# 2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season will also mark the first season since the 2014–15 season without Karl-Anthony Towns on the roster as he was traded to the New York Knicks in a 3-team trade exchange for Julius Randle, guard Donte DiVincenzo, forward Keita Bates-Diop and a future first-round pick via the Detroit Pistons.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
| 1 | 27 | Terrence Shannon | SG | United States | Illinois |
| 2 | 37 | Bobi Klintman | PF | Sweden | Cairns Taipans Australia |
The Timberwolves had one first-round pick and one second-round pick entering the draft. For the first time in franchise history, the Timberwolves worked on the NBA draft for two straight days instead of one day like it had been since the franchise first existed back in 1989. On the first night of the draft, the Timberwolves would trade with the San Antonio Spurs to acquire former Overtime Elite and University of Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham. Near the end of the first night of the draft, the Timberwolves would draft Terrence Shannon with the 27th pick of the draft. Then, on the second day of the draft, Minnesota would draft Swedish power forward Bobi Klintman from the Cairns Taipans of Australia.

## Standings
### Division

| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 29‍–‍5 | 27‍–‍7 | 11–4 | 68 |
| Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 23‍–‍11 | 21‍–‍14 | 7–6 | 69 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 20‍–‍14 | 20‍–‍15 | 9–5 | 69 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 18‍–‍16 | 12‍–‍23 | 5–9 | 69 |
| o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 8‍–‍26 | 7‍–‍28 | 2–10 | 69 |

### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | Houston Rockets * | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 25 | .638 | 12.5 | 69 |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43 | 25 | .632 | 13.0 | 68 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers * | 42 | 25 | .627 | 13.5 | 67 |
| 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Golden State Warriors | 39 | 29 | .574 | 17.0 | 68 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Clippers | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 33 | .500 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 11 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 39 | .435 | 26.5 | 69 |
| 13 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 39 | .418 | 27.5 | 67 |
| 14 | o – New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 51 | .261 | 38.5 | 69 |
| 15 | o – Utah Jazz | 15 | 54 | .217 | 41.5 | 69 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Timberwolves would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports North. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.
2024 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2) :
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
@ L.A. Lakers
W 124–107
Josh Minott (22)
Luka Garza (9)
Terrence Shannon Jr. (5)
Acrisure Arena 9,235
1–0
2
October 11
Philadelphia
W 121–111
Naz Reid (19)
Donte DiVincenzo (7)
Rob Dillingham (9)
Wells Fargo Arena 14,981
2–0
3
October 13
@ New York
L 110–115
Anthony Edwards (31)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Donte DiVincenzo (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–1
4
October 16
@ Chicago
L 123–125
Josh Minott (18)
Rudy Gobert (17)
DiVincenzo, McDaniels, Randle (5)
United Center 17,218
2–2
5
October 17
Denver
L 126–132
Luka Garza (29)
Luka Garza (9)
Rob Dillingham (7)
Target Center 13,166
2–3 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 40–30 (Home: 20–15; Road: 20–15) :
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 22
@ L.A. Lakers
L 103–110
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Julius Randle (4)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
0–1
2
October 24
@ Sacramento
W 117–115
Julius Randle (33)
Naz Reid (13)
Conley, Edwards, Randle (4)
Golden 1 Center 18,049
1–1
3
October 26
Toronto
W 112–101
Edwards, Randle (24)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Mike Conley (6)
Target Center 18,978
2–1
4
October 29
Dallas
L 114–120
Anthony Edwards (37)
Naz Reid (9)
Julius Randle (7)
Target Center 18,978
2–2 :
November: 7–8 (home: 5–3; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
