# 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2023–24 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the second season of the "Big 3" consisting of guard Anthony Edwards, center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns and center Rudy Gobert, the team sought to improve upon its 42–40 record from the previous season and make its third consecutive playoff appearance.
After starting this season out 1–2, Minnesota went on a 7-game winning streak to start out the month of November before losing to the Phoenix Suns on November 15. The early winning streak they had early in November later led to them having quality winning record months throughout November, December, and January, to the point where the Timberwolves entered the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend as the surprise best team of the Western Conference with a 39–16 record and with head coach Chris Finch coaching his first All-Star Game in the NBA. They later matched their overall win total from the previous season by the end of February.
On March 4, 2024, with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves improved upon their previous season's record of 42–40.
On April 1, 2024, the Timberwolves clinched their 3rd consecutive playoff berth following the Phoenix Suns' 124–111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The regular season is notable for being the first since 2004 in which the Timberwolves won at least 50 games, a feat achieved following the team's win over the Detroit Pistons on March 27, 2024. The Timberwolves had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.
On April 28, 2024, the Timberwolves secured their first playoff series win since the 2003–04 season, and third overall win in franchise history. The team dispatched a 4–0 series victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference quarterfinals. This series also marked the first 3–0 lead and first playoff series sweep in franchise history. In the semifinals, the Timberwolves went on to defeat the defending champion Denver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in twenty years. However, the team was swiftly ousted by the Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving-led Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, succumbing in five games.
The Minnesota Timberwolves drew an average home attendance of 18,024 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season, the 18th highest in the league. The total attendance was 738,984.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
| 2 | 53 | Jaylen Clark | SG | United States | UCLA (Jr.) |
The Timberwolves had one second-round pick entering the draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Oklahoma City Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33‍–‍8 | 24‍–‍17 | 12‍–‍4 | 82 |
| x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33‍–‍8 | 24‍–‍17 | 10‍–‍6 | 82 |
| x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 30‍–‍11 | 26‍–‍15 | 12‍–‍4 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 21‍–‍20 | 10‍–‍31 | 5‍–‍11 | 82 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 11‍–‍30 | 10‍–‍31 | 1‍–‍15 | 82 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 5–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–0) :
Preseason: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Dallas
W 111–99
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Alexander-Walker, Anderson (5)
Etihad Arena
1–0
2
October 7
@ Dallas
W 104–96
Reid, Towns (14)
Garza, Gobert (5)
Jordan McLaughlin (4)
Etihad Arena 12,009
2–0
3
October 14
@ New York
W 121–112
Naz Reid (22)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Kyle Anderson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,018
3–0
4
October 17
Maccabi Ra'anana
W 138–111
Luka Garza (30)
Leonard Miller (15)
Daishen Nix (10)
Target Center 8,828
4–0
5
October 19
@ Chicago
W 114–105
Anthony Edwards (19)
Naz Reid (8)
Anderson, Milton, McLaughlin (4)
United Center 18,754
5–0 :
2023–24 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
@ Toronto
L 94–97
Anthony Edwards (26)
Anthony Edwards (14)
Kyle Anderson (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
0–1
2
October 28
Miami
W 106–90
Naz Reid (25)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 18,024
1–1
3
October 30
@ Atlanta
L 113–127
Anthony Edwards (31)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Anthony Edwards (7)
State Farm Arena 15,504
1–2 :
November: 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
Denver
W 110–89
Anthony Edwards (24)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Mike Conley (6)
Target Center 18,024
2–2
5
November 4
Utah
W 123–95
