# 2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season for the league began on October 19, 2021, and featured the normal 82-game schedule for the first time since the 2018–19 season. On September 22, 2021, general manager Gersson Rosas was fired, and was subsequently replaced by Sachin Gupta.
With a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 19, the Timberwolves clinched their first winning season since 2018, and only their second winning season since 2005. After a win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in tournament on April 12, 2022, the Timberwolves clinched their first playoff berth since 2018. However, they lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round in six games.

## Previous season

The Timberwolves concluded the 2020–21 season with 23–49 record, finishing last in the Northwest Division and thirteenth in the Western Conference.

## NBA draft

Minnesota did not hold any picks in the 2021 NBA draft.

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (home: 1-0; road: 2-1) :
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
New Orleans
W 117–114
D'Angelo Russell (19)
Towns, Vanderbilt (7)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Target Center 5,715
1–0
2
October 8
@ Denver
W 114–112 (OT)
Malik Beasley (13)
Jarred Vanderbilt (8)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Ball Arena 11,927
2–0
3
October 11
@ L.A. Clippers
W 128–100
D'Angelo Russell (19)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Toyota Arena 4,850
3–0
4
October 14
@ Brooklyn
L 101–107
Anthony Edwards (23)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Barclays Center 11,210
3–1 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 46–36 (home: 26–15; road: 20–21) :
October: 3–2 (home: 2–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
Houston
W 124–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Target Center 16,079
1–0
2
October 23
New Orleans
W 96–89
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Anthony Edwards (9)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Target Center 15,343
2–0
3
October 25
New Orleans
L 98–107
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Target Center 14,435
2–1
4
October 27
@ Milwaukee
W 113–108
D'Angelo Russell (29)
Jarred Vanderbilt (13)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
3–1
5
October 30
Denver
L 91–93
Malik Beasley (18)
Anthony Edwards (11)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Target Center 17,136
3–2 :
November: 8–8 (home: 5–5; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
Orlando
L 97–115
Anthony Edwards (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Target Center 14,744
3–3
7
November 3
L.A. Clippers
L 115–126
Anthony Edwards (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Target Center 15,386
3–4
8
November 5
L.A. Clippers
L 84–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Towns, Vanderbilt (8)
Jordan McLaughlin (5)
Target Center 17,136
3–5
9
November 7
@ Memphis
L 118–125 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
FedExForum 12,416
3–6
10
November 10
@ Golden State
L 110–123
Anthony Edwards (48)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Beverley, Russell (7)
Chase Center 18,064
3–7
11
November 12
@ L.A. Lakers
W 107–83
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Beverley, Towns (7)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Staples Center 18,997
4–7
12
November 13
@ L.A. Clippers
L 102–129
Anthony Edwards (21)
Anthony Edwards (9)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Staples Center 15,285
4–8
13
November 15
Phoenix
L 94–99
Karl-Anthony Towns (35)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 16,279
4–9
14
November 17
Sacramento
W 107–97
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Jarred Vanderbilt (7)
Beverley, Russell (7)
Target Center 13,108
5–9
15
November 18
San Antonio
W 115–90
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Towns, Vanderbilt (12)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 13,572
6–9
16
November 20
Memphis
W 138–95
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Jarred Vanderbilt (10)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Target Center 17,136
7–9
17
November 22
@ New Orleans
W 110–96
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,689
8–9
18
November 24
Miami
W 113–101
Anthony Edwards (33)
Jarred Vanderbilt (15)
Edwards, Russell (6)
Target Center 17,136
9–9
19
November 26
@ Charlotte
L 115–133
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Jarred Vanderbilt (8)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Spectrum Center 19,314
9–10
20
November 27
@ Philadelphia
W 121–120 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Jarred Vanderbilt (14)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Wells Fargo Center 21,011
10–10
21
November 29
Indiana
W 100–98
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Anthony Edwards (9)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Target Center 14,191
11–10 :