November 1
Denver
W 119–116
Anthony Edwards (29)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Julius Randle (7)
Target Center 18,978
3–2
6
November 2
@ San Antonio
L 103–113
Edwards, Randle (21)
Edwards, Randle (5)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (6)
Frost Bank Center 18,257
3–3
7
November 4
Charlotte
W 114–93
Naz Reid (25)
Naz Reid (9)
Conley, Gobert, Randle (4)
Target Center 18,978
4–3
8
November 7
@ Chicago
W 135–119
Anthony Edwards (33)
Julius Randle (10)
Mike Conley (11)
United Center 19,621
5–3
9
November 8
Portland
W 127–102
Anthony Edwards (27)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Donte DiVincenzo (7)
Target Center 18,978
6–3
10
November 10
Miami
L 94–95
Anthony Edwards (22)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Edwards, Randle (6)
Target Center 18,978
6–4
11
November 12
@ Portland
L 108–122
Naz Reid (28)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Mike Conley (6)
Moda Center 16,880
6–5
12
November 13
@ Portland
L 98–106
Anthony Edwards (24)
Gobert, Randle (10)
Anthony Edwards (4)
Moda Center 17,353
6–6
13
November 15
@ Sacramento
W 130–126 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (36)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Mike Conley (7)
Golden 1 Center 16,478
7–6
14
November 17
Phoenix
W 120–117
Julius Randle (35)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Julius Randle (7)
Target Center 18,978
8–6
15
November 21
@ Toronto
L 105–110
Anthony Edwards (26)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Donte DiVincenzo (4)
Scotiabank Arena 19,296
8–7
16
November 24
@ Boston
L 105–107
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (20)
Anthony Edwards (7)
TD Garden 19,156
8–8
17
November 26
Houston
L 111–117
Anthony Edwards (29)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Rob Dillingham (7)
Target Center 18,978
8–9
18
November 27
Sacramento
L 104–115
Anthony Edwards (29)
Julius Randle (9)
Anthony Edwards (5)
Target Center 18,978
8–10
19
November 29
L.A. Clippers
W 93–92
Anthony Edwards (21)
Rudy Gobert (12)
DiVincenzo, McDaniels (5)
Target Center 18,978
9–10 :
December: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 2
L.A. Lakers
W 109–80
Julius Randle (18)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Donte DiVincenzo (9)
Target Center 18,978
10–10
21
December 4
@ L.A. Clippers
W 108–80
Julius Randle (20)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Rudy Gobert (7)
Intuit Dome 15,111
11–10
22
December 6
@ Golden State
W 107–90
Anthony Edwards (30)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Anthony Edwards (9)
Chase Center 18,064
12–10
23
December 8
@ Golden State
L 106–114
Anthony Edwards (27)
Julius Randle (11)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Chase Center 18,064
12–11
24
December 13
L.A. Lakers
W 97–87
Anthony Edwards (23)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (7)
Target Center 18,978
13–11
25
December 15
@ San Antonio
W 106–92
Anthony Edwards (26)
Jaden McDaniels (11)
Mike Conley (8)
Frost Bank Center 16,816
14–11
26
December 19
New York
L 107–133
Julius Randle (24)
DiVincenzo, McDaniels (6)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 18,978
14–12
27
December 21
Golden State
L 103–113
DiVincenzo, Edwards (19)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Julius Randle (6)
Target Center 18,978
14–13
28
December 23
@ Atlanta
L 104–117
Naz Reid (23)
Julius Randle (13)
Julius Randle (7)
State Farm Arena 17,051
14–14
29
December 25
@ Dallas
W 105–99
Anthony Edwards (26)
Gobert, Randle (10)
Julius Randle (8)
American Airlines Center 20,341
15–14
30
December 27
@ Houston
W 113–112
Julius Randle (27)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Julius Randle (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
16–14
31
December 29
San Antonio
W 112–110
Donte DiVincenzo (26)
Rudy Gobert (15)
DiVincenzo, Edwards, Randle (4)
Target Center 18,978
17–14
32
December 31
@ Oklahoma City
L 105–113
Anthony Edwards (20)
Naz Reid (8)
Julius Randle (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
17–15 :
January: 10–6 (home: 3–4; road: 7–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
Boston
L 115–118
Julius Randle (27)
McDaniels, Randle (8)
Julius Randle (7)
Target Center 18,978
17–16
34
January 4
@ Detroit
L 105–119
Anthony Edwards (53)