Anthony Edwards (31)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Anderson, Conley, Edwards (6)
Target Center 18,024
3–2
6
November 6
Boston
W 114–109 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (38)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 18,024
4–2
7
November 8
New Orleans
W 122–101
Anthony Edwards (26)
Rudy Gobert (21)
Alexander-Walker, Edwards (8)
Target Center 18,024
5–2
8
November 10
@ San Antonio
W 117–110
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Mike Conley (6)
Frost Bank Center 18,354
6–2
9
November 12
@ Golden State
W 116–110
Anthony Edwards (33)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Mike Conley (9)
Chase Center 18,064
7–2
10
November 14
@ Golden State
W 104–101
Karl-Anthony Towns (33)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (8)
Chase Center 18,064
8–2
11
November 15
@ Phoenix
L 115–133
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Anthony Edwards (4)
Footprint Center 17,071
8–3
12
November 18
@ New Orleans
W 121–120
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,536
9–3
13
November 20
New York
W 117–100
Anthony Edwards (23)
Anthony Edwards (10)
Anderson, Conley, Edwards (5)
Target Center 18,024
10–3
14
November 22
Philadelphia
W 112–99
Anthony Edwards (31)
Gobert, Towns (11)
Mike Conley (8)
Target Center 18,024
11–3
15
November 24
Sacramento
L 111–124
Anthony Edwards (35)
Gobert, Towns (11)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,024
11–4
16
November 26
@ Memphis
W 119–97
Anthony Edwards (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Mike Conley (10)
FedExForum 15,764
12–4
17
November 28
Oklahoma City
W 106–103
Anthony Edwards (21)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (8)
Target Center 18,024
13–4
18
November 30
Utah
W 101–90
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Alexander-Walker, Conley (7)
Target Center 18,024
14–4 :
December: 10–3 (home: 5–0; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
@ Charlotte
W 123–117
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Mike Conley (10)
Spectrum Center 17,731
15–4
20
December 6
San Antonio
W 102–94
Mike Conley (18)
Rudy Gobert (20)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 18,024
16–4
21
December 8
@ Memphis
W 127–103
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Rudy Gobert (20)
Mike Conley (7)
FedExForum 15,577
17–4
22
December 11
@ New Orleans
L 107–121
Conley, Reid, Towns (17)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Mike Conley (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,487
17–5
23
December 14
@ Dallas
W 119–101
Naz Reid (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (17)
Anthony Edwards (11)
American Airlines Center 20,177
18–5
24
December 16
Indiana
W 127–109
Karl-Anthony Towns (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Kyle Anderson (10)
Target Center 18,024
19–5
25
December 18
@ Miami
W 112–108
Anthony Edwards (32)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (6)
Kaseya Center 19,819
20–5
26
December 20
@ Philadelphia
L 113–127
Anthony Edwards (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,365
20–6
27
December 21
L.A. Lakers
W 118–111
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (8)
Target Center 18,024
21–6
28
December 23
@ Sacramento
W 110–98
Anthony Edwards (34)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Anthony Edwards (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,983
22–6
29
December 26
@ Oklahoma City
L 106–129
Anthony Edwards (25)
Edwards, Reid (7)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
22–7
30
December 28
Dallas
W 118–110
Anthony Edwards (44)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Mike Conley (6)
Target Center 18,024
23–7
31
December 30
L.A. Lakers
W 108–106
Anthony Edwards (31)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Anderson, Conley (7)
Target Center 18,024
24–7 :
January: 10–7 (home: 4–3; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 1
@ New York
L 106–112
Anthony Edwards (35)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Mike Conley (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–8
33
January 3
New Orleans
L 106–117
Anthony Edwards (35)
Towns, Reid (6)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,024
24–9
34
January 5
@ Houston
W 122–95
Anthony Edwards (24)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
25–9
35
January 7
@ Dallas
L 108–115
Anthony Edwards (36)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Mike Conley (7)
American Airlines Center 20,111
25–10
36
January 9
@ Orlando
W 113–92
Karl-Anthony Towns (28)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Mike Conley (10)
Kia Center 19,223
26–10
37
January 10
@ Boston
L 120–127 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
TD Garden 19,156
