2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season

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2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachRandy Wittman
General managerKevin McHale
OwnerGlen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record22–60 (.268)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKLCI
< 2006–07 2008–09 >
Players warming up prior to a January 2008 Wolves home game versus the Phoenix Suns.

The 2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season was their 19th season in the NBA and their first since the 1994-95 season that Kevin Garnett was not on the roster as he was traded to the Boston Celtics during the summer.

Draft picks

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Minnesota's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 7 Corey Brewer Forward  United States Florida
2 41 Chris Richard Power Forward  United States Florida

Roster

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2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 22 Corey Brewer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986-03-05 Florida
SG 7 Greg Buckner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-09-16 Clemson
C 51 Michael Doleac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977-06-15 Utah
PG 4 Randy Foye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1983-09-24 Villanova
PF 8 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982-09-01 Providence
SG 55 Marko Jarić 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1978-10-12 Serbia
C 25 Al Jefferson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1985-01-04 Prentiss HS (MS)
PF 35 Mark Madsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1976-01-28 Stanford
SG 1 Rashad McCants 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1984-09-25 North Carolina
C 32 Chris Richard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1984-12-25 Florida
PF 5 Craig Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 272 lb (123 kg) 1983-11-10 Boston College
SF 30 Kirk Snyder 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983-06-05 Nevada
PG 3 Sebastian Telfair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1985-06-09 Lincoln HS (NY)
PF 24 Antoine Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1976-08-12 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: February 29, 2008

Regular season

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Season standings

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Northwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 – 37–4 17–24 13–3
x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 4 33–8 17–24 10–6
Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 13 28–13 13–28 10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 32 15–26 7–34 3–13
Seattle SuperSonics 20 62 .244 34 13–28 7–34 6–10
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-New Orleans Hornets 56 26 .683 1
3 x-San Antonio Spurs 56 26 .683 1
4 y-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 3
5 x-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 2
6 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 51 31 .622 6
8 x-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 7
9 Golden State Warriors 48 34 .585 9
10 Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 16
11 Sacramento Kings 38 44 .463 19
12 Los Angeles Clippers 23 59 .280 34
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 22 60 .268 35
14 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 35
15 Seattle SuperSonics 20 62 .244 37