Julius Randle (7)
Julius Randle (6)
Little Caesars Arena 20,062
17–17
35
January 6
L.A. Clippers
W 108–106
Anthony Edwards (37)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Target Center 18,978
18–17
36
January 7
@ New Orleans
W 104–97
Anthony Edwards (32)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Donte DiVincenzo (7)
Smoothie King Center 16,282
19–17
37
January 9
@ Orlando
W 104–89
Julius Randle (23)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Kia Center 18,846
20–17
38
January 11
Memphis
L 125–127
Donte DiVincenzo (27)
Donte DiVincenzo (10)
Julius Randle (8)
Target Center 18,978
20–18
39
January 13
@ Washington
W 120–106
Anthony Edwards (41)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Capital One Arena 14,386
21–18
40
January 15
Golden State
L 115–116
DiVincenzo, Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Donte DiVincenzo (9)
Target Center 18,978
21–19
41
January 17
@ New York
W 116–99
Anthony Edwards (36)
Anthony Edwards (13)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–19
42
January 18
Cleveland
L 117–124
Anthony Edwards (28)
Julius Randle (14)
Julius Randle (9)
Target Center 18,978
22–20
43
January 20
@ Memphis
L 106–108
Anthony Edwards (32)
Jaden McDaniels (12)
Mike Conley (8)
FedExForum 17,794
22–21
44
January 22
@ Dallas
W 115–114
Jaden McDaniels (27)
Jaden McDaniels (8)
Mike Conley (8)
American Airlines Center 20,025
23–21
45
January 25
Denver
W 133–104
Anthony Edwards (34)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Anthony Edwards (9)
Target Center 18,978
24–21
46
January 27
Atlanta
W 100–92
Anthony Edwards (23)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Conley, Edwards (4)
Target Center 18,978
25–21
47
January 29
@ Phoenix
W 121–113
Anthony Edwards (33)
Edwards, Randle (7)
Conley, Randle (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
26–21
48
January 30
@ Utah
W 138–113
Anthony Edwards (36)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Anthony Edwards (11)
Delta Center 18,175
27–21 :
February: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
Washington
L 103–105
Jaden McDaniels (23)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Rob Dillingham (7)
Target Center 18,978
27–22
50
February 3
Sacramento
L 114–116
Naz Reid (30)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,978
27–23
51
February 5
Chicago
W 127–108
Anthony Edwards (49)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Mike Conley (9)
Target Center 18,978
28–23
52
February 6
Houston
W 127–114
Anthony Edwards (41)
Naz Reid (11)
Anthony Edwards (6)
Target Center 18,978
29–23
53
February 8
Portland
W 114–98
Jaden McDaniels (30)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Alexander-Walker, Dillingham (6)
Target Center 18,978
30–23
54
February 10
@ Cleveland
L 107–128
Anthony Edwards (44)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Naz Reid (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
30–24
55
February 12
Milwaukee
L 101–103
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Terrence Shannon Jr. (6)
Target Center 18,978
30–25
56
February 13
Oklahoma City
W 116–101
Naz Reid (27)
Naz Reid (14)
Edwards, Reid (7)
Target Center 18,978
31–25
All-Star Game
57
February 21
@ Houston
L 115–121
Anthony Edwards (37)
Naz Reid (8)
Mike Conley (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
31–26
58
February 23
Oklahoma City
L 123–130
Anthony Edwards (29)
Jaden McDaniels (13)
Anthony Edwards (7)
Target Center 18,978
31–27
59
February 24
@ Oklahoma City
W 131–128 (OT)
Jaden McDaniels (27)
Anthony Edwards (13)
Anthony Edwards (8)
Paycom Center 18,203
32–27
60
February 27
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–111
Terrence Shannon Jr. (25)
Naz Reid (12)
Donte DiVincenzo (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
32–28
61
February 28
@ Utah
L 116–117
Naz Reid (27)
Naz Reid (11)
Mike Conley (6)
Delta Center 18,175
32–29 :
March: 8–1 (home: 4–1; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 2
@ Phoenix
W 116–98
Anthony Edwards (44)
Naz Reid (10)
Anthony Edwards (7)
PHX Arena 17,071
33–29
63
March 4
Philadelphia
W 126–112
Naz Reid (23)
Julius Randle (8)
Donte DiVincenzo (8)
Target Center 17,297
34–29
64
March 5
@ Charlotte
W 125–110
Edwards, McDaniels (29)
McDaniels, Randle, Reid (10)
Julius Randle (9)
Spectrum Center 17,578
