Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years, but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft, the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004.
Coma a maioría dos equipos de expansión, tivo dificultades nos primeiros anos, pero a adquisición de Kevin Garnett no Draft da NBA de 1995, o equipo chegou aos Playoffs en oito tempadas consecutivas, de 1997 a 2004.