December: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
@ Washington
L 107–115
Karl-Anthony Towns (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Capital One Arena 15,318
11–11
23
December 3
@ Brooklyn
L 105–110
D'Angelo Russell (21)
Jarred Vanderbilt (15)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Barclays Center 17,732
11–12
24
December 6
Atlanta
L 110–121
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 15,736
11–13
25
December 8
Utah
L 104–136
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Edwards, Towns (5)
Target Center 15,181
11–14
26
December 10
Cleveland
L 106–123
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Jarred Vanderbilt (8)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Target Center 15,694
11–15
27
December 12
@ Portland
W 116–111
Anthony Edwards (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Moda Center 16,591
12–15
28
December 15
@ Denver
W 124–107
Anthony Edwards (38)
Russell, Vanderbilt (8)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Ball Arena 15,365
13–15
29
December 17
L.A. Lakers
W 110–92
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Jarred Vanderbilt (16)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Target Center 17,136
14–15
30
December 19
Dallas
W 111–105
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Jarred Vanderbilt (10)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Target Center 16,127
15–15
31
December 21
@ Dallas
L 102–114
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
D'Angelo Russell (12)
American Airlines Center 20,056
15–16
32
December 23
@ Utah
L 102–114
Malik Beasley (33)
Naz Reid (10)
D'Angelo Russell (14)
Vivint Arena 18,306
15–17
33
December 27
Boston
W 108–103
Jaylen Nowell (29)
Nathan Knight (11)
Jordan McLaughlin (10)
Target Center 15,962
16–17
34
December 28
New York
L 88–96
Malik Beasley (20)
Beverley, Knight (7)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Target Center 16,339
16–18
35
December 31
@ Utah
L 108–120
Anthony Edwards (26)
Reid, Vanderbilt (7)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Vivint Arena 18,306
16–19 :
January: 9–6 (home: 4–0; road: 5–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 2
@ L.A. Lakers
L 103–108
Naz Reid (23)
Jarred Vanderbilt (12)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,343
16–20
37
January 3
@ L.A. Clippers
W 122–104
Anthony Edwards (28)
Jarred Vanderbilt (9)
Patrick Beverley (12)
Crypto.com Arena 15,959
17–20
38
January 5
Oklahoma City
W 98–90
Anthony Edwards (22)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Target Center 14,375
18–20
39
January 7
@ Oklahoma City
W 135–105
D'Angelo Russell (27)
Jarred Vanderbilt (16)
D'Angelo Russell (12)
Paycom Center 14,874
19–20
40
January 9
@ Houston
W 141–123
Karl-Anthony Towns (40)
Jarred Vanderbilt (19)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Toyota Center 15,277
20–20
41
January 11
@ New Orleans
L 125–128
Anthony Edwards (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Smoothie King Center 15,155
20–21
42
January 13
@ Memphis
L 108–116
Anthony Edwards (30)
Jarred Vanderbilt (13)
Beverley, Russell (6)
FedEx Forum 15,881
20–22
43
January 16
Golden State
W 119–99
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
D'Angelo Russell (12)
Target Center 17,136
21–22
44
January 18
@ New York
W 112–110
Anthony Edwards (21)
Jarred Vanderbilt (7)
Patrick Beverley (6)
Madison Square Garden 16,071
22–22
45
January 19
@ Atlanta
L 122–134
D'Angelo Russell (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
State Farm Arena 15,199
22–23
46
January 23
Brooklyn
W 136–125
Anthony Edwards (25)
Jarred Vanderbilt (9)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Target Center 16,475
23–23
47
January 25
@ Portland
W 109–107
Anthony Edwards (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (17)
Jarred Vanderbilt (6)
Moda Center 16,422
24–23
48
January 27
@ Golden State
L 115–124
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Edwards, Towns (6)
Chase Center 18,064
24–24
49
January 28
@ Phoenix
L 124–134
Anthony Edwards (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Anthony Edwards (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
24–25
50
January 30
Utah
W 126–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Target Center 10,407
25–25 :
February: 8–4 (home: 4–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
Denver
W 130–115
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
McLaughlin, Towns (7)
Target Center 15,839
26–25
52
February 3
@ Detroit
W 128–117
Anthony Edwards (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,523
27–25
53
February 6
Detroit
W 118–105
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Target Center 16,487
28–25
54
February 8
@ Sacramento
W 134–114
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Jarred Vanderbilt (11)
Jordan McLaughlin (11)
Golden 1 Center 12,409
29–25
55
February 9
@ Sacramento
L 119–132
D'Angelo Russell (29)
Jarred Vanderbilt (11)
D'Angelo Russell (10)
Golden 1 Center 12,527
29–26
56
February 11
@ Chicago
L 122–134
