2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 16th in the NBA. They came fourteen wins shy of tying the previous season, finishing 44–38 and missing the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.^[1] During the season, it became clear that the Timberwolves were not the same team of years past. Head coach Flip Saunders was replaced midway through the season with team GM Kevin McHale, who took over for the rest of the season as head coach.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	58	Blake Stepp	PG	United States	Gonzaga

Roster

2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Carter, Anthony 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-06-16 Hawaiʻi 1.5 !G 19 USA ! Cassell, Sam 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969-11-18 Florida State 4.0 !F 44 NGR ! Ebi, Ndudi 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984-06-18 Westbury Christian (HS) 5.5 !F/C 21 USA ! Garnett, Kevin 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976-05-19 Farragut Academy (HS) 4.0 !F 41 USA ! Griffin, Eddie 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-05-30 Seton Hall 2.5 !G/F 23 USA ! Hassell, Trenton 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-03-04 Austin Peay State 1.5 !G 32 USA ! Hoiberg, Fred 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972-10-15 Iowa State 1.5 !G 16 USA ! Hudson, Troy 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976-03-13 Southern Illinois 6.0 !C 40 USA ! Johnson, Ervin 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967-12-21 New Orleans 4.0 !F 35 USA ! Madsen, Mark 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-01-28 Stanford 6.0 !C 34 NGR ! Olowokandi, Michael 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 269 lb (122 kg) 1975-04-03 Pacific 2.5 !G/F 8 USA ! Sprewell, Latrell 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-09-08 Alabama 4.0 !F 10 USA ! Szczerbiak, Wally 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1977-03-05 Miami (OH) 6.0 !C 12 USA ! Thomas, John 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975-09-08 Minnesota	Head coach Flip Saunders (Minnesota) Assistant coach(es) Sidney Lowe (North Carolina St.) Jerry Sichting (Purdue) Randy Wittman (Indiana) Don Zierden (Mount Senario) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Player statistics

Awards and records

• Kevin Garnett, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References