35–29
65
March 7
@ Miami
W 106–104
Reid, Conley, DiVincenzo (15)
Anthony Edwards (13)
Julius Randle (9)
Kaseya Center 19,700
36–29
66
March 9
San Antonio
W 141–124
Anthony Edwards (25)
Rudy Gobert (8)
Julius Randle (10)
Target Center 17,875
37–29
67
March 12
@ Denver
W 115–95
Anthony Edwards (29)
Rudy Gobert (10)
DiVincenzo, Edwards (6)
Ball Arena 19,832
38–29
68
March 14
Orlando
W 118–111
Anthony Edwards (28)
Rudy Gobert (12)
DiVincenzo, Edwards, Randle (5)
Target Center 18,978
39–29
69
March 16
Utah
W 128–102
Anthony Edwards (41)
Jaden McDaniels (12)
Donte DiVincenzo (7)
Target Center 18,978
40–29
70
March 17
Indiana
L 130–132 (OT)
Anthony Edwards (38)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9)
Conley, Edwards (5)
Target Center 17,955
40–30
71
March 19
New Orleans
Target Center
72
March 21
New Orleans
Target Center
73
March 24
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
74
March 28
Phoenix
Target Center
75
March 30
Detroit
Target Center :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ Denver
Ball Arena
77
April 3
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center
78
April 5
@ Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
79
April 8
@ Milwaukee
Fiserv Forum
80
April 10
@ Memphis
FedExForum
81
April 11
Brooklyn
Ball Arena
82
April 13
Utah
Target Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### West Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 454 | 414 | +40 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 427 | 411 | +16 | |
| 3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 418 | 431 | −13 | |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 430 | 457 | −27 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 1 | 3 | 429 | 445 | −16 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26, 2024 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesDraft rights to Rob Dillingham (No. 8) | To San Antonio Spurs2030 MIN protected first-round pick swap right 2031 MIN first-round pick |
| July 6, 2024 | Four-team trade | Four-team trade |
| July 6, 2024 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesFuture second-round pick (from Memphis) Cash considerations (from Toronto) | To Detroit PistonsWendell Moore Jr. (from Minnesota) Draft rights to Bobi Klintman (No. 37) (from Minnesota) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Memphis GrizzliesDraft rights to Cam Spencer (No. 53) (from Detroit) | To Toronto RaptorsDraft rights to Ulrich Chomche (No. 57) (from Memphis) |
| July 6, 2024 | Six-team trade | Six-team trade |
| July 6, 2024 | To Minnesota Timberwolves2025 DEN second-round pick (from Golden State via Charlotte) 2031 second-round pick swap (from Golden State) Cash considerations (from Golden State) | To Charlotte HornetsJosh Green (from Dallas) Reggie Jackson (from Denver) 2029 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) 2030 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Dallas MavericksKlay Thompson (from Golden State) 2025 GSW second-round pick (from Golden State) | To Denver NuggetsCash considerations (from Charlotte) |
| July 6, 2024 | To Golden State WarriorsKyle Anderson (from Minnesota) Buddy Hield (from Philadelphia) | To Philadelphia 76ers2031 DAL second-round pick (from Golden State via Dallas) |
| October 2, 2024 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| October 2, 2024 | To Minnesota TimberwolvesKeita Bates-Diop (from New York) Donte DiVincenzo (from New York) Julius Randle (from New York) 2025 DET first-round pick (from New York) | To New York KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns (from Minnesota) Draft rights to James Nnaji (2023 No. 31) (from Charlotte) |
| To Charlotte HornetsCharlie Brown Jr. (from New York) DaQuan Jeffries (from New York) Duane Washington Jr. (from New York) 2025 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota) 2026 GSW second-round pick (from New York) 2031 NYK second-round pick (from New York) Cash considerations (from New York) ||

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

| Date | Player | Ref. |
| July 6 | Luka Garza | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former Team | Ref. |
| July 6 | Joe Ingles | Orlando Magic | |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
| July 5 | Monté Morris | Free agency | Phoenix Suns | |