26–11
38
January 12
Portland
W 116–93
Rudy Gobert (24)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Mike Conley (10)
Target Center 18,024
27–11
39
January 14
L.A. Clippers
W 109–105
Anthony Edwards (33)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 18,024
28–11
40
January 17
@ Detroit
W 124–117
Edwards, Towns (27)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Kyle Anderson (9)
Little Caesars Arena 16,022
29–11
41
January 18
Memphis
W 118–103
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Mike Conley (10)
Target Center 18,024
30–11
42
January 20
Oklahoma City
L 97–102
Edwards, Towns (19)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Target Center 18,024
30–12
43
January 22
Charlotte
L 125–128
Karl-Anthony Towns (62)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Anthony Edwards (11)
Target Center 18,024
30–13
44
January 24
@ Washington
W 118–107
Anthony Edwards (38)
Rudy Gobert (16)
three players (5)
Capital One Arena 15,446
31–13
45
January 25
@ Brooklyn
W 96–94
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Kyle Anderson (5)
Barclays Center 17,732
32–13
46
January 27
@ San Antonio
L 112–113
Anthony Edwards (32)
Rudy Gobert (7)
Anthony Edwards (12)
Frost Bank Center 17,726
32–14
47
January 29
@ Oklahoma City
W 107–101
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Karl-Anthony Towns (6)
Paycom Center 16,870
33–14
48
January 31
Dallas
W 121–87
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Edwards, McLaughlin (5)
Target Center 18,024
34–14 :
February: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
Orlando
L 106–108
Edwards, Gobert (22)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,024
34–15
50
February 4
Houston
W 111–90
Anthony Edwards (32)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,024
35–15
51
February 6
@ Chicago
L 123–129 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (38)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (8)
United Center 20,949
35–16
52
February 8
@ Milwaukee
W 129–105
Anthony Edwards (26)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Conley, Edwards (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,577
36–16
53
February 12
@ L.A. Clippers
W 121–100
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Crypto.com Arena 19,370
37–16
54
February 13
@ Portland
W 121–109
Anthony Edwards (41)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Kyle Anderson (8)
Moda Center 17,906
38–16
55
February 15
@ Portland
W 128–91
Anthony Edwards (34)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Moda Center 18,606
39–16
All-Star Game
56
February 23
Milwaukee
L 107–112
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (19)
Kyle Anderson (6)
Target Center 18,024
39–17
57
February 24
Brooklyn
W 101–86
Anthony Edwards (29)
Anderson, Reid, Towns (9)
Morris, Towns (4)
Target Center 18,024
40–17
58
February 27
San Antonio
W 114–105
Anthony Edwards (34)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6)
Target Center 18,024
41–17
59
February 28
Memphis
W 110–101
Anthony Edwards (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Mike Conley (7)
Target Center 18,024
42–17 :
March: 9–6 (home: 4–4; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
Sacramento
L 120–124 (OT)
Jaden McDaniels (26)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (8)
Target Center 18,024
42–18
61
March 3
L.A. Clippers
L 88–89
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Karl-Anthony Towns (8)
Target Center 18,024
42–19
62
March 4
Portland
W 119–114
Rudy Gobert (25)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Conley, Morris (7)
Target Center 18,024
43–19
63
March 7
@ Indiana
W 113–111
Anthony Edwards (44)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Jaden McDaniels (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,580
44–19
64
March 8
@ Cleveland
L 104–113 (OT)
Naz Reid (34)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Anderson, Conley (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,433
44–20
65
March 10
@ L.A. Lakers
L 109–120
Edwards, Reid (25)
Alexander-Walker, Edwards (7)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
44–21
66
March 12
@ L.A. Clippers
W 118–100
Anthony Edwards (37)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Kyle Anderson (7)
Crypto.com Arena 19,370
45–21
67
March 16
@ Utah
W 119–100
Anthony Edwards (31)
Naz Reid (12)
Kyle Anderson (9)
Delta Center 18,206
46–21
68
March 18
@ Utah
W 114–104
Anthony Edwards (32)
Jaden McDaniels (8)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Delta Center 18,206
47–21
69
March 19
Denver
L 112–115
Anthony Edwards (30)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Target Center 18,024
47–22
70
March 22
Cleveland
W 104–91
