallas | 20120125 MINDAL 105 90 | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (12) | American Airlines Center20,150 | 8–10 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 19 | January 27 | San Antonio | 20120127 SASMIN 87 79 | Kevin LoveRicky Rubio (18) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center16,699 | 9–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | January 29 | L. A. Lakers | 20120129 LALMIN 101 106 | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center17,551 | 9–11 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 21 | January 30 | @ Houston | 20120130 MINHOU 120 108 | Michael Beasley (34) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Staples Center14,264 | 10–11 Minnesota Timberwolves February 5 3 3 4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | February 1 | Indiana | 20120201 INDMIN 99 109 | Kevin Love (21) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center15,017 | 10–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 23 | February 3 | @ New Jersey | 20120203 MINNJN 108 105 | Nikola Peković (27) | Nikola Peković (11) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Prudential Center15,069 | 11–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 24 | February 4 | Houston | 20120204 HOUMIN 100 91 | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (18) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center19,356 | 12–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 25 | February 7 | Sacramento | 20120207 SACMIN 86 84 | Nikola Peković (23) | Michael Beasley (14) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Target Center14,073 | 13–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 26 | February 8 | @ Memphis | 20120208 MINMEM 80 85 | José Juan Barea (17) | Nikola PekovićDerrick Williams (9) | José Juan Barea (6) | FedEx Forum13,287 | 13–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | February 10 | Dallas | 20120210 DALMIN 97 104 | Kevin Love (32) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center17,119 | 13–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 28 | February 11 | New York | 20120211 NYKMIN 98 100 | Kevin Love (32) | Kevin Love (21) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center20,232 | 13–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | February 13 | @ Orlando | 20120213 MINORL 89 102 | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Amway Center18,846 | 13–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 30 | February 15 | Charlotte | 20120215 CHAMIN 102 90 | Kevin Love (30) | Kevin Love (18) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center15,139 | 14–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 31 | February 17 | @ Houston | 20120217 MINHOU 111 98 | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Toyota Center16,836 | 15–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 32 | February 19 | Philadelphia | 20120219 PHIMIN 92 91 | Ricky Rubio (22) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (5) | Target Center18,759 | 16–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 33 | February 20 | @ Denver | 20120220 MINDEN 101 103 1 | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (13) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Pepsi Center17,263 | 16–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 34 | February 22 | Utah | 20120222 UTAMIN 100 98 | José Juan Barea (22) | Nikola Peković (12) | Luke RidnourRicky Rubio (6) | Target Center18,776 | 17–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 35 | February 28 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120228 MINLAC 109 97 | Michael BeasleyDerrick Williams (27) | Kevin LoveRicky Rubio (7) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Staples Center19,243 | 18–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 36 | February 29 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120229 MINLAL 85 104 | Michael BeasleyMartell Webster (14) | Anthony Randolph (9) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 18–18 Minnesota Timberwolves March 3 3 4 7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 37 | March 1 | @ Phoenix | 20120301 MINPHX 95 104 | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (10) | Luke Ridnour (8) | US Airways Center15,071 | 18–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 38 | March 3 | @ Portland | 20120303 MINPOR 122 110 | Kevin Love (42) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Rose Garden20,644 | 19–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 39 | March 5 | L. A. Clippers | 20120305 LACMIN 95 94 | Kevin Love (39) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center19,509 | 20–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 40 | March 7 | Portland | 20120307 PORMIN 106 94 | Kevin Love (29) | Kevin Love (16) | José Juan Barea (7) | Target Center17,118 | 21–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 41 | March 9 | L. A. Lakers | 20120309 LALMIN 102 105 | Nikola Peković (25) | Nikola Peković (13) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center20,164 | 21–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | March 10 | New Orleans | 20120310 NOHMIN 89 95 | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (16) | Luke Ridnour (10) | Target Center20,123 | 21–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 43 | March 12 | @ Phoenix | 20120312 MINPHX 127 124 | Kevin Love (30) | Nikola PekovićDerrick Williams (8) | Luke Ridnour (9) | US Airways Center14,568 | 22–21 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | March 15 | @ Utah | 20120315 