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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 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
Draft picks
Roster
1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
41
Bailey, Thurl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
––
NC State
C
40
Brown, Mike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
––
George Washington
F
23
Davis, Brian
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
––
Duke
F
32
Frank, Tellis
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
––
Western Kentucky
C
51
Guibert, Andrés
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
––
Cuba
G
7
Jackson, Stanley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
––
UAB
C
21
King, Stacey
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
––
Oklahoma
F
32
Laettner, Christian (C)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
––
Duke
F
25
Maxey, Marlon
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
––
UTEP
F
45
Person, Chuck
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
––
Auburn
G
34
Rider, Isaiah
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
––
UNLV
G
3
Smith, Chris
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
––
Connecticut
F
5
West, Doug (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
––
Villanova
G
4
Williams, Micheal
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
––
Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1993-94 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
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
Boston
0–4
—
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
Charlotte
1–4
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
Chicago
3–2
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
Cleveland
1–3
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
Dallas
0–2
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
Denver
1–1
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
Detroit
0–4
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 State
2–0
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
Houston
1–1
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
Indiana
2–3
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. Clippers
1–1
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. Lakers
1–1
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
Miami
1–3
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
Milwaukee
0–5
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
Minnesota
0–2
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 Jersey
3–1
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 York
2–2
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
Orlando
1–3
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
Philadelphia
0–4
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
Phoenix
1–1
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
Portland
1–1
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
Sacramento
0–2
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 Antonio
1–1
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
Seattle
1–1
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
Utah
1–1
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
Washington
0–4
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
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Thurl Bailey
79
3
16.4
51.0
0
79.9
2.7
0.7
0.3
0.7
7.4
Mike Brown
82
40
23.4
42.7
0
65.3
5.5
0.9
0.6
0.4
3.6
Brian Davis
68
3
5.5
31.7
33.3
73.5
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.9
Tellis Frank
67
11
14.3
41.9
0
71.1
3.3
0.9
0.5
0.5
2.8
Andres Guibert
5
0
6.6
30.0
0
50.0
3.2
0.4
0.0
0.2
3.0
Stanley Jackson
17
0
5.4
51.5
20.0
100
1.6
0.9
0.3
0
2.2
Stacey King
18
15
28.7
45.9
0
68.7
6.1
1.1
0.7
1.7
11.8
Christian Laettner
70
67
34.7
44.8
24.0
78.3
8.6
4.4
1.2
1.2
16.8
Luc Longley
49
29
20.2
47.1
0
72.0
5.7
1.4
0.7
1.2
6.6
Marlon Maxey
55
2
11.4
53.3
0
71.4
3.6
0.2
0.3
0.6
4.5
Chuck Person
77
37
26.4
42.2
36.8
75.9
3.3
2.4
0.6
0.2
11.6
Isaiah Rider
79
60
30.6
46.0
36.8
81.1
4.0
2.6
0.7
0.4
16.6
Chris Smith
80
16
20.2
43.5
25.6
67.4
1.5
3.6
0.5
0.2
5.9
Doug West
72
61
30.3
48.7
12.5
81.0
3.2
2.4
0.9
0.3
14.7
Corey Williams
4
0
11.5
38.5
0
100
1.5
1.5
0.5
0
2.8
Micheal Williams
71
66
31.1
45.7
22.2
83.9
3.1
7.2
1.7
0.3
13.7
Awards and records
Transactions
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Brian Davis
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
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