1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season
First 50-win season in Timberwolves franchise history.
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The 1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 11th for the franchise in the National Basketball Association. The team acquired the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets and selected small forward Wally Szczerbiak, also picking point guard William Avery with the 14th overall pick.
The Timberwolves opened the regular season with two games in Tokyo, Japan against the Sacramento Kings, splitting the pair. They finished third in the Midwest Division with a 50–32 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference and their first 50-win season. Kevin Garnett was named to the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Szczerbiak made the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1999–2000
- Team
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Record
- 50–32
- Division finish
- 3rd in Midwest Division
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