MINUTA 105 111 | Gordon Hayward (26) | Kevin Love Derrick Favors (16) | Luke Ridnour (13) | EnergySolutions Arena18,053 | 22–22 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 45 | March 16 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120316 MINLAL 92 97 | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (15) | Luke Ridnour (11) | Staples Center18,997 | 22–23 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 46 | March 18 | @ Sacramento | 20120318 MINSAC 99 115 | Kevin Love (21) | Kevin Love (11) | José Juan Barea (4) | Power Balance Pavilion15,616 | 22–24 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 | March 19 | @ Golden State | 20120319 MINGSW 97 93 | Kevin Love (36) | Kevin Love (16) | José Juan BareaLuke Ridnour (10) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 23–24 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 48 | March 21 | @ San Antonio | 20120321 MINSAS 100 116 | José Juan Barea (18) | Kevin Love (12) | José Juan Barea (11) | AT&T Center18,581 | 23–25 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 49 | March 23 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120323 MINOKC 140 149 2 | Kevin Love (51) | Kevin Love (14) | José Juan Barea (14) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 23–26 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 50 | March 25 | Denver | 20120325 DENMIN 117 100 | Kevin Love (30) | Kevin Love (21) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center20,023 | 24–26 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 51 | March 27 | @ Memphis | 20120327 MINMEM 86 93 | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (11) | Luke Ridnour (5) | FedEx Forum14,769 | 24–27 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 52 | March 28 | @ Charlotte | 20120328 MINCHA 88 83 | Kevin Love (40) | Kevin Love (19) | Luke Ridnour (14) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,540 | 25–27 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 53 | March 30 | Boston | 20120330 BOSMIN 79 100 | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (11) | Luke Ridnour (8) | Target Center19,356 | 25–28 Minnesota Timberwolves April 0 7 1 5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 54 | April 1 | @ Portland | 20120401 MINPOR 106 119 | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (9) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Rose Garden20,359 | 25–29 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 55 | April 2 | @ Sacramento | 20120402 MINSAC 108 116 | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (7) | Brad MillerLuke Ridnour (6) | Power Balance Pavilion12,279 | 25–30 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 56 | April 4 | Golden State | 20120404 GSWMIN 94 97 | Kevin Love (29) | Kevin Love (12) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center17,161 | 25–31 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 57 | April 7 | @ New Orleans | 20120407 MINNOH 90 99 | Kevin Love (29) | Kevin Love (12) | José Juan Barea (7) | New Orleans Arena15,520 | 25–32 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 58 | April 9 | Phoenix | 20120409 PHXMIN 90 114 | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (13) | José Juan BareaMalcolm Lee (5) | Target Center17,274 | 25–33 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 59 | April 11 | @ Denver | 20120411 MINDEN 107 113 | Anthony Randolph (28) | Derrick Williams (8) | José Juan Barea (15) | Pepsi Center15,823 | 25–34 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 60 | April 12 | L. A. Clippers | 20120412 LACMIN 82 95 | Nikola Peković (17) | Michael Beasley (10) | José Juan Barea (11) | Target Center16,016 | 25–35 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 61 | April 14 | Oklahoma City | 20120414 OKCMIN 110 115 | Michael Beasley (26) | Nikola Peković (13) | José Juan Barea (10) | Target Center19,552 | 25–36 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 62 | April 16 | @ Indiana | 20120416 MININD 88 111 | José Juan Barea (14) | Derrick Williams (10) | José Juan Barea (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse11,845 | 25–37 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 63 | April 17 | Memphis | 20120417 MEMMIN 84 91 | José Juan Barea (28) | Nikola Peković (11) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center16,709 | 25–38 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 64 | April 19 | @ Detroit | 20120419 MINDET 91 80 | Nikola Peković (23) | Anthony Randolph (10) | José Juan Barea (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,458 | 26–38 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 65 | April 22 | Golden State | 20120422 GSWMIN 88 93 | Nikola Peković (19) | Nikola Peković (16) | José Juan Barea (12) | Target Center15,872 | 26–39 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 66 | April 26 | Denver | 20120426 DENMIN 102 131 | José Juan Barea (20) | Nikola Peković (10) | José Juan Barea (5) | Target Center14,824 | 26–40 min 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 gameDerrick Williams basketballPF66 15 1,418 311 38 30 31 583 21.5 4.7 .6 .5 .5 8.8Wesley Johnson basketballSF 65 64 1,469 177 59 35 48 393 22.6 2.7 .9 .5 .7 6.0Kevin LovePF 55 55 2,145 734 111 47 28 1,432 39.0 13.3 2.0 .9 .5 26.0Luke RidnourSG 53 53 1,750 141 252 56 16 639 33.0 2.7 4.8 1.1 .3 12.1Wayne EllingtonSG 51 4 973 99 33 26 10 311 19.1 1.9 .6 .5 .2 6.1Anthony TolliverSF 51 0 882 153 22 18 19 208 17.3 3.0 .4 .4 .4 4.1Nikola PekovićC 47 35 1,264 346 31 29 31 651 26.9 7.4 .7 .6 .7 13.9Martell WebsterSF 47 26 1,140 168 40 31 17 324 24.3 3.6 .9 .7 .4 6.9Michael BeasleySF 47 7 1,087 207 45 18 19 541 23.1 4.4 1.0 .4 .4 11.5Ricky RubioPG 41 31 1,404 171 336 91 8 436 34.2 4.2 8.2 2.2 .2 10.6J. J. BareaPG 41 11 1,032 114 232 21 0 463 25.2 2.8 5.7 .5 .0 11.3Anthony RandolphPF 34 5 517 123 19 13 35 252 15.2 3.6 .6 .4 1.0 7.4Darko MiličićC 29 23 472 97 17 9 25 134 16.3 3.3 .6 .3 .9 4.6Malcolm Lee basketballSG 19 0 243 26 31 8 4 62 12.8 1.4 1.6 .4 .2 3.3Brad Miller basketballC 15 1 146 19 24 4 2 35 9.7 1.3 1.6 .3 .1 2.3 Awards and records Ricky Rubio was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December – Januaryhttp://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/01/rookies-of-month/index.html Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January February 1, 2012 NBA.com February 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120210020044/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/01/rookies-of-month/index.html 2012-02-10 dead and earned an NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/all-rookie-team-release/index.html Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team NBA.com May 22, 2012 May 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525095317/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/22/all-rookie-team-release/index.html 2012-05-25 dead Kevin Love earned an All-NBA Second Team selection.http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team NBA.com May 24, 2012 May 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622235136/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/24/all-NBA-teams/index.html 2012-06-22 dead Kevin Love scored a franchise record 51 points in a double overtime loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 23.Kevin Love's 51-point night not enough as Wolves fall to Thunder in two OTs, Star Tribune. March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012. All-Star Kevin Love participated in his second All-Star game as a reserve for the West in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and won the Three-Point Shootout. Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams participated in the Rising Stars Challenge. Williams also participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. Injuries and disciplinary actions Brad Miller underwent surgery on his left knee during the offseasonBrad Miller could miss six months after knee surgeryAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot , Sporting News. Jun 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012. and returned on January 29.Brad Miller 2011-12 Game Log, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012. On December, Malcolm Lee underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for two months.Malcolm Lee Injury: Timberwolves Rookie Sidelined For Six Weeks, SB Nation. December 30, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012. Martell Webster had surgery on his back in DecemberMartell Webster has another back surgery, Star Tribune. December 10, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2012. and returned to practice with the team in mid-January.Martell Webster returns to practice, ESPN.com. January 17, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012. Kevin Love earned a two-game suspension after stepping over Luis Scola during a game against the Houston Rockets on February 4.Wolves' Kevin Love suspended 2 games, ESPN.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012. Ricky Rubio tore his ACL during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 9 and missed the remainder of the season. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Malcolm Lee Derrick Williams Via free agency José Juan Barea Via trade Brad Miller Robert Vaden (later waived)Players Lost Via trade Jonny Flynn Lazar Hayward Via free agency Sebastian Telfair Trades June 23, 2011 To Minnesota TimberwolvesBrad MillerDraft rights to Nikola MirotićDraft rights to Chandler ParsonsFuture first-round pick To Houston RocketsJonny FlynnDraft rights to Donatas Motiejūnas2012 second-round pick To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Norris ColeDraft rights to Malcolm LeeCash considerations To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Nikola Mirotić To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Bojan Bogdanović2014 second-round pickCash considerations To Miami HeatDraft rights to Norris Cole To Minnesota Timberwolves2013 second-round pickCash considerations To New Jersey NetsDraft rights to Bojan Bogdanović To Minnesota TimberwolvesCash considerations To Houston RocketsDraft rights to Chandler Parsons June 27, 2011 To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Tanguy Ngombo To Portland Trail BlazersFuture second-round pick December 13, 2011 To Minnesota TimberwolvesRobert Vaden2012 second-round pickFuture second-round pick To Oklahoma City ThunderLazar Hayward Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamJosé Juan BareaDecember 14Dallas Mavericks SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamSebastian TelfairDecember 9Phoenix 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."FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.Sun Xiaochen New rule shuts door on NBA stars August 21, 2011 China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm live August 30, 2011 Played in other leagues during lockoutPlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clauseNikola PekovićAugust 16KK Partizan (Serbia)Yes See also 2011–12 NBA season References Category:Minnesota Timberwolves seasons Minnesota Timberwolves Category:2011 in sports in Minnesota Category:2012 in sports in Minnesota