1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season explained

Team:Minnesota Timberwolves
End Year:1994
Wins:20
Losses:62
Division:midwest
Division Place:5th
Conf Place:15th
Coach:Sidney Lowe
Arena:Target Center
Television:KARE
KITN-TV
Prime Sports Upper Midwest
Radio:KFAN
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:MIN

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 5th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The city of Minneapolis hosted the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. In the 1993 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected Isaiah Rider out of UNLV with the fifth overall pick,[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and acquired Mike Brown from the Utah Jazz in the off-season.[7] The Timberwolves continued to struggle losing their first five games of the season, then posted two 7-game losing streaks in December and February, holding a 14–32 record at the All-Star break.[8] At midseason, the team traded Luc Longley to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Stacey King.[9] [10] [11] The Timberwolves posted an 8-game losing streak in March, and lost their final ten games of the season, finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a 20–62 record.[12]

Second-year star Christian Laettner led the team with 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while Rider finished second on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend.[13] In addition, Doug West provided the team with 14.7 points per game, while Michael Williams contributed 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Chuck Person provided with 11.6 points per game.[14]

Following the season, the Timberwolves were nearly sold to a group of investors that would have moved the team to New Orleans, Louisiana, despite the stellar attendance at the Target Center. However, the NBA Board of Governors vetoed the sale, and new owner Glen Taylor promised to keep the team in Minneapolis.[15] [16] [17] [18] Also following the season, Person signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[19] [20] while Thurl Bailey retired, and head coach Sidney Lowe was fired.[21]

Draft picks

See main article: 1993 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
15Isaiah RiderSGNevada-Las Vegas
229Sherron MillsFVirginia Commonwealth

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1993-94 NBA Records
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Atlanta— 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Boston0–4 — 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Charlotte1–4 4–0 — 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Chicago3–2 2–2 4–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Cleveland1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1
Denver1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
Detroit0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 — 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0
Houston1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Indiana2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1
Miami1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2
New Jersey3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 — 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
New York2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 — 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0
Orlando1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1
Philadelphia0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Phoenix1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0
Portland1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
Sacramento0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 — 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0
San Antonio1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 — 0–4 0–5 2–0
Seattle1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0
Utah1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 — 2–0
Washington0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
C82 40 1,921 447 72 51 29 299 23.4 5.5 .9 .6 .4 3.6
PG80 16 1,617 122 285 38 18 473 20.2 1.5 3.6 .5 .2 5.9
SG79 60 2,415 315 202 54 28 1,313 30.6 4.0 2.6 .7 .4 16.6
PF79 3 1,297 215 54 20 58 583 16.4 2.7 .7 .3 .7 7.4
SF77 37 2,029 253 185 45 12 894 26.4 3.3 2.4 .6 .2 11.6
SG72 61 2,182 231 172 65 24 1,056 30.3 3.2 2.4 .9 .3 14.7
PG71 66 2,206 221 512 118 24 971 31.1 3.1 7.2 1.7 .3 13.7
PF70 67 2,428 602 307 87 86 1,173 34.7 8.6 4.4 1.2 1.2 16.8
SF68 3 374 55 22 16 4 131 5.5 .8 .3 .2 .1 1.9
PF67 11 959 220 57 35 35 188 14.3 3.3 .9 .5 .5 2.8
PF55 2 626 199 10 16 33 248 11.4 3.6 .2 .3 .6 4.5
†C49 29 989 295 46 35 58 324 20.2 6.0 .9 .7 1.2 6.6
†C18 15 516 109 19 13 30 213 28.7 6.1 1.1 .7 1.7 11.8
SG17 0 92 27 16 5 0 38 5.4 1.6 .9 .3 .0 2.2
C5 0 33 16 2 0 1 15 6.6 3.2 .4 .0 .2 3.0
PG4 0 46 6 6 2 0 11 11.5 1.5 1.5 .5 .0 2.8

Awards and records

Transactions

Additions

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1994.html 1993-94 Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. News: Brown . Clifton . PRO BASKETBALL; Pick and Troll: Magic Trades No. 1 Choice Webber . The New York Times . July 1, 1993 . July 31, 2021.
  3. News: Heisler . Mark . THE NBA DRAFT: Big Deal for Warriors: Webber for Hardaway: Basketball: Golden State Finally Gets Someone with Size. Orlando Gets Memphis State Guard to Complement O'Neal . Los Angeles Times . July 1, 1993 . July 25, 2022.
  4. News: Wilbon . Michael . Webber Is 1st, Then Traded . The Washington Post . July 1, 1993 . December 4, 2022.
  5. News: Landman . Brian . Magic Picks Up a "Penny" . Tampa Bay Times . July 1, 1993 . June 4, 2023.
  6. Web site: 1993 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . December 4, 2022.
  7. News: Jazz Trade Brown to Timberwolves for Spencer . United Press International . June 30, 1993 . September 26, 2022.
  8. News: NBA Games Played on February 10, 1994 . Basketball-Reference . January 8, 2023.
  9. News: Bulls Trade King to Wolves . The Washington Post . February 24, 1994 . September 26, 2022.
  10. News: Isaacson . Melissa . Longley to Bulls for King . Chicago Tribune . February 24, 1994 . December 31, 2021.
  11. News: Bulls Trade King to 'Wolves for Longley . The Oklahoman . February 24, 1994 . December 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: 1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. September 21, 2021.
  13. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Hardaway and Webber Dominate Rookie Game . The New York Times . February 13, 1994 . July 25, 2022.
  14. Web site: 1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. September 21, 2021.
  15. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; N.B.A. Wants the Timberwolves to Stay . The New York Times . February 12, 1994 . March 16, 2022.
  16. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; New Orleans Getting Wolves . The New York Times . May 24, 1994 . March 16, 2022.
  17. News: Associated Press . Timberwolves Become Minnesota's Latest Loss . Los Angeles Times . May 24, 1994 . December 24, 2022.
  18. News: Heisler . Mark . Timberwolves Sent Back to Minneapolis: Pro Basketball: Stern Says $152.5-Million Offer from New Orleans Group "Wasn't Complete Enough," But He Expects League to Be Sued . Los Angeles Times . June 16, 1994 . December 24, 2022.
  19. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Person Reported to Be Joining Spurs . The New York Times . July 24, 1994 . November 10, 2022.
  20. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Person, Cut by Timberwolves, Now a Spur . The New York Times . July 30, 1994 . December 31, 2021.
  21. News: Associated Press . Lowly Timberwolves Fire Lowe: Pro Basketball: Coach Ousted After 33-102 Record in Tenure Marked by Underachievers . Los Angeles Times . August 18, 1994 . November 10, 2022.

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