The 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association.
Key dates June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 8 – The free agency period started.
Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 5 Ricky Rubio(from Washington) PG DKV Joventut (Spain) 1 6 Jonny Flynn PG Syracuse (So.) 1 18 Ty Lawson(from Miami, traded to Denver) PG North Carolina (Jr.) 1 28 Wayne Ellington(from Boston) SG North Carolina (Jr.) 2 45 Nick Calathes(from Philadelphia via Miami, traded to Dallas) PG 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
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
Standings
Player statistics
Regular season PlayerSG82 82 2,482 279 193 117 29 1,066 30.3 3.4 2.4 1.4 .4 13.0PG82 1 1,732 214 258 55 5 674 21.1 2.6 3.1 .7 .1 8.2PG 81 81 2,339 191 356 82 2 1,094 28.9 2.4 4.4 1.0 .0 13.5SF 80 31 1,585 249 135 66 25 451 19.8 3.1 1.7 .8 .3 5.6C 76 76 2,463 703 137 63 98 1,301 32.4 9.3 1.8 .8 1.3 17.1SF 76 64 2,210 348 124 62 16 832 29.1 4.6 1.6 .8 .2 10.9SG 76 1 1,384 159 74 20 5 505 18.2 2.1 1.0 .3 .1 6.6C 73 27 1,223 207 51 19 38 447 16.8 2.8 .7 .3 .5 6.1SF 71 0 877 117 58 23 6 263 12.4 1.6 .8 .3 .1 3.7PF 60 22 1,714 658 136 43 23 842 28.6 11.0 2.3 .7 .4 14.0C 44 5 447 124 11 9 14 197 10.2 2.8 .3 .2 .3 4.5C 39 2 412 104 24 10 9 124 10.6 2.7 .6 .3 .2 3.2PF 29 0 267 29 24 9 3 48 9.2 1.0 .8 .3 .1 1.7†C 24 18 614 133 43 18 33 199 25.6 5.5 1.8 .8 1.4 8.3†SF 4 0 25 3 1 0 0 8 6.3 .8 .3 .0 .0 2.0†PG 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5.0 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0
References
External links 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at ESPN 2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season at Basketball Reference