Game log

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2007–08 game log
November
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2 Nuggets 91–99 McCants (23) Jefferson (13) Telfair (5) Target Center
19,443		 0–1
2 November 4 @ Knicks 93–97 Gomes (19) Jefferson (12) Telfair (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 November 6 Magic 103–111 Jefferson (25) Jefferson (10) Jaric (10) Target Center
12,003		 0–3
4 November 9 @ Lakers 93–107 Jefferson (24) Jefferson (15) Jaric (6) Staples Center
18,997		 0–4
5 November 10 @ Kings 93–100 Jefferson (17) Jefferson (12) Buckner (5) ARCO Arena
13,170		 0–5
6 November 14 Kings 108–103 McCants (33) Jaric (8) Telfair (8) Target Center
11,656		 1–5
7 November 16 Wizards 89–105 McCants (19) Jefferson (10) Jaric (4) Target Center
11,783		 1–6
8 November 17 Hornets 82–100 Jefferson (20) Jefferson (10) Three-way tie (3) Target Center
15,324		 1–7
9 November 21 Cavaliers 86–97 Jefferson (30) Jefferson (8) Two-way tie (4) Target Center
15,224		 1–8
10 November 23 @ Nuggets 93–99 Walker (24) Jefferson (14) Jaric (6) Pepsi Center
17,097		 1–9
11 November 24 Hawks 87–94 Jefferson (23) Jefferson (16) Jaric (6) Target Center
14,101		 1–10
12 November 26 @ Hornets 103–94 Jaric (21) Buckner (9) Telfair (8) New Orleans Arena
8,393		 2–10
13 November 28 @ Mavericks 103–109 Jefferson (31) Jefferson (14) Jaric (7) American Airlines Center
20,054		 2–11
14 November 30 Spurs 91–106 Jefferson (23) Jefferson (11) Two-way tie (4) Target Center
16,297		 2–12
December
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 1 @ Grizzlies 80–109 McCants (18) Walker (9) Telfair (6) FedExForum
12,896		 2–13
16 December 4 Lakers 95–116 Telfair (16) Jefferson (12) Three-way tie (3) Target Center
17,513		 2–14
17 December 6 @ Hawks 89–90 Smith (25) Brewer (10) Jaric (10) Philips Arena
12,232		 2–15
18 December 8 Suns 100–93 Jefferson (32) Jefferson (20) Telfair (6) Target Center
19,356		 3–15
19 December 11 @ Wizards 88–102 Smith (36) Brewer (9) Telfair (10) Verizon Center
12,177		 3–16
20 December 12 @ 76ers 94–98 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (11) Telfair (11) Wachovia Center
10,971		 3–17
21 December 14 Sonics 88–99 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (16) Two-way tie (6) Target Center
16,523		 3–18
22 December 15 @ Bucks 92–95 Smith (30) Jefferson (15) Telfair (8) Bradley Center
15,512		 3–19
23 December 17 @ Heat 87–91 Jefferson (22) Jefferson (20) Telfair (6) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600		 3–20
24 December 19 Warriors 98–111 Jefferson (24) Jefferson (14) Telfair (8) Target Center
13,001		 3–21
25 December 21 Pacers 131–118 Jefferson (29) Jefferson (13) Telfair (11) Target Center
15,379		 4–21
26 December 22 @ Hornets 76–110 Gomes (20) Jefferson (13) Green (4) New Orleans Arena
11,257		 4–22
27 December 26 @ Warriors 101–105 Jefferson (20) Jefferson (19) Jaric (5) Oracle Arena
19,596		 4–23
28 December 28 @ Blazers 98–109 Jefferson (22) Two-way tie (7) Telfair (11) Rose Garden
20,491		 4–24
29 December 29 @ Sonics 90–109 Jefferson (17) Two-way tie (8) Telfair (6) KeyArena
14,038		 4–25
30 December 31 @ Clippers 82–91 Jefferson (22) Two-way tie (15) Telfair (7) Staples Center
14,404		 4–26
2007–08 season schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Al Jefferson C 82 82 2,919 911 117 74 119 1,726 35.6 11.1 1.4 .9 1.5 21.0
Ryan Gomes PF 82 74 2,434 475 145 65 10 1,033 29.7 5.8 1.8 .8 .1 12.6
Corey Brewer SF 79 35 1,803 292 111 76 25 459 22.8 3.7 1.4 1.0 .3 5.8
Craig Smith PF 77 11 1,547 353 60 36 17 727 20.1 4.6 .8 .5 .2 9.4
Marko Jarić SG 75 56 2,189 222 311 97 32 621 29.2 3.0 4.1 1.3 .4 8.3
Rashad McCants SG 75 24 2,020 206 162 66 18 1,114 26.9 2.7 2.2 .9 .2 14.9
Sebastian Telfair PG 60 51 1,933 135 355 59 11 556 32.2 2.3 5.9 1.0 .2 9.3
Chris Richard C 52 3 556 135 18 10 12 98 10.7 2.6 .3 .2 .2 1.9
Antoine Walker PF 46 1 892 168 45 33 8 368 19.4 3.7 1.0 .7 .2 8.0
Randy Foye PG 39 31 1,259 128 164 36 3 510 32.3 3.3 4.2 .9 .1 13.1
Greg Buckner SG 31 4 520 65 39 21 2 124 16.8 2.1 1.3 .7 .1 4.0
Gerald Green† SF 29 0 358 62 29 8 4 147 12.3 2.1 1.0 .3 .1 5.1
Kirk Snyder† SF 27 18 680 114 56 19 14 227 25.2 4.2 2.1 .7 .5 8.4
Michael Doleac C 24 8 257 49 7 10 10 57 10.7 2.0 .3 .4 .4 2.4
Mark Madsen PF 20 6 151 38 4 3 2 9 7.6 1.9 .2 .2 .1 .5
Theo Ratliff† PF 10 6 214 39 7 3 19 63 21.4 3.9 .7 .3 1.9 6.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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February 22, 2008 The Houston Rockets acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kirk Snyder, a future 2010 draft choice, and cash considerations.

See also

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