The 2013–14 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 25th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 2011 #2 overall pick Derrick Williams was traded to Sacramento after just under two and a half seasons with the team, with management citing fit concerns as his minutes fluctuated.

Key dates June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. July 1: 2013 NBA free agency began.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College19Trey Burke PG Michigan126André RobersonSG/SF Colorado252Lorenzo BrownPGNC State259Bojan DubljevićPF MontenegroValencia Basket (Spain)

On draft night, Minnesota traded the rights to Trey Burke to the Utah Jazz for players they would later select at #14 and #21 overall, UCLA swingman Shabazz Muhammad and Louisville center Gorgui Dieng.

Roster

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 7 | CSKA Moscow | | Derrick Williams (21) | Derrick Williams (9) | Kevin Love (5) | Target Center9,111 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 9 | @ Toronto | | Kevin Love (20) | Kevin Love (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Air Canada Centre17,261 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 10 | Milwaukee | | Othyus Jeffers (13) | Gorgui Dieng (9) | José Juan Barea (4) | The Pentagon3,250 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 12 | Toronto | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center10,106 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 20 | Boston | | Kevin Love (22) | Kevin Love (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Bell Centre20,152 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 23 | @ Philadelphia | | José Juan Barea (22) | Ronny Turiaf (12) | Rubio & Price (5) | Wells Fargo Center7,938 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 24 | @ Detroit | | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (10) | Kevin Martin (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills10,107 | 4–3

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Orlando | | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center17,988 | 1–0

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | Oklahoma City | | Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center17,433 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 3 | @ New York | | Kevin Love (34) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 4 | @ Cleveland | | Kevin Martin (23) | Kevin Love (13) | Love & Rubio (5) | Quicken Loans Arena17,892 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 6 | Golden State | | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center15,559 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | Dallas | | Love & Martin (32) | Kevin Love (15) | Kevin Love (8) | Target Center13,677 | 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Martin (27) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Staples Center18,997 | 5–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 11 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Kevin Martin (30) | Kevin Love (19) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 13 | Cleveland | | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (8) | Ricky Rubio (16) | Target Center14,978 | 6–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 15 | @ Denver | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Pepsi Center17,142 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 16 | Boston | | Kevin Love (23) | Love & Peković (12) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center15,111 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 19 | @ Washington | | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (11) | J. J. Barea (7) | Verizon Center14,804 | 7–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 20 | L.A. Clippers | | Kevin Martin (28) | Kevin Love (12) | Kevin Love (8) | Target Center13,101 | 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 22 | Brooklyn | | Kevin Love (17) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center15,551 | 8–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 23 | @ Houston | | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Toyota Center18,196 | 8–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 25 | @ Indiana | | Kevin Love (20) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,426 | 8–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 27 | Denver | | Kevin Martin (29) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center14,244 | 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | November 30 | @ Dallas | | Kevin Martin (27) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (7) | American Airlines Center20,173 | 9–9

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 1 | @ Oklahoma City | | Kevin Martin (24) | Kevin Love (12) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 9–10 |- style="background:#ccc;" | 20 | December 4 | San Antonio | colspan="7" | Game postponed. Rescheduled to April 8, 2014. |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 7 | Miami | | Kevin Martin (19) | Nikola Peković (12) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center19,888 | 9–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 10 | @ Detroit | | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills11,251 | 10–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 11 | Philadelphia | | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center13,450 | 11–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 13 | @ San Antonio | | Kevin Love (42) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (8) | AT&T Center18,581 | 11–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 15 | @ Memphis | | Kevin Love (30) | Corey Brewer (12) | J. J. Barea (5) | FedExForum15,417 | 12–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 16 | @ Boston | | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (14) | J. J. Barea (11) | TD Garden17,071 | 12–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 18 | Portland | | Nikola Peković (30) | Kevin Love (15) | Kevin Love (9) | Target Center13,776 | 13–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 20 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Kevin Love (45) | Kevin Love (19) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Staples Center19,304 | 13–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | Washington | | Kevin Love (25) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center16,473 | 14–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 28 | @ Milwaukee | | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (15) | Ricky Rubio (8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center14,971 | 15–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 30 | Dallas | | Kevin Love (36) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Target Center16,111 | 15–16

