1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season

NBA season
team = Minnesota Timberwolves
misc = Kevin Garnett’s rookie year
end_year = 1996
wins = 26
losses = 56
division = Midwest
division_place = 5
conf_place = 12
coach = Flip Saunders
arena = Target Center
owners = Glen Taylor
television =
radio = KFAN
playoffs = Did not qualify
bbr_team = MIN

Offseason

NBA Draft

Regular season

Kevin Garnett

In Garnett's rookie season, the Timberwolves were in the midst of a transition phase; they replaced Bill Blair with Flip Saunders as head coach early in the season and made several trades. Garnett initially came off the bench in his rookie year, but moved into the starting lineup soon after Saunders became head coach. In his rookie year, Garnett and fellow newcomer Tom Gugliotta carried the scoring load. Garnett did not immediately leap to stardom as later prep-to-pro prospects such as Amare Stoudemire, LeBron James, and Dwight Howard would, but he did have a very respectable rookie year. He averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and was voted into the All-Rookie Second Team.cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garneke01.html|title=www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garneke01.html ] Despite having some promising players, the Timberwolves suffered through their seventh consecutive sub-30 win season and failed to make the playoffs. At the time Garnett was the youngest NBA player in history at 19 years and 11 months of age.

eason standings

Player stats

"Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average"

Awards and Honors

* Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Rookie Second Team

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1995&tm=MIN&lg=N Minnesota Timberwolves on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1996.html Minnesota Timberwolves on Basketball Reference]