Mike Conley (21)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Mike Conley (6)
Target Center 18,024
48–22
71
March 24
Golden State
W 114–110
Anthony Edwards (23)
Gobert, Reid (12)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Target Center 18,024
49–22
72
March 27
Detroit
W 106–91
Naz Reid (21)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Mike Conley (7)
Target Center 18,024
50–22
73
March 29
@ Denver
W 111–98
Anthony Edwards (25)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Mike Conley (8)
Ball Arena 19,844
51–22
74
March 31
Chicago
L 101–109
Anthony Edwards (22)
Anthony Edwards (11)
Mike Conley (7)
Target Center 18,024
51–23 :
April: 5–3 (home: 4–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
Houston
W 113–106
Naz Reid (25)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Kyle Anderson (9)
Target Center 18,024
52–23
76
April 3
Toronto
W 133–85
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 18,024
53–23
77
April 5
@ Phoenix
L 87–97
Anthony Edwards (17)
Naz Reid (11)
Anderson, Conley, Edwards, Morris (3)
Footprint Center 17,071
53–24
78
April 7
@ L.A. Lakers
W 127–117
Naz Reid (31)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
54–24
79
April 9
Washington
W 130–121
Anthony Edwards (51)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Edwards, McLaughlin (7)
Target Center 18,024
55–24
80
April 10
@ Denver
L 107–116
Anthony Edwards (25)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Anthony Edwards (4)
Ball Arena 19,845
55–25
81
April 12
Atlanta
W 109–106
Rudy Gobert (25)
Rudy Gobert (19)
Mike Conley (10)
Target Center 18,024
56–25
82
April 14
Phoenix
L 106–125
Rudy Gobert (21)
Rudy Gobert (7)
Anderson, Edwards, Morris (4)
Target Center 18,024
56–26 :
2023–24 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 9–7 (home: 3–5; road: 6–2) :
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 20
Phoenix
W 120–95
Anthony Edwards (33)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Mike Conley (7)
Target Center 19,478
1–0
2
April 23
Phoenix
W 105–93
Jaden McDaniels (25)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Target Center 19,310
2–0
3
April 26
@ Phoenix
W 126–109
Anthony Edwards (36)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Mike Conley (7)
Footprint Center 17,071
3–0
4
April 28
@ Phoenix
W 122–116
Anthony Edwards (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Mike Conley (7)
Footprint Center 17,071
4–0 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 4
@ Denver
W 106–99
Anthony Edwards (43)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (10)
Ball Arena 19,915
1–0
2
May 6
@ Denver
W 106–80
Edwards, Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Kyle Anderson (8)
Ball Arena 19,942
2–0
3
May 10
Denver
L 90–117
Anthony Edwards (19)
Conley, Edwards (6)
Mike Conley (6)
Target Center 19,733
2–1
4
May 12
Denver
L 107–115
Anthony Edwards (44)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 19,583
2–2
5
May 14
@ Denver
L 97–112
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Anthony Edwards (9)
Ball Arena 19,992
2–3
6
May 16
Denver
W 115–70
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Conley, Towns (5)
Target Center 19,187
3–3
7
May 19
@ Denver
W 98–90
McDaniels, Towns (23)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Ball Arena 20,022
4–3 :
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 22
Dallas
L 105–108
Jaden McDaniels (24)
Anthony Edwards (11)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Target Center 19,433
0–1
2
May 24
Dallas
L 108–109
Naz Reid (23)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 19,636
0–2
3
May 26
@ Dallas
L 107–116
Anthony Edwards (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Anthony Edwards (9)
American Airlines Center 20,511
0–3
4
May 28
@ Dallas
W 105–100
Anthony Edwards (29)
Edwards, Gobert (10)
Anthony Edwards (9)
American Airlines Center 20,477
1–3
5
May 30
Dallas
L 103–124
Edwards, Towns (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 19,333
1–4 :
2024 playoff schedule :

### In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season in which all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. During the in-season tournament period, the Timberwolves competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.
After defeating the Spurs and Warriors in their first two In-Season Tournament games, the Wolves lost their third game to the Sacramento Kings, which moved the Kings to first within Group C, clinching a spot in the knockout stage. The Timberwolves were left competing for the wild card with the Phoenix Suns, but ended up falling short due to the point differential tiebreaker. The Timberwolves' overall record in group play was 3–1, good enough for second in the group.