Anthony Edwards (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Edwards, Towns (8)
United Center 20,092
29–27
57
February 13
@ Indiana
W 129–120
Anthony Edwards (37)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,532
30–27
58
February 15
Charlotte
W 126–120 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Target Center 17,136
31–27
59
February 16
Toronto
L 91–103
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Target Center 15,982
31–28
60
February 24
Memphis
W 119–114
D'Angelo Russell (37)
Jarred Vanderbilt (12)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Target Center 16,326
32–28
61
February 25
Philadelphia
L 102–133
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Jarred Vanderbilt (8)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Target Center 16,684
32–29
62
February 28
@ Cleveland
W 127–122
D'Angelo Russell (25)
Jarred Vanderbilt (9)
Jordan McLaughlin (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,421
33–29 :
March: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 1
Golden State
W 129–114
Karl-Anthony Towns (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Beverley, Russell (7)
Target Center 17,136
34–29
64
March 4
@ Oklahoma City
W 138–101
Reid, Towns (20)
Towns, Vanderbilt (8)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Paycom Center 15,180
35–29
65
March 5
Portland
W 135–121
Karl-Anthony Towns (36)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
D'Angelo Russell (15)
Target Center 17,136
36–29
66
March 7
Portland
W 124–81
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Patrick Beverley (7)
Target Center 16,035
37–29
67
March 9
Oklahoma City
W 132–102
Malik Beasley (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
D'Angelo Russell (12)
Target Center 16,191
38–29
68
March 11
@ Orlando
L 110–118
Anthony Edwards (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Amway Center 14,557
38–30
69
March 12
@ Miami
W 113–104
Jaylen Nowell (16)
Reid, Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
FTX Arena 19,600
39–30
70
March 14
@ San Antonio
W 149–139
Karl-Anthony Towns (60)
Karl-Anthony Towns (17)
Patrick Beverley (8)
AT&T Center 14,143
40–30
71
March 16
L.A. Lakers
W 124–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (30)
Jarred Vanderbilt (9)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Target Center 17,136
41–30
72
March 19
Milwaukee
W 138–119
Edwards, Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Target Center 17,136
42–30
73
March 21
@ Dallas
L 108–110
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Towns, Vanderbilt (8)
Beverley, Rusell (4)
American Airlines Center 20,077
42–31
74
March 23
Phoenix
L 116–125
Anthony Edwards (19)
Jarred Vanderbilt (12)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Target Center 17,136
42–32
75
March 25
Dallas
W 115–96
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Target Center 17,136
43–32
76
March 27
@ Boston
L 112–134
Anthony Edwards (24)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Edwards, Russell (6)
TD Garden 19,156
43–33
77
March 30
@ Toronto
L 102–125
Anthony Edwards (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jordan McLaughlin (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
43–34 :
April: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
@ Denver
W 136–130
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Ball Arena 19,612
44–34
79
April 3
@ Houston
W 139–132
Anthony Edwards (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Toyota Center 16,539
45–34
80
April 5
Washington
L 114–132
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
D'Angelo Russell (11)
Target Center 17,136
45–35
81
April 7
San Antonio
W 127–121
Anthony Edwards (49)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Edwards, Beverley (8)
Target Center 17,136
46–35
82
April 10
Chicago
L 120–124
Nathan Knight (17)
Nathan Knight (8)
Greg Monroe (5)
Target Center 17,136
46–36 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Play-in

2022 play-in game log Total: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) :
Play-in: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 12
LA Clippers
W 109–104
Anthony Edwards (30)
Patrick Beverley (12)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Target Center 17,136
1–0 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2021–22 game log Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) :
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 16
@ Memphis
W 130–117
Anthony Edwards (36)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
FedExForum 17,794
1–0
2
April 19
@ Memphis
L 96–124
Anthony Edwards (20)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Russell, Beverley, McLaughlin
FedExForum 17,794
1–1
3
April 21
Memphis
L 95–104
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Jarred Vanderbilt (13)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Target Center 19,364
1–2
4
April 23
Memphis
W 119–118
Karl-Anthony Towns (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Target Center 19,832
2–2
5
April 26
@ Memphis
L 109–111
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
FedExForum 17,794
2–3
6
April 29
Memphis
L 106–114
Anthony Edwards (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Target Center 20,323
2–4 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Malik Beasley | SG | 79 | 18 | 1,976 | 227 | 116 | 43 | 12 | 953 | 25.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 12.1 |
| Naz Reid | C | 77 | 6 | 1,215 | 301 | 71 | 40 | 71 | 637 | 15.8 | 3.9 | .9 | .5 | .9 | 8.3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 74 | 74 | 2,476 | 727 | 269 | 72 | 83 | 1,818 | 33.5 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | PF | 74 | 67 | 1,880 | 624 | 94 | 99 | 46 | 512 | 25.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .6 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Edwards | SG | 72 | 72 | 2,466 | 343 | 275 | 105 | 46 | 1,533 | 34.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .6 | 21.3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | PF | 70 | 31 | 1,803 | 293 | 79 | 52 | 54 | 647 | 25.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .7 | .8 | 9.2 |
| Taurean Prince | PF | 69 | 8 | 1,177 | 174 | 68 | 47 | 23 | 502 | 17.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | 7.3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | PG | 65 | 65 | 2,077 | 216 | 460 | 62 | 22 | 1,176 | 32.0 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 18.1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | PG | 62 | 3 | 902 | 94 | 180 | 57 | 10 | 233 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .9 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Jaylen Nowell | SG | 62 | 1 | 975 | 123 | 130 | 27 | 10 | 527 | 15.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | 8.5 |
| Patrick Beverley | PG | 58 | 54 | 1,476 | 240 | 268 | 67 | 52 | 533 | 25.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .9 | 9.2 |
| Josh Okogie | SG | 49 | 6 | 516 | 70 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 133 | 10.5 | 1.4 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Nathan Knight | PF | 37 | 2 | 267 | 85 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 138 | 7.2 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 3.7 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | SF | 35 | 2 | 241 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 6.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Jake Layman | SF | 34 | 1 | 231 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.4 |
| McKinley Wright IV | PG | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 | .0 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Greg Monroe$^†$ | C | 4 | 0 | 81 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20.3 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| Chris Silva$^†$ | PF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Anthony Edwards | SG | 6 | 6 | 227 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 151 | 37.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 25.2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | 6 | 6 | 222 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 131 | 37.0 | 10.8 | 2.2 | .7 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| D'Angelo Russell | PG | 6 | 6 | 196 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 32.7 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | .0 | 12.0 |
| Patrick Beverley | PG | 6 | 6 | 194 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 32.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | PF | 6 | 6 | 129 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 21.5 | 7.2 | .7 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | PF | 6 | 0 | 130 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 56 | 21.7 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| Malik Beasley | SG | 6 | 0 | 119 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 19.8 | 3.3 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 8.5 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | PG | 5 | 0 | 83 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.2 |
| Taurean Prince | PF | 5 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .4 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Naz Reid | C | 5 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 10.8 | 2.8 | .0 | .2 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Greg Monroe | C | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | SG | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Josh Okogie | SG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 3, 2021 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesTaurean Prince 2022 WAS second−round pick Cash considerations | To Cleveland CavaliersRicky Rubio |
| August 25, 2021 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesPatrick Beverley | To Memphis GrizzliesJarrett Culver Juancho Hernangómez |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Nathan Knight | Two-way contract (August 6, 2021) | Atlanta Hawks |
| McKinley Wright IV | Two-way contract (August 6, 2021) | Colorado |