2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Minnesota Timberwolves 2010 15 67 Northwest 5 15 Kurt Rambis David Kahn David Kahn Glen Taylor Target Center Did not qualify MIN Fox Sports North KSTC KFAN The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.html 2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats Key dates June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started. Draft 2009 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 5 Ricky Rubio(from Washington) PG Spain DKV Joventut (Spain) 1 6 Jonny Flynn PG United States Syracuse (So.) 1 18 Ty Lawson(from Miami, traded to Denver) PG United States North Carolina (Jr.) 1 28 Wayne Ellington(from Boston) SG United States North Carolina (Jr.) 2 45 Nick Calathes(from Philadelphia via Miami, traded to Dallas) PG United States Florida (So.) 2 47 Henk Norel(from Miami) PF DKV Joventut (Spain) The Timberwolves, thanks to various trades, had six picks in the 2009 draft. They had four first-round picks at the #5, #6, #18, and #28 slots, as well as the #45 and #47 picks in the second. Their first pick, which originally belonged to the Washington Wizards, was Spanish teenage point guard sensation Ricky Rubio, followed immediately by another point guard, Syracuse sophomore Jonny Flynn, using their own pick. At #18, they picked yet another point guard, North Carolina's Ty Lawson, whose draft rights would later be traded to the Denver Nuggets. Their final first-rounder was Lawson's backcourt mate, shooting guard Wayne Ellington. In the second round, the Timberwolves selected a fourth point guard, Nick Calathes of Florida. The team's final selection was Henk Norel, a Dutch power forward who was Rubio's teammate at Spanish club power Joventut Badalona. The glut of point guards was partially resolved when the Timberwolves traded the rights to Lawson to the Denver Nuggets and Calathes to the Dallas Mavericks. In any event, Calathes was not expected to join the NBA in the near future, as he has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Panathinaikos, one of the strongest clubs in his ancestral home of Greece. Roster Minnesota Timberwolves 2009–10 #054EA4 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 22 Corey Brewer SG 6 9 188 1986-03-05 Florida 14 Brian Cardinal PF 6 8 245 1977-05-02 Purdue 19 Wayne Ellington SG 6 4 200 1987-11-29 North Carolina 10 Jonny Flynn PG 6 0 185 1989-02-06 Syracuse 8 Ryan Gomes SF 6 7 245 1982-09-01 Providence 1 Ryan Hollins C 7 0 230 1984-10-10 UCLA 15 Nathan Jawai C 6 10 280 1986-10-10 Midland College DL 25 Al Jefferson C 6 10 265 1985-01-04 Prentiss HS (MS) 42 Kevin Love PF 6 10 260 1988-09-07 UCLA 31 Darko Miličić C 7 0 275 1985-06-20 Serbia 11 Aleksandar Pavlović basketball SF 6 7 235 1983-11-15 Serbia 4 Oleksiy Pecherov C 7 0 234 1985-12-08 Ukraine yes 7 Ramon Sessions PG 6 3 190 1986-04-11 Nevada 3 Damien Wilkins SF 6 6 225 1980-01-11 Georgia Kurt Rambis J. B. Bickerstaff Bill Laimbeer Reggie Theus Dave Wohl Gregg Farnam (trainer) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2010.html April 14, 2010 Pre-season 2009 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 October 23 (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) Toronto Raptors Minnesota Timberwolves Regular season thumb|Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers at the Target Center on April 9, 2010 Standings MIN MIN 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 gameCorey BrewerSG82 82 2,482 279 193 117 29 1,066 30.3 3.4 2.4 1.4 .4 13.0Ramon SessionsPG82 1 1,732 214 258 55 5 674 21.1 2.6 3.1 .7 .1 8.2Jonny FlynnPG 81 81 2,339 191 356 82 2 1,094 28.9 2.4 4.4 1.0 .0 13.5Damien WilkinsSF 80 31 1,585 249 135 66 25 451 19.8 3.1 1.7 .8 .3 5.6Al JeffersonC 76 76 2,463 703 137 63 98 1,301 32.4 9.3 1.8 .8 1.3 17.1Ryan GomesSF 76 64 2,210 348 124 62 16 832 29.1 4.6 1.6 .8 .2 10.9Wayne EllingtonSG 76 1 1,384 159 74 20 5 505 18.2 2.1 1.0 .3 .1 6.6Ryan HollinsC 73 27 1,223 207 51 19 38 447 16.8 2.8 .7 .3 .5 6.1Aleksandar Pavlović basketballSF 71 0 877 117 58 23 6 263 12.4 1.6 .8 .3 .1 3.7Kevin LovePF 60 22 1,714 658 136 43 23 842 28.6 11.0 2.3 .7 .4 14.0Oleksiy PecherovC 44 5 447 124 11 9 14 197 10.2 2.8 .3 .2 .3 4.5Nathan JawaiC 39 2 412 104 24 10 9 124 10.6 2.7 .6 .3 .2 3.2Brian CardinalPF 29 0 267 29 24 9 3 48 9.2 1.0 .8 .3 .1 1.7Darko Miličić†C 24 18 614 133 43 18 33 199 25.6 5.5 1.8 .8 1.4 8.3Alando Tucker†SF 4 0 25 3 1 0 0 8 6.3 .8 .3 .0 .0 2.0Jason Hart basketball†PG 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only. References 2 External links 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at ESPN 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at Basketball Reference Category:Minnesota Timberwolves seasons Minnesota Category:2009 in sports in Minnesota Category:2010 in sports in Minnesota