#### West group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | SAC | MIN | GSW | OKC | SAS |
| 1 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 482 | 452 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 124–111 | 124–123 | 105–98 | 129–120 |
| 2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 438 | 438 | 0 | | 111–124 | — | 104–101 | 106–103 | 117–110 |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 483 | 479 | +4 | | 123–124 | 101–104 | — | 141–139 | 118–112 |
| 4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 463 | 439 | +24 | | 98–105 | 103–106 | 139–141 | — | 123–87 |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 429 | 487 | −58 | | 120–129 | 110–117 | 112–118 | 87–123 | — |

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG | 82 | 20 | 1,921 | 167 | 204 | 64 | 42 | 655 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | 8.0 |
| Naz Reid | C | 81 | 14 | 1,964 | 423 | 106 | 63 | 73 | 1,090 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .9 | 13.5 |
| Anthony Edwards | SG | 79 | 78 | 2,770 | 430 | 405 | 101 | 42 | 2,049 | 35.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .5 | 25.9 |
| Kyle Anderson | PF | 79 | 10 | 1,782 | 273 | 331 | 71 | 47 | 506 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .9 | .6 | 6.4 |
| Rudy Gobert | C | 76 | 76 | 2,593 | 982 | 102 | 52 | 162 | 1,061 | 34.1 | 12.9 | 1.3 | .7 | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 76 | 76 | 2,193 | 218 | 449 | 88 | 17 | 869 | 28.9 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | SF | 72 | 71 | 2,105 | 224 | 101 | 63 | 42 | 757 | 29.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .9 | .6 | 10.5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | PF | 62 | 62 | 2,026 | 515 | 189 | 43 | 41 | 1,349 | 32.7 | 8.3 | 3.0 | .7 | .7 | 21.8 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | PG | 56 | 0 | 626 | 72 | 110 | 35 | 7 | 195 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .6 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Shake Milton$^†$ | SG | 38 | 0 | 491 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 178 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 4.7 |
| Troy Brown Jr.$^†$ | SF | 37 | 3 | 410 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 154 | 11.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 4.2 |
| Josh Minott | SF | 32 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 2.8 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Monté Morris$^†$ | PG | 27 | 0 | 408 | 45 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 137 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 5.1 |
| Luka Garza | C | 25 | 0 | 122 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 4.9 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | SG | 25 | 0 | 75 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .7 |
| Leonard Miller | SF | 17 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Daishen Nix | PG | 15 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3.3 | .2 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
| T. J. Warren | SF | 11 | 0 | 125 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Justin Jackson | SF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 | .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 | 16 | 16 | 649 | 112 | 104 | 24 | 9 | 441 | 40.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .6 | 27.6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | SF | 16 | 16 | 537 | 61 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 195 | 33.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | PF | 16 | 16 | 522 | 144 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 305 | 32.6 | 9.0 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 19.1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG | 16 | 1 | 378 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 116 | 23.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .6 | .4 | 7.3 |
| Naz Reid | C | 16 | 0 | 361 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 177 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .8 | 11.1 |
| Rudy Gobert | C | 15 | 15 | 512 | 147 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 181 | 34.1 | 9.8 | 1.6 | .9 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 15 | 15 | 474 | 58 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 174 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .2 | 11.6 |
| Kyle Anderson | PF | 15 | 1 | 231 | 40 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .7 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Monté Morris | PG | 9 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7.4 | .7 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Luka Garza | C | 7 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.7 | .9 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 4.1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | PG | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | SG | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Josh Minott | SF | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| T. J. Warren | SF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Leonard Miller | SF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2023 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Leonard Miller (No. 33) | To San Antonio Spurs2026 UTA second-round pick 2028 MIN second-round pick |
| February 8, 2024 | Minnesota TimberwolvesMonté Morris | To Detroit PistonsTroy Brown Jr. Shake Milton 2030 second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Signed |
| June 25 | Naz Reid | 3 years $42M |
| June 30 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 2-year deal |
| July 3 | Anthony Edwards | 5 years $260M |
| October 23 | Jaden McDaniels | 5 years $136M |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former Team | Ref. |
| June 30 | Troy Brown Jr. | 2 years $10M | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| June 30 | Shake Milton | 2 years $10M | Philadelphia 76ers | |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
| July 1 | Taurean Prince | 1 year $4.5M | Los Angeles Lakers | |