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 1 | New Orleans | | Nikola Peković (22) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center14,002 | 16–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 4 | Oklahoma City | | Nikola Peković (31) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center18,065 | 16–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 6 | @ Philadelphia | | Kevin Love (26) | Nikola Peković (14) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Wells Fargo Center10,736 | 17–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 8 | Phoenix | | Kevin Martin (20) | Kevin Love & Nikola Peković (12) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center12,202 | 17–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | Charlotte | | Nikola Peković (26) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio & Dante Cunningham (6) | Target Center13,767 | 18–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 12 | @ San Antonio | | Nikola Peković (22) | Kevin Love (7) | Ricky Rubio (8) | AT&T Center18,098 | 18–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 15 | Sacramento | | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio & Kevin Love (5) | Target Center12,399 | 18–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 17 | @ Toronto | | Kevin Martin (18) | Kevin Love (12) | Jose Barea (5) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 18–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 18 | Utah | | Nikola Peković (27) | Nikola Peković (14) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center17,111 | 19–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 21 | @ Utah | | Love & Brewer (19) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (13) | EnergySolutions Arena16,387 | 20–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 24 | @ Golden State | | Love & Martin (26) | Love & Pekovic (14) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 21–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 25 | @ Portland | | Kevin Martin (30) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Moda Center20,006 | 21–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 27 | @ Chicago | | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (8) | J. J. Barea (7) | United Center21,637 | 22–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 29 | New Orleans | | Kevin Love (30) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center11,702 | 23–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 31 | Memphis | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center17,429 | 23–23

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 1 | @ Atlanta | | Kevin Love (43) | Kevin Love (19) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Philips Arena13,018 | 23–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 4 | L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Martin (32) | Kevin Love (17) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Target Center12,559 | 24–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 5 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ricky Rubio (19) | Dante Cunningham (8) | Ricky Rubio (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 24–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 7 | @ New Orleans | | Kevin Love (26) | Kevin Love (19) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Smoothie King Center16,541 | 24–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 8 | Portland | | Corey Brewer (26) | Ronny Turiaf (13) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center17,506 | 24–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 10 | Houston | | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center12,002 | 24–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 12 | Denver | | Kevin Love (32) | Kevin Love (11) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center12,139 | 25–28 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 19 | Indiana | | Kevin Love (42) | Kevin Love (16) | Ricky Rubio (17) | Target Center | 26–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 22 | @ Utah | | Kevin Love (37) | Kevin Love (12) | Kevin Love (10) | EnergySolutions Arena | 27–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 23 | @ Portland | | Kevin Love (31) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Moda Center19,458 | 27–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 25 | @ Phoenix | | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (13) | Ricky Rubio (11) | US Airways Center16,273 | 28–29

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 1 | @ Sacramento | | Kevin Martin (26) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Sleep Train Arena17,085 | 29-29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 3 | @ Denver | | Kevin Love (33) | Kevin Love (19) | Ricky Rubio & Jose Barea (5) | Pepsi Center15,240 | 30–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 5 | New York | | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (8) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center14,294 | 30-30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 7 | Detroit | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (14) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center16,242 | 31–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 9 | Toronto | | Kevin Love (26) | Love & Peković (11) | Kevin Love (9) | Target Center13,116 | 31-31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 11 | Milwaukee | | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (10) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center12,473 | 32–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 14 | @ Charlotte | | Kevin Martin (19) | Kevin Love (6) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,983 | 32-32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 16 | Sacramento | | Kevin Martin (31) | Gorgui Dieng (11) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center13,171 | 33–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 19 | @ Dallas | | Kevin Love (35) | Gorgui Dieng (11) | Ricky Rubio (15) | American Airlines Center20